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All the United States Utah Vernal

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Vernal

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Vernal, Utah

Updated April 7, 2025

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The Goblin (aka The Witch)

Vernal, Utah

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
First Lady Dolls at the Uintah County Library

Vernal, Utah

First Lady Dolls

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.
McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs

Vernal, Utah

McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Vernal, Utah

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.
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Quarry Exhibit Hall

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
12 miles from Vernal
Remains of the flume supports

Naples, Utah

Dry Fork Flume Site

This hiking trail is scattered with the remains of a failed attempt to provide water to farmers in Dry Fork Canyon.
18 miles from Vernal
Cabin at Josie’s Ranch

Jensen, Utah

Josie Morris Cabin

This maintained cabin is where Josie Morris, an occasional associate of Butch Cassidy, lived out the last 50 years of her life by herself.
18 miles from Vernal
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