Some places in Utah look similar to what we think other planets might be like. So much so, that several science fiction movies and tv shows have been filmed here! The next time you find yourself in one of these 15 places in Utah, use your imagination a little… can you picture what it would be like to emerge from a spacecraft onto this landscape?
- Goblin Valley
sding1/flickr I doubt there’s another spot on Earth that looks more alien than Goblin Valley.
- Bonneville Salt Flats
Eric Fredericks/flickr The vast, barren Bonneville Salt Flats definitely feel other-worldly.
- Devil’s Garden, Arches National Park
Matt Malone/flickr This sandstone wall at Devil’s Garden looks like it’s made of alien bones.
- Mexican Hat
Anita Gould/flickr A Mexican hat… or a spaceship perched on a precipice?
- Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
David Fulmer/flickr I’m surprised this woman on Toadstool Trail at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument isn’t wearing a space suit!
- Ferron, Emery County
Jon Torres/flickr No, this isn’t the set from an old episode of Star Trek. This shot was taken in Ferron.
- Robbers Roost Canyon
Juniperus_scopulorum/flickr Butch Cassidy hid out here, but it also looks like the surface of a far-away planet…maybe a good spot to hide your space ship from hostile aliens?
- Capitol Reef
Steve Fadden/flickr Perhaps the Native American who drew this petroglyph witnessed an alien visitor? It stands to reason that if Capitol Reef has the same geography as a planet, homesick aliens might want to stop by for a visit!
- Calf Creek Falls
dsleeter_2000/flickr More evidence that Utah’s Native Americans were visited by an alien species?
- Dinosaur National Monument
Andrey Zharkikh/flickr The Sound of Silence Trail looks like it could be on Mars.
- Moab
Rob Lucas/flickr I expect Spock to show up any time now.
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Simon/flickr I think this might look like Asteroid B-612, where the LIttle Prince lived.
- Glen Canyon
Gregory Sotir/flickr Some shots of Planet of the Apes (1968) were filmed at Glen Canyon. Directors returned to Glen Canyon for the remake of the movie in 2001.
- San Rafael Swell
Chris M Morris/flickr In the movie, Star Trek (2009), shots of the planet Vulcan were filmed at the San Rafael Swell.
- Snow Canyon State Park
Mike/flickr A rough spot to land a spacecraft, but a pretty cool looking planet.
What’s your favorite other-worldly spot in Utah?
sding1/flickr
I doubt there’s another spot on Earth that looks more alien than Goblin Valley.
Eric Fredericks/flickr
The vast, barren Bonneville Salt Flats definitely feel other-worldly.
Matt Malone/flickr
This sandstone wall at Devil’s Garden looks like it’s made of alien bones.
Anita Gould/flickr
A Mexican hat… or a spaceship perched on a precipice?
David Fulmer/flickr
I’m surprised this woman on Toadstool Trail at the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument isn’t wearing a space suit!
Jon Torres/flickr
No, this isn’t the set from an old episode of Star Trek. This shot was taken in Ferron.
Juniperus_scopulorum/flickr
Butch Cassidy hid out here, but it also looks like the surface of a far-away planet…maybe a good spot to hide your space ship from hostile aliens?
Steve Fadden/flickr
Perhaps the Native American who drew this petroglyph witnessed an alien visitor? It stands to reason that if Capitol Reef has the same geography as a planet, homesick aliens might want to stop by for a visit!
dsleeter_2000/flickr
More evidence that Utah’s Native Americans were visited by an alien species?
Andrey Zharkikh/flickr
The Sound of Silence Trail looks like it could be on Mars.
Rob Lucas/flickr
I expect Spock to show up any time now.
Simon/flickr
I think this might look like Asteroid B-612, where the LIttle Prince lived.
Gregory Sotir/flickr
Some shots of Planet of the Apes (1968) were filmed at Glen Canyon. Directors returned to Glen Canyon for the remake of the movie in 2001.
Chris M Morris/flickr
In the movie, Star Trek (2009), shots of the planet Vulcan were filmed at the San Rafael Swell.
Mike/flickr
A rough spot to land a spacecraft, but a pretty cool looking planet.
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