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Completed in 1877, this historic building is the oldest continuously operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
St. George Utah Temple
This nearby state park features massive red and white sandstone cliffs, lava tubes, and petrified dunes just northwest of St. George.
Snow Canyon State Park
Formerly known as Dixie State University, this public university in St. George adopted this new name in 2022.
Utah Tech University
This famous late host of Jeopardy! grew up in Utah and often shared local ties and trivia about the Beehive State.
Ken Jennings
This classic 1969 buddy Western starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford utilized the red rocks of Snow Canyon State Park and nearby Grafton.
What is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Settled in 1861, St. George earned this colorful nickname because early pioneers tried to grow warm-weather crops like cotton in the desert climate.
Dixie
St. George sits near the intersection of three distinct ecological regions: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, and this mountain range.
What is the Great Basin
Because of its year-round warm weather and dozens of manicured links, St. George is widely celebrated as one of Utah's premier destinations for this sport.
What is golf
Because of its abundant sunshine and warm winter climate, St. George is a premier destination for enthusiasts of this paddle sport with a funny name.
pickleball
his multi-part Civil War-era western epic directed by and starring Kevin Costner utilized the striking landscapes around St. George for its second and third installments.
Horizon: An American Saga
Brigham Young named this southern Utah city after a prominent local apostle of the LDS Church.
George A. Smith
Known locally as "Dixie Rock," this prominent sandstone landmark right in town offers panoramic views of the city and pioneer history.
What is Pioneer Park (or Sugarloaf)
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This highest-rated Disney Channel sequel ever used the Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club in St. George as the fictional Lava Springs Country Club.
High school Musical
John Wayne played Mongol emperor Genghis Khan in this notoriously ill-fated 1956 movie filmed partially around St. George and Snow Canyon.
The Conqueror