Hoodoos and forest mixed together. Bryce Canyon is a series of giant amphitheaters with millions of pink rock pinnacles called “hoodoos” that seem to glow at sunrise and sunset. These limestone formations in Bryce Canyon have been shaped and colored through erosion and oxidation of iron in the sediment. There’s no place in the world quite like Bryce Canyon National Park.

First thought by the Paiute Indians to be quasihuman animals frozen in stone, the rock formations of Utah’s Bryce Canyon were heralded by a 19th-century Mormon pioneer as “a helluva place to lose a cow!”. This collection of natural amphitheaters and hoodoos, or rock spires, glows in shades of pink, yellow, and brown. Water continues to carve the rocks, crumbling old hoodoos while building new ones. In the park live elk, mule deer, porcupines, and 170 bird species, including hawks and golden eagles. Trails cross the park at all levels, and horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing are popular.