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  • Weird history37.2537° N, 113.3672° W

    Leeds, UT

    Silver Reef was a rare mining town built around silver extracted from sandstone. The restored Wells Fargo building and surrounding ruins now form a museum complex focused on the boomtown's unusual geology and history.

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  • Weird history40.4420° N, 109.3030° W

    Jensen, UT

    One of Dinosaur National Monument's easiest rock-art stops combines Fremont petroglyphs and pictographs only a short walk from the road. Federal protection rules prohibit touching, tracing or rubbing the images.

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  • Weird history38.9678° N, 112.3253° W

    Fillmore, UT

    Utah's first territorial capitol was designed as one wing of a much larger building that was never completed. The surviving stone structure now serves as a museum about the territory and the abandoned capital plan.

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  • Weird history39.4179° N, 112.7739° W

    Delta, UT

    Foundations, roads, landscaping traces and original fence remain where thousands of Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. The Topaz Museum asks visitors to learn at the museum first and never remove artifacts.

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  • Weird history39.3526° N, 112.5777° W

    Delta, UT

    This museum preserves artifacts, photographs and personal stories from the nearby wartime incarceration camp. It is the recommended starting point before visiting the fragile historic site outside town.

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