Top 10 Places to Visit in Utah
Photograph by Palacemusic, via Wikimedia Commons
#1 Arches National Park
Located in eastern Utah, Arches National Park includes more than 2,000 natural stone arches. The park is home to hundreds of arches, spires, balanced rocks, and sandstone fins. Arches National Park is a popular tourist attraction because of its unique landscape, land forms and textures.
Photograph by AngMoKio, via Wikimedia Commons
#2 Zion National Park
Located in southwestern Utah, Zion National Park is a deep and narrow Zion Canyon. Nearly the entire canyon is located within the western half of the park. Reddish canyon walls and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone are the main attractions of the park. Zion National Park includes canyons, mountains, rivers, and arches.
Photograph by King of Hearts, via Wikimedia Commons
#3 Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is known for series of natural amphitheaters carved into the edge of a high plateau. The park unique attraction is Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) that provide spectacular views. Main viewpoints of the park are: Bryce Point, Inspiration Point, Sunset Point, and Sunrise Point.
Photograph by Adc0317, via Wikimedia Commons
#4 Monument Valley
Monument Valley is a Navajo Tribal Park located on the border of Arizona and Utah. Attractions of Monument Valley includes monuments - The Mittens, Three Sisters, John Ford’s Point, Totem Pole, Yei Bi Chai, and Ear of the Wind. Monument Valley is a popular tourist place to enjoy hiking, horseback riding, jeep tours and explore the 17-mile scenic drive.
Photograph by Brian W. Schaller, via Wikimedia Commons
#5 Canyonlands National Park
Located near Moab, Canyonlands National Park is known for colorful canyons, mesas, and buttes. Canyonlands preserves the natural beauty throughout its four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze, and the combined rivers, which are divided by the Green and Colorado rivers.
Photograph by Jkinsocal, via Wikimedia Commons
#6 Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah is known for spectacular mountains, world-famous ski resorts, museums, and theatre. Top places to visit are: Temple Square, Mormon Temple, State Capitol, and Park City ski resorts.
Photograph by Flickr, via Wikimedia Commons)
#7 Capitol Reef National Park
Located in south-central Utah, Capitol Reef National Park is filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges. The park preserve 100 miles long geologic monocline called the Waterpocket Fold - a rocky spine extending from Thousand Lake Mountain to Lake Powell. Park activities include hiking, camping, bicycling, horseback riding, canyoneering, and rock climbing.
Photograph Flickr by John Fowler, via Wikimedia Commons
#8 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a very large area of protected land in southern Utah that contains three distinct units: Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon. From spectacular Grand Staircase of cliffs and terraces, across the rugged Kaiparowits Plateau to the wonders of the Escalante River Canyons, the Monument is filled with monoliths, canyons, natural bridges, and arches.
Photograph by PeteysHead, via Wikimedia Commons
#9 Park City
Located southeast of Salt Lake City, Park City is a tourist hot spot of Utah. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort. Both ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Park City is popular destination for hiking, scenic drives, biking, and arts & culture venues. The city is the main location of the largest independent film festival - the Sundance Film Festival.
Photograph by Mike Nielsen, via Wikimedia Commons