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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Moab

9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Moab, Utah

Updated August 2, 2023

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Hole N" the Rock

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Landscape Arch

Moab, Utah

Landscape Arch

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Swimmers in Mill Creek.

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Mill Creek

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.
Potash evaporation ponds

Moab, Utah

Potash Evaporation Ponds

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

Upheaval Dome

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Oblique view of the west arch, looking southeast.  The edge of the east arch is barely visible at the top of the photo.

Moab, Utah

Gemini Bridges

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Near the entrance to Tusher Tunnel, Moab Area, UT

Moab, Utah

Tusher Tunnel

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

Moab, Utah

Moab Rock Shop

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.
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