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6 Places You Just Have To See In Utah

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Utah has some of the most beautiful natural sites in the world&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a great state to visit if you love appreciating nature and exploring the great outdoors&period; The state is full of national parks&comma; monuments&comma; historical sites&comma; and other attractions&comma; but here are six of the best places to visit on your trip&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-14326 size-Correct-Size" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;6-Places-You-Just-Have-To-See-In-Utah-640x441&period;png" alt&equals;"6 Places You Just Have To See In Utah" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"441" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong> Arches National Park<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Arches National Park is known for its large stone arches&period; You can find more than 2&comma;000 naturally-occurring stone arches throughout the park&comma; and some of them are enormous&period; The most famous is Delicate Arch&comma; which is about 60 feet tall and frames the mountains in the distance&period; Some of the other popular destinations within the park include Devil&&num;8217&semi;s Garden&comma; Double Arch&comma; Balanced Rock&comma; and Broken Arch&period; There are several hiking trails that take you to the arches and to other beautiful natural views&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Zion National Park<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Zion National Park has a wide variety of natural sites&comma; including waterfalls&comma; valleys&comma; and red rock cliffs&period; You can hike through one of the park&&num;8217&semi;s numerous hiking trails&comma; all of which vary in level of difficulty&comma; or you can take a scenic drive through the park&period; The drive goes through Zion Canyon&comma; which has some of the tallest sandstone monoliths in the country&period; If you visit in the spring&comma; summer&comma; or fall&comma; you can take a sightseeing bus through the park to see all the major sites&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Dinosaur National Monument<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Dinosaur National Monument is known for the thousands of fossils that were discovered in the area throughout the 20th century&period; The monument spans more than 200&comma;000 acres of land&comma; and there are more than 1&comma;500 fossils still embedded in the cliffs&period; You can visit the Dinosaur Quarry Exhibit Hall and the Visitor Center to learn more information about the history behind the fossils before heading up to the Dinosaur Quarry itself&comma; where the majority of the dinosaur digs took place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Bryce Canyon<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Bryce Canyon is made up of beautiful orange rocks and stone pillars that reach up from the ground&period; The canyon is at an elevation of about 8&comma;000 feet&comma; so it&&num;8217&semi;s cooler than most areas in Utah and should be visited between April and October&period; You can explore the park&&num;8217&semi;s many hiking trails that go through and around the canyon&comma; and you can enjoy the view of the greenery surrounding the canyon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Natural Bridges National Monument<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Natural Bridges National Monument is made up of three bridges&colon; the Kachina&comma; the Sipapu&comma; and the Owachomo&period; You can reach all of them with a short hike&period; The bridges formed gradually over time as water carved down the sandstone in a canyon&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a great site to see in person&comma; and the landscape surrounding the bridges is beautiful as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Great Salt Lake<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Great Salt Lake is located a half hour drive from Salt Lake City&comma; and it is the largest lake in the western United States&period; The lake is known for its high salt content&comma; and swimmers can easily float without sinking&period; The south end of the lake has several beaches and a park where you can swim&comma; enjoy the sun&comma; or have a picnic&period; You can also visit Antelope Island&comma; the lake&&num;8217&semi;s largest island&period; The drive to the island has fantastic views&comma; and when you reach the island&comma; you can watch for birds&comma; bison&comma; and antelope&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Overall&comma; there are dozens of other exciting places to visit in Utah&comma; whether you&&num;8217&semi;re a tourist or a local&period; If you have a limited amount of time in the state&comma; though&comma; these sites should be at the top of your list&period; There are countless incredible natural wonders in the world&comma; and you can find many of them in Utah&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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