A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.