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Art and Culture
AROUND KANAB, UTAH
Red Pueblo Heritage Park and Museum
In Fredonia, spend time with artifacts from 300-1000 years old. A local, Dixon Spendlove, will share his knowledge about the the area’s native people and culture. Admission is free. Donations are greatly appreciated.
Maynard Dixon Home and Studio
If you don't know Maynard Dixon, please look him up. He has long been one of Quiet Shelters favorite western artists and was in fact known as the "Father of Western Art." His home and artist studio are only a short drive from Kanab. It is worth a visit!
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Many people visiting Kanab come to volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Even if you aren't volunteering the property is worth exploring. The canyon is beautiful and the wind chime pet cemetery is oddly tranquil.
The Moqui Cave
If you are into the kitschy and quirky go to Moqui Cave. This is a generational affair with unique family history. There is also a new food truck there with smoothies and paninis.
Raven's Heart Gallery
Find works from Cyrus Mejia, co-founder of Best Friends Animal Society and more. Their name stands for "art with heart; expressing kindness, compassion and respect for all life." -Raven's Heart Gallery
Johnson Canyon Western Movie Set
Visit this iconic western movie set where episodes of Gunsmoke was filmed. Quiet Shelters' in home guidebook has a list of all the films filmed in the Kanab, "Little Hollywood".
Old Paria
Little remains of the old town in Paria. It was inhabited from from 1870 until 1929. The multicolored banded mountains have been included in many films, including Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales. It's a peaceful stop to take in the views of the wild west.
Crescent Moon Movie Theater
Catch the lastest flicks in Kanab's western motif theater. "The theater features musical entertainment, cowboy poetry, theater and dance performances, and film events."
Not the city, but that's it charm
“For us the sordid bargaining of our narrowed city lives, the fret and whirl of petty currents that bear us so far from our inner goal-- all were forgotten in that enchanted land.” ~Natalie Curtis
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