Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

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

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

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

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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