![]() ![]() The resort of the same name is a great place for a recreation break or an overnight stay. The story goes that when the song was released in 1928, local residents placed a sign at the base of a mountain, proclaiming it the Big Rock Candy Mountain as a joke, but the name stuck and has since become a funny roadside attraction. Once you’ve had your fill of fun, take a 15-minute jaunt to the Big Rock Candy Mountain. The mineral-rich waters are free of sulfur so you don’t have to worry about smelling funny when you get out, but do bring your own towel to dry off. Take a relaxing soak in one of the six cast iron bathtubs or the 2-foot or 4-foot deep pools. Collect a souvenir salt chunk from a tour of the Redmond Salt Mines and then go for a spin on the Pahvant singletrack mountain biking trails in Richfield before heading to the Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe. In 2019, USA Today named it one of the country’s best DIY art spaces.Ĭontinuing on to the Sevier Valley District of Utah’s Heritage Highway, you’ll find a myriad of noteworthy attractions that make for intriguing pit stops. Since 2012, Granary Arts has been providing exhibit space for local, regional and international artists and offering art education opportunities for the students and communities along the Sanpete Valley. In Ephraim, much of the credit for this belongs to Granary Arts. Spring City and Ephraim are also burgeoning arts hubs. The temple was built in 1877 (16 years before the Salt Lake City temple) and is revered by Mormons as an archetype of pioneer architecture. Top attractions in the area include Palisade State Park, Gunnison Reservoir, and the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Manti. It’s also the only location other than Virginia’s Colonial Williamsburg to have the entire town listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.Įphraim is just 10 miles to the south of Spring City and seven miles to the north of Manti. On your way to the city hall - which is also home to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum and the old jailhouse - take a stroll through the town, peak in the art gallery and pottery shop, and you’ll see why Forbes magazine named it one of the prettiest towns in the United States. Located smack dab in the center of Utah (roughly two hours south of Salt Lake City) this town was settled by mostly English and Danish pioneers (Read: Gleaning a Small Town’s Harvest). Made of local oolitic limestone, the Old City Hall building is Greek Revival style and even has a bell tower. ![]() Your first stop should be the Old City Hall and jailhouse in Spring City. ![]() Bright red hoodoos, and lush valleys combine to make this drive absurdly stunning, especially in the fall. From Payson, take the Mount Nebo Scenic Byway, which winds 35-miles through the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area and presents spectacular views in every direction. ![]()
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