A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

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

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

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

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

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

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

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

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

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