The town of Levan which is "navel" spelled backwards is located in the middle of the Utah. According to local lore, the town got its name because it sits at what would be the belly-button of the state, although the official story goes that Brigham Young picked out the tag.
Philo T. Farnsworth , the man best known for inventing a prototype of the first all-electric television, was born in Beaver, Utah in His love of tinkering was apparent from a young age. He first sketched out his concept for the vacuum tube that would later revolutionize television in his high school chemistry class, but it was brushed off by his teacher and classmates at the time.
Construction on the project began in Sacramento to the w est and in Omaha to the east and took seven years to build. The Bonneville Salt Flats comprises 30, acres of desolate, densely packed salt pan. In , a man named Norman Craig Breedlove broke the record for longest continuous tire skid when he lost control of his jet-powered Spirit of America on the flats. The resulting skid marks stretched 6 miles long.
Loftus International, a family-run novelty company in Salt Lake City, sells between 10, and 20, rubber chickens each year. The official state cooking vessel of Utah is the Dutch oven. The lime-flavored product seems to be a crowd-pleaser and is often had with shredded carrot. Furthermore, Utahans love ice creams and candy, and consume more than most Americans do. Utahans were the first to buy and get a taste of KFC. The project took seven years to complete in , and stretched from Sacramento to Omaha.
It was part of the Pacific Railroad, also known as the Overland Route. The first departmental store in the country was established in Utah. The Bingham Canyon Mine is considered to be the biggest man-made pit in the world. For over a century, miners have been at work here. Every day the pit gets bigger as the mining company continues to take out about , tons of rock from it.
The enormous crater created by mining activity is visible from space. The mine is restricted to visitors due to safety issues. Utah is the only state whose capital is three words long. Great was dropped from the name in Utah is one of the Four Corners states. It meets up with Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico at a single point. It is considered sacred by Navajo culture. In , Martha Hughes Cannon was elected the first woman senator. Interestingly, one of her opponents was her husband. She received 10, votes while her husband only received 8, votes.
Its unique location has blessed the state with magnificent mountains and canyons. The state has five national parks. It is interesting to note that every Utah County has some portion of national forest land. Scenic Drives - Through aspen forests or petrified sand dunes Utah's so dang pretty, the whole thing could be designated a national park.
Mountain passes and desert beauty abound, and you can drive through most of it. So if your personal favorites are autumn aspen leaves in high alpine mountains, we've got you covered.
Or if you prefer wide open skies and bizarre desert formations, you'll find that too. Often you'll find both on one highway. Dinosaur Fossils - All over the freakin' state Hike to million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Kanab , see fossils at museums, visit dinosaur quarries.
This state is dripping with prehistoric remnants. Mountain Biking slickrock trails Mountain Biking Moab's Slickrock trail is a smooth and tacky ride--you'll be amazed at what you can stick on this sandstone. The trail is often referred to as the best mountain bike ride in America. White-Water Rafting - Through canyons that will change your soul White water rafting on Utah's rivers is the most intimate and awe-inspiring way to experience the mountains, plateaus, deserts and plains throughout the state.
Plus, the river guides really really really love food, and you'll never eat better. And sleeping under remote desert skies? There are no words.
So, read more Affordable Price Tag - From a state with lots of kiddos and on a budget with the aesthetic tastes of opera-goers. It's hard when you have expensive tastes, and you want to give the entire universe to the people you love most.
With an abundance of A desert metropolis built on gambling, vice and other forms of entertainment, in just a century of existence Las Vegas has drawn millions of visitors and trillions of dollars in wealth to southern Nevada. The city was founded by ranchers and railroad workers but quickly found Located on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the state was an important hub of transportation and commerce in early America, and the Gateway Arch in St.
Louis is a Michigan, the Wolverine State, joined the union in Located in the center of the Great Lakes, Michigan is divided into two land masses known as the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Nevada is the seventh largest of the 50 states, but is one of the most sparsely populated.
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