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Places to visit in Utah

22 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up, with our picks first.

Highway curving through red rock country near Escalante

Bryce Canyon & Grand Staircase-Escalante

Escalante

Gateway to Grand Staircase in southern Utah
Aerial view of Blanding and the surrounding mesas

Lake Powell & Monument Valley

Blanding

Gateway to Four Corners with Ancestral Puebloan history
The historic Union Pacific depot in Brigham City

Cache Valley & Bear Lake

Brigham City

Historic orchard town at the foot of the Wasatch
The Book Cliffs above the desert near Green River

Capitol Reef & the San Rafael Swell

Green River

Melon capital with historic railroad heritage
A rustic, octagonal log cabin structure with a dark, multi-sided roof, situated behind a wooden split-rail fence, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage.

Capitol Reef & the San Rafael Swell

Torrey

Gateway to Capitol Reef with dark sky status
A large, two-story brick building with a central white cupola and a smaller side cup, featuring a white front door and a dumpster in the foreground.

Dinosaurland & the Uinta Mountains

Vernal

Gateway to Dinosaur National Monument
Red sandstone cliffs along the highway at Bluff

Lake Powell & Monument Valley

Bluff

Gateway to Bears Ears in southeastern Utah
Kanab main street beneath red sandstone cliffs

Bryce Canyon & Grand Staircase-Escalante

Kanab

Gateway to southern Utah's red rock canyons
A view of a green, rolling mountain range with a paved road in the foreground, a black car, and a street lamp on the left.

Cache Valley & Bear Lake

Logan

College town with historic downtown in Cache Valley
A high-angle, wide shot of a town in a desert valley, looking down from a hillside onto residential streets, houses, and a large, light-colored, excavated area (likely a mine or quarry) in the background.

Capitol Reef & the San Rafael Swell

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Coal mining town near the San Rafael Swell

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