The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, on the edge of the San Rafael Swell, has the remains of more of the prehistoric meat-eaters than any other known location in the country. The museum stores about 10,000 bones that date back to the late Jurassic era, roughly 150 million years ago.

Wasatch County

A short drive from the Salt Lake Valley is Jordanelle Reservoir and State Park, and a few miles from there is Deer Creek Reservoir and State Park. Both offer all the summer fun of a water-based state park, including camping, water skiing, swimming, picnicking and, of course, fishing.

The connecting link between the two is the middle section of the Provo River, which is one of the state's premier fishing streams.

Heading southeast, over the summit and down into Strawberry Valley is Strawberry Reservoir, which is Utah's No. 1 fishing hole.

South of the town of Midway is one of the state's Olympic venues — Soldier Hollow.

There are two state-run golf centers and the Homestead course open to the public.

Millard County

The Territorial Statehouse stands in Fillmore. In 1851, then-Gov. Brigham Young announced plans to move the state's government to Fillmore. One reason given was that it was near the center of the territory.

A few miles down the freeway from Fillmore is Cove Fort, so named after the fort built by early Mormon settlers in 1867. The fort served as a way station for travelers. Despite its purpose, the fort never encountered an Indian attack.

Cutting through the eastern side of the county is the Paiute ATV Trail. This spider-web-like trail system has more than 3,000 miles of dirt roads. The Paiute Trail is open to all-terrain vehicles — motorcycles, four-wheelers, even some areas for four-wheel-drive vehicles — along with hikers, horsemen and mountain bikers.

Iron County

Iron Mission State Park, which has chronicled early life in the region, is in Cedar City. Found there is a field of old wagons with broken wheels and rusted parts, three one-room cabins built more than a century ago and features that hold lots of history.

The museum itself was suggested in 1957 and opened in 1973. One of the main elements in the museum is Gronway Parry's horse-drawn wagon collection, many of which have been used in old western movies.

Up the mountainside and a little northeast of town is Brian Head Resort, noted not only for its skiing, but also for its summer activities, most notably mountain biking. There's more than 100 miles of single-track trails in the area and hundreds more miles in backcountry dirt roads.