In 1975, Claude Corky Nowell said he had an encounter with highly intelligent beings he called "Summa individuals" who revealed to him the true nature of the universe. Corky promptly changed his... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, michelle and 3 others

An artwork by Nancy Holt, completed in 1976, consisting of four large concrete tubes, is laid out in the desert in an open X configuration. While the nine foot diameter, 18 foot long "tunnels"... »

Follies and Grottoes | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

Miles off the main highway in no where central Utah lies a limestone shale quarry, a forty acre "gold mine" for trilobite enthusiasts. This quarry is one of the richest deposits of trilobites... »

Natural Wonders, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan

Some scientists argue that the fate of the human species hinges upon our ability (or inability) to leave our comfortable home behind and colonize other planets. Tucked away in the San Rafael... »

Martian Landscapes | Edited by Trevor and Dylan

Opened in 2000 as part of the $23-million Thanksgiving Point museum complex in Lehi, Utah, the Museum of Ancient Life contains sixty mounted dinosaur specimens, and proclaims itself the largest... »

Natural History | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 2 others

Gilgal Garden is a wondrous little patch of land created by Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. in the mid-twentieth century. Hidden away at the center of a block behind houses and businesses, it contains... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan

The Spiral Jetty is built of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, and dirt. It was built in 1970 by Robert Smithson and is 1500 feet long and 15 feet wide jutting out into the Great Salt Lake.... »

Outsider Architecture | Edited by tvstay

There are a number places which embody the ideas of long now thinking: Nuclear waste repositories, historical sites, and other long term structures are all excellent places to look for long now... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Cultures and Civilizations , Long Now Locations, Repositories of Knowledge, Subterranean Sites | Edited by LongNow

Tucked away along the Ogden River Parkway lies the Eccles Dinosaur Park. Around one hundred dinosaur replicas fill the 8-acre park. The full-sized sculptures are based on actual fossil skeletons.... »

Natural History | Edited by Kalia_K

Travelers along U.S. Highway 191 in Southeastern Utah are amazed to discover this unique 5,000 square foot home carved directly into the rock. Inside are fourteen fabulous rooms arranged around... »

Eccentric Homes | Edited by As she is spoke