Zion National Park covers nearly 150,000 acres of some of the most incredible landscape in North America. Every year over 2.6 million people journey from all across the world to see the park’s natural splendors. With so much area, diversity, and popularity, how do you decide what features to visit inside Zion National Park? To help you out, we’ve complied a list of 5 locations we recommend for any trip to Zion. The park does charge an entrance fee, but it’s well worth it.

Number 5: Visit the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and the Zion Human History Museum. They provide a wealth of information on the area’s history, the establishment of the national park, and the abundant flora and fauna of the park. Both highly recommended for your first stop. Read More

Every year, from June to October, the productions of Shakespeare and other dramatists are relived at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The festival is held on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. The event makes Cedar City a destination for locals, out-of-state travelers, and even international Shakespeare gurus. Each performance is meticulously planned, practiced, and executed. The southwest desert location of the festival creates a stunning backdrop for the phenomenal performances, especially those in the famous outdoor theatre. If you come to experience the works of the Bard, we recommend that you stay for several performances. While you are here, consider adding a few sightseeing activities to your itinerary.

Cedar City is an ideal base location for exploring nearby Zion National Park. This park is Utah’s most popular, drawing in nearly 3 million visitors a year. Zion is a collection of canyon walls, rift valleys, towering sandstone spires, and fantastic geological anomalies. The park has been a hot spot of tourist activity since the completion of Interstate 15, which connects Cedar City to the rest of Utah. Read More

The Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument protects some of the most spectacular geological formations of the Grand Staircase area of Southern Utah. The Grand Staircase is the name given to the succession of sandstone cliffs that run step-like through Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park. It forms the backbone of Utah’s southern majesty.

President Clinton declared the area surrounding the town of Escalante a national monument in 1996. The monument encompasses almost 2 million areas of wilderness land, divided into three sub-regions. It is governed entirely by the Bureau of Land Management.  The area as a whole has produced many archeological finds, including several dinosaur fossils. Read More