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katherine929193

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Hanksville, Utah

Mars Desert Research Station

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Monticello, Utah

Home of Truth

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

Added by mollyfaircloth

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

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

Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake

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

Dylan

Museum of Ancient Life

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Josh

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.

Escalante, Utah

Hell's Backbone Scenic Road

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

Added by lastpearl

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Garfield County, Utah

Burr Trail Switchbacks

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

Added by zackofalltrades

Sun Tunnels

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

ProfessorElliot

Added by ProfessorElliot

Mystic Hot Springs

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Added by zackofalltrades

17 Room Ruin

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

JWill

The Spiral Jetty

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

Added by tvstay

Saltair

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

Added by zackofalltrades

Trilobite Quarry

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Dylan

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Added by David Crane

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

Homestead Crater

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

Added by gailberg

Richfield, Utah

Pando, the Trembling Giant

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Facebook2702417

Added by Facebook2702417

Springdale, Utah

The Narrows

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.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Litchfield, California

Secret - Abandoned Brothel

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Truckee, California

Donner Party Artifacts

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Oroville, California

Cherokee

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Crescent City, California

Battery Point Light

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Added by blameese