The Atlas Obscura Guide To St. George

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in St. George, Utah

Updated August 16, 2022

Unusual Attractions in St. George

Thomas Judd Store with the Bentley House immediately behind.

St. George, Utah

Judd’s General Store

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

Facade renovated with original features.

St. George, Utah

Electric Theater

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

Lava capping sandstone toward the north end of the park.

St. George, Utah

Snow Canyon State Park

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

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Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

9 miles from St. George

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

10 miles from St. George

View of the back of the secondary dike as it exists today.

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Reservoir

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

11 miles from St. George

Ore cars. Each held about a ton of rock, and a worker (“mucker”) was expected to fill about 16 in a shift.

Leeds, Utah

Silver Reef

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

15 miles from St. George

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To St. George

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in St. George, Utah

Updated August 16, 2022

Unusual Attractions in St. George

St. George, Utah

Judd’s General Store

St. George, Utah

Electric Theater

St. George, Utah

Snow Canyon State Park

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Airmail Arrow

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Reservoir

Leeds, Utah

Silver Reef

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