Bryce Canyon National Park
While many of the hoodoos look like various chess pieces, the Queen Victoria feature at the bottom of the Queen's Garden Trail is one of the more…
Must-see attractions in Southwestern Utah
Southwestern Utah
In the ghost town of Silver Reef, the restored 1878 Wells Fargo building houses a museum and art gallery. Diagrams of the rough-and-tumble town and silver…
Southwestern Utah
The Gifford Homestead is an old homestead museum where you can also buy ice cream, artisan breads and preserves made from the orchard fruit. Don't skip…
Bryce Canyon National Park
A short path from the parking lot, off Scenic Drive, leads to jaw-dropping views of the Bryce Amphitheater and Silent City. This is also a top spot for…
Box–Death Hollow Wilderness Area
Southwestern Utah
This ruggedly beautiful wilderness area surrounds Hell's Backbone Rd. The 15.5-mile backpack Boulder Mail Trail follows the mule route the post used to…
Southwestern Utah
The Parowan Gap petroglyphs show that humans have been here for milennia. Archaeo-astronomers believe that the gap in the rocks opposite the petroglyphs…
Zion National Park
These sandstone cliffs named for Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (from the Bible) are a notable viewpoint on Zion Canyon Scenic Drive.
St George
A tour of the Mormon leader's seasonal home and headquarters, now a historic building and museum, illuminates a lot about early town and experimental…
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Southwestern Utah
Kids love the cabins and the brightly painted 19th-century buggies, as well as the outdoor hands-on activities and garden full of old farm equipment to…
Bryce Canyon National Park
This tower looks like the hammer of the mighty Thor. It's best viewed from the upper switchbacks on the Navajo Loop Trail.
Zion National Park
This fern-fringed spring is a 5-mile hike from the Temple of Sinawava area via the Narrows.
St George
The town square has a small fountain that kids can run through and a few other water features to cool off.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum
St George
Two floors packed full of pioneer artifacts, furniture, photographs, quilts, guns and so on.
Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook
Southwestern Utah
A short trail leads to a lookout point that affords sweeping views of Cathedral Valley.
St George
The 1877 Mormon Temple, Utah’s first, has a visitor center offering free tours.
Southwestern Utah
Recreation area with campgrounds and trails leading to waterfalls.
Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts
Southwestern Utah
Runs exhibits and artist retreats in adjacent spaces.
Mountain Meadows Massacre Monument
Southwestern Utah
About 12 miles north of Veyo on Hwy 18 stands a remote monument to one of the darkest incidents in the Mormon settlement of Utah. In 1857, for reasons…
Zion National Park
A half-mile from the park's southern entrance station, the Human History Museum presents a modest exhibit of the geological and human history of Zion. A…
Kanab
The movie set at Paria (pa-ree-uh), where many Westerns were filmed, burnt down in 2006 (apparently due to arson). A 5-mile dirt road leads to a picnic…
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Southwestern Utah
Restless winds shift giant Sahara-like sand dunes across half of this 3700-acre state park. For lovers of the strange, it's worth the 24-mile, 90-minute…
Bryce Canyon National Park
This roadside attraction displays dioramas of more than 800 animals from around the world, as well as Native American artifacts and butterfly and giant…
Southwestern Utah
This wander gives passersby a taste of the harsh Utah desert and cool rocks. The thin sand trail meanders through the scrub-brush, desert boulders and…
Southwestern Utah
A few of the original buildings remain intact, while others are crumbling at this 19th-century silver-mining ghost town. The restored Wells Fargo building…
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Southwestern Utah
Two miles west of town, the centerpiece of this state park is a 130-acre lake. Hike uphill about a mile on an interpretive route to see pieces of colorful…
Southwestern Utah
Just east of the visitor center on Hwy 24, look for the parking lot for freely accessible petroglyphs; these are the rock-art carvings that convinced…
Southwestern Utah
The ever-expanding log-cabin town Duck Creek Village has services, including a couple of restaurants, realty offices, cabin rental outfits, a laundromat…
Bryce Canyon National Park
Just north of Mile 16, at 8750ft, the small Black Birch Canyon overlook demonstrates just how precipitously the cliffs drop from the road. It also offers…
Zion National Park
During the summer, many children's programs are held at the Zion Nature Center, just past the South Campground. There is a variety of interactive exhibits…
Southwestern Utah
The Upper Muley Twist Canyon trail, just north of Burr Trail Rd, leads past arches and lofty walls to a seldom-visited overlook with expansive views of…
St George
For an evocative picture of the Mormon pioneer experience, head 5 miles north of town to Santa Clara and the 1863 Jacob Hamblin Home, where orchards still…
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum
Southwestern Utah
Small collection of historical artifacts belonging to pioneers who settled in the region.
Southwestern Utah
Pioneers left carved names and dates on canyon walls while passing through Capitol Gorge.
Kanab
Five miles north of town, this tourist trap is an oddball collection of genuine dinosaur tracks, real cowboy and Native American artifacts, and other…
