Utah

Fall starts tasting like apples, cider, and whatever snack you swore you were only buying for the drive…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 9

Some nights are more fun when the theater ceiling is the sky. Forget assigned seats, crowded aisles, and…

By Maren Solis · Sep 9

The best road-trip stops are the ones that make you forget you were trying to get somewhere else.…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 9

A shopping day works best when nobody needs a map, a spreadsheet, or three separate parking plans. Here,…

By Maren Solis · Sep 9

Brunch feels different when the table is surrounded by plants and the mountains are busy changing color. Instead…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 8

Crowds are useful for concerts, not always for campfires. When the goal is a quieter night outdoors, the…

By Maren Solis · Sep 8

Lunch gets more interesting when the sandwich is only the beginning. A deli case can lead to cheese,…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 8

Roadside attractions are at their best when your first reaction is, “Who decided to build that?” Here, the…

By Maren Solis · Sep 8

Pretty water can still require a practical plan. Red sand, bright blue shoreline, and enormous desert skies make…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 7

The strongest restaurant recommendations rarely start with advertising. They start with somebody leaning across a table and saying,…

By Maren Solis · Sep 7

Some autumn plans improve the moment darkness becomes part of the attraction. A haunted corn maze does not…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 7

A great scone does not need drama to become the thing you remember most. It just needs the…

By Maren Solis · Sep 7

A wall of beautiful yarn can make even the most practical person start imagining a new project. That…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 6

Some weekend plans are better when the only agenda is seeing what catches your eye. Rows of small…

By Maren Solis · Sep 6

A pie stop is the rare detour nobody has to be talked into. In a small Southern Utah…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 6

Red rock gets the postcards, but some of the most useful trip planning starts where the scenery turns…

By Maren Solis · Sep 6

The strongest bakeries are not built around trends. They are built around birthdays, early mornings, handwritten recipes, and…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 5

Some outings give you one reason to visit. The really dangerous ones give you five and somehow convince…

By Maren Solis · Sep 5

A haunted attraction gets a lot more interesting when the building already had unsettling stories before anyone added…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 5

Trendy bakeries come and go, but the ones people remember usually have flour on the counter and decades…

By Maren Solis · Sep 5

The mountains can rewrite Utah’s usual postcard without using a red-rock canyon. High on a winding route, an…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 4

Dinner changes character when the view is doing half the entertaining. Beside a mountain reservoir, this waterside spot…

By Maren Solis · Sep 4

Some dinners win because nobody has to agree on the same craving. When the day is packed with…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 4

Daylight can make a city look perfectly sensible, but darkness has a talent for changing the story. Wide…

By Maren Solis · Sep 4

Dessert earns main-character status when the weather cools and cinnamon starts doing half the convincing. A flat-price buffet…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 3

The best autumn mornings are the ones that feel planned without actually requiring much planning. A drive out…

By Maren Solis · Sep 3

Fall color is better when you do not have to elbow through a crowd to enjoy it. Early…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 3

A quick roadside pause can hold more history than an entire afternoon of sightseeing. Here, a sandstone panel…

By Maren Solis · Sep 3

September is the month when a short hike can feel like you somehow cheated the calendar. You get…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 2

There is real joy in a meal that lets you skip the debate and start eating. When everyone…

By Maren Solis · Sep 2

A roadside table stacked with ripe peaches can be far more tempting than any polished grocery aisle. Farm…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 2

Some buildings impress you with size. Others make you notice the details you almost walked past. That is…

By Maren Solis · Sep 2

Ancient sharks once swam over land that now rises into mountain country. That sounds impossible until you remember…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 1

Ghost towns are what happen when history leaves the room but forgets to take everything with it. Across…

By Maren Solis · Sep 1

Prime rib has a reputation for making wallets nervous, which is why finding a hearty plate without the…

By Tobias Fenn · Sep 1

Fabric shopping is one of the few hobbies where “just one quick stop” can end with three new…

By Maren Solis · Sep 1

Some dining rooms make an entrance before the menu ever gets a chance. In downtown Salt Lake City,…

By Tobias Fenn · Aug 31

A town does not need to become fashionable to prove it has a future. Sometimes the comeback starts…

By Maren Solis · Aug 31

Fruit arranged like jewelry is a pretty convincing reason to interrupt a road trip. Add flaky croissants, delicate…

By Tobias Fenn · Aug 31