Historic towns in Utah aren’t exactly rare, but not all of them are located so close to a breathtaking national park.

Just when you thought you’d seen it all in Zion and Bryce, Utah’s quiet rock star park (named after the U.S. Capitol, no less) performs wild desert geology like nowhere else. Call it a geologic ...

Utah’s desert byways are more than roads—they’re gateways to otherworldly landscapes shaped by millions of years of geology. From the rainbow-striped Bentonite Hills to the winding majesty of Scenic ...

Utah’s Mighty Five are close enough for one loop, but the trip works best with the right order and updated 2026 logistics.

(NEXSTAR) — It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like the color reefs you’ll find in Hawaii or off the coast of Australia. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In her “Last Words” interview that was broadcast after her death, Jane Goodall talked about her calm in the face of “the dark times we are living in now.” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) — It’s nowhere near a capitol, and ...