The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

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

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

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

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

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.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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

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

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

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

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

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.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.