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Baphomette

Middle-aged, old school goth lady, who loves to travel, but stays well off the tourist-beaten path. I prefer to immerse myself in the local culture, rather than ingratiate anybody by forcing mine upon them. Sussing out hidden gems is so much easier this way and I've found some fantastic places as well as great friends/guides along the way.

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Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Added by emallen

17 Room Ruin

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

JWill

Upheaval Dome

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Added by zackofalltrades

Kennecott Utah Copper-Bingham Canyon Mine

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Monticello, Utah

Church Rock

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Added by zackofalltrades

Rockville, Utah

Grafton Ghost Town

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Spanish Fork, Utah

Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple

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.

Added by Soozcat

Hanksville, Utah

Mars Desert Research Station

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Salt Lake City, Utah

Saltair

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Added by zackofalltrades

Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake

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

Dylan

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

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

Added by zackofalltrades

Sun Tunnels

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

ProfessorElliot

Added by ProfessorElliot

The "Up" House

A replica that won't float away.

atimian

Added by atimian

The Spiral Jetty

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Added by tvstay

Monticello, Utah

Hole N" the Rock

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Added by ekoptev

Thistle Ghost Town

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

Added by Liddell

Homestead Crater

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

Added by gailberg

Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

leiris

Added by leiris

Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Ryan Lamb

Added by Ryan Lamb

Bryce Canyon

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Added by CherrieGRuth

Salt Lake City, Utah

The Pioneer Memorial Museum

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

Salt Lake City, Utah

This Is The Place Monument

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser