• See the largest lake west of the Mississippi River, the Great Salt Lake (website: http://ut.water.usgs.gov/greatsaltlake). It is the second saltiest body of water in the world, after the Dead Sea. It stretches 148km (92 miles) north to south and is about 77km (48 miles) wide. Visit the Great Lake State Park (website: www.utah.com/stateparks/greatsaltlake.htm) to explore the area.

• Experience the natural scenic wonders of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest (website: www.fs.fed.us/r4/wcnf), the East Canyon State Park (website: www.utah.com/stateparks/east_canyon.htm), the Willard Bay State Park (website: www.utah.com/stateparks/willard_bay.htm), the Lost Creek State Park (website: www.utah.com/stateparks/lost_creek.htm), and the Antelope Island State Park (website: www.utah.com/stateparks/antelope_island.htm).

• Visit the 1,500-year-old Jardine Juniper, the oldest juniper in the Rocky Mountains, 19km (12 miles) from Logan in Logan Canyon (website: www.utah.com/cities/logan.htm), and a short hike from Wood Camp Campground (website: www.go-utah.com/wood-camp-campground).

• Tour the Museum of Church History and Art (website: www.lds.org/churchhistory/museum) in Salt Lake City. The museum houses Mormon historical memorabilia, fine art sculptures and paintings.

• Also in the city, view the Utah State History Museum that houses state historical exhibits, featuring hundreds of photographs, some 3,500 artefacts and other works of art. Other attractions include the Marmalade Historic Hill District (website: www.utah.com/culture/marmalade_district.htm), where many of the original pioneer homes can be found; the Pioneer Memorial Museum (website: www.dupinternational.org); and the Utah Museum of Natural History (website: www.umnh.utah.edu) at the University of Utah.

• Explore the Timpanogos Cave National Monument (website: www.nps.gov/tica) on the north slope of Mount Timpanogos. The monument's cave systems consist of three spectacularly decorated caves.

• Explore the Drive-Through-the-Ages Geological Area (website: www.go-utah.com/uintas-scenic-byway) that has rock layers that were laid down during a period of more than a billion years.

• Discover the Dinosaur National Monument (website: www.nps.gov/dino) sprawled across eastern Utah and into Colorado. Pittsburgh palaeontologist Earl Douglass began scouring the area for bones in 1908 and the quarry he excavated lies at the west end of the park.

• See the Little Sahara Recreation Area (website: www.utah.com/playgrounds/little_sahara.htm). It has more than 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of free-moving sand dunes.

• Delight in Navajo Lake (website: www.go-utah.com/navajo-lake) and the 421-hectare (1,040-acre) Joshua Tree Natural Area near the Arizona border.

• Take the family through Bryce Canyon National Park (website: www.nps.gov/brca). The park shows thousands of delicately carved spires rising in brilliant colours from amphitheatres.

• Explore the Canyonland National Park (website: www.nps.gov/cany), which is divided, into three sections by the Green and Colorado rivers. The Needles Region contains spires, arches and canyons and Native American ruins. The Island in the Sky (website: www.nps.gov/cany/island) offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and canyons. The most remote district of the park is the rugged Maze area.

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