These 15 Jaw Dropping Places in Utah Will Blow You Away

It took millions of years of weathering and erosion to create, but now the 65-foot tall sandstone arch is so popular it's even on our license plates.

Sculptor Robert Smithson created this 1,500 foot long spiral in 1970. It was covered in salty water for years, but is visible again.

World-famous architect Moshe Safdie designed our five-story 240,000 square feet, glass and steel library. It houses over a half million books.

To get to the cave, you'll hike up a steep path for a1.5 miles, gaining a calf-straining 1,100 feet in elevation. But along the way, you'll catch some stunning vistas of American Fork Canyon to ease your pain. During your ranger-guided tour of the nice, cool cave, you'll learn the difference between stalagmites and stalactites. Probably.

You can see forever from the 8,000 foot elevation of Bryce's rim. Towering hoodoos, created by millions of years of wind and rain, keep watch over the valley.

Hike, bike, fish, waterski and just enjoy a pretty summer day on the lake. If you go all the way across, you can get to Wyoming. Contrary to popular belief, no passport is needed for the border crossing.

The Mormons, who turned the Salt Lake Valley from a desert to a bustling city, started construction on their temple in 1853. Just a short 40 years later, after dragging large blocks of quartz from the mountains using oxen, they completed the 253,015 square foot building. It's not open to the public, but you can wander the grounds and check out the visitor center.

Aka State Route 150, the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway is definitely worthy of it's fancier moniker. winding through the National Forest, it's certainly scenic. Take this road trip during the summer -- the byway is closed during winter months.

Mirror Lake is full of rainbow trout and other species of fish. You can camp by its banks, canoe on it's glassy surface and spend an afternoon watching for deer, moose and eagles. In the winter, reach the lake via snowmobile.

If you prefer your jaw-dropping views from a mountain covered in the world's best powder, Utah is the place to be. This skier is enjoying Solitude's Evergreen run, but you can pretty much get the same scenery at any of Utah's 14 ski resorts.

Completed in 1963, Glen Canyon Dam created the second largest man-made reservoir in the U.S.

If you're afraid of heights, this is definitely not the hike for you. Summit at the top of a 1,488 foot tall rock formation. To get there, you'll have to make use of chains and railings, and inch your way along tiny ledges. Don't get caught in a thunderstorm!

At 607 feet tall, it's Utah's tallest falls and a great place to picnic on a hot summer day.

The little town of Moab is the gateway to some serious outdoor fun. Join the throngs of mountain bikers who love the slickrock. The sandstone is actually the opposite of slick and grips those balloon tires so you can almost go vertical. Cool off in the Colorado River with a beer and some binoculars for hawk watching.

You've always wondered how fast your car can go...give it a try on the salt flats. You won't have to worry about hitting anything -- the flats stretch for miles with nothing in sight. Just don't run out of gas.