Bryce Canyon National Park
If you stop nowhere else along the scenic drive, be sure to catch the stunning views from Bryce Point. You can walk the rim above Bryce Amphitheater for…
Must-see attractions in Utah
Natural History Museum of Utah
Salt Lake City
Rio Tinto Center's stunning architecture forms a multistory indoor 'canyon' that showcases exhibits to great effect. Walk up through the layers as you…
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Park City
Visit the site of the 2002 Olympic ski jumping, bobsledding, skeleton, Nordic combined and luge events, which continues to host national competitions…
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Southwestern Utah
A bold desert beauty, this 230-sq-mile park is a highlight of southern Utah. Hikes range from trails traipsing the ridge lines to river wading under steep…
Utah
White-sand beaches, birds and buffalo are what attract people to the pretty, 15-mile-long Antelope Island State Park. That’s right, the largest island in…
Salt Lake City
A family-friendly museum at Thanksgiving Point that houses one of the world's largest displays of mounted dinosaurs. The exhibits, many of which are hands…
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Maynard Dixon Living History Museum
Southwestern Utah
In Mt Carmel, the Architectural Digest–noted Maynard Dixon Living History Museum is where renowned Western painter Maynard Dixon (1875–1946) lived and…
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Park City
A well-staged interactive museum touches on the highlights of the town's history as a mining boomtown, hippie hangout and premier ski resort. There are…
Southwestern Utah
The Grand Staircase – a series of steplike uplifted rock layers stretching north from the Grand Canyon – dramatically culminates in the Pink Cliffs…
Southwestern Utah
Termed 'the land of the sleeping rainbow' by Native Americans, this colorful desert landscape encompasses buttes and canyons replete with rock art, Mormon…
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Southwestern Utah
This 2656-sq-mile monument, established in 1996, is tucked between Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park and Glen Canyon National…
Salt Lake City
Fifty-five acres of gardens, a petting farm, golf course, giant movie theater, dining and shopping: what doesn’t the Thanksgiving Point infotainment…
Salt Lake City
Thousands of people come to Salt Lake City every year to research their family history here, the largest genealogical resource on earth. Because the LDS…
Salt Lake City
The city's most famous sight occupies a 10-acre block surrounded by 15ft-high walls. LDS docents give free, 30-minute tours continually, leaving from the…
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
Southwestern Utah
Sculpted cliffs and towering hoodoos glow like neon tie-dye in a wildly eroded natural amphitheater encompassed by Cedar Breaks National Monument. The…
Utah
Created by Robert Smithson in 1970, this beyond-cool art installation is a 1500ft coil of rock and earth spinning out into the water. It's a little hard…
Salt Lake City
You'll be seeing stars at Clark Planetarium, home to the latest and greatest 3-D sky shows. There are free science exhibits and an IMAX theater, too. The…
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Fruita Rural Historic District
Southwestern Utah
Fruita (froo-tuh) is a cool, green oasis, where shade-giving cottonwoods and fruit-bearing trees line the Fremont River's banks. The first Mormon…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Marking the north end of Bryce Amphitheater, the southeast-facing Sunrise Point offers great views of hoodoos, the Aquarius Plateau and the Sinking Ship,…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Natural Bridge is an extremely popular stop, and with good reason: a stunning span of eroded, red-hued limestone juts from the edge of the overlook…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Accessed by a paved path from the same parking lot as Rainbow Point, Yovimpa Point is one of the park’s windiest spots. The southwest-facing view reveals…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
On a clear day you can see more than 100 miles from this overlook at the southernmost end of Bryce Canyon Scenic Dr. The viewpoint provides jaw-dropping…
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Utah
Worth the drive, the McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs sit 10 miles northeast of Vernal. The 800-year-old Fremont Indian petroglyphs require some rock scrambling…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
This national forest covers over 2 million acres with amazing hiking, biking, camping and exploring opportunities in the red rock country just outside…
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Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum
Utah
The informative film at the Utah Field House of Natural History is the best all-round introduction to Utah’s dinosaurs. Interactive exhibits, video clips…
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Wasatch Mountains
Knowledgable guides offer nightly star-gazing tours allowing you to scan Huntsville's dark skies with two high-quality instruments, a research-grade 8in…
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Wasatch Mountains
Motorcycle enthusiasts won't want to miss this museum with more than 200 vintage bikes on display, including the exceedingly rare 1907 Harley-Davidson…
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Utah
The Utah side of the monument provides the only opportunity to see dinosaur remains and it's quite an impressive sight with some 1500 bones of various…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
With ramparts, goblins and a drawbridge, this remarkable feature is found on a little spur off the Fairyland Loop Trail. It's an excellent picnic spot…
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Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum
Utah
You can see real fossils, not replicas, at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum. Look for the Utahraptor, first identified in this part of the world. All…
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Panorama Point & Gooseneck Overlook
Southwestern Utah
Two miles west of the visitor center off Hwy 24, a short, unpaved road heads to Panorama Point and Gooseneck Overlook. The dizzying 800ft-high viewpoints…
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Salt Lake City
Both landscaped and natural gardens cover a lovely 100 acres, with access to 5 miles of trails in the Wasatch foothills. Check online to see who's playing…
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Park City
Interactive exhibits tell the history of skiing in the West. There's also a virtual-reality ski theater and 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum. It's at Utah…
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Fremont Indian State Park & Museum
Southwestern Utah
Fremont Indian State Park & Museum contains more than 500 panels of Fremont Indian rock art on 12 interpretive trails, one of the largest collections in…
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Salt Lake City
Kids can help farmhands milk cows and there are also tractor-drawn wagon rides into the wooded back acres at this historic 1898 farm. Tours of the farm…
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Wasatch Mountains
The what’s-this-doing-here Museum of Art at Brigham Young University is one of the biggest in the Southwest, with a concentration on American art.
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Salt Lake City
Adjoining Temple Sq, this interactive museum has impressive exhibits of pioneer history and fine art.
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Wasatch Mountains
Three beautiful caves in Timpanogos Cave National Monument are accessible on ranger-led tours.
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Salt Lake City
Lording over Temple Sq is the impressive 210ft-tall Salt Lake Temple. Atop the tallest spire stands a statue of the angel Moroni, who appeared to LDS…
