Cedar City, UT Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

CEDAR CITY , 53 miles north of St George and approximately half its size, is no more worthy of a stop. Founded as an iron mining town in the late 1850s, it's now kept alive by the Southern Utah State College on its western fringe, and by the flood of theater-goers who come to watch the enthusiastic productions of the Utah Shakespeare Festival , held on campus every summer (tel 435/586-7878). The large local visitor center stands at 581 N Main St (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm; tel 435/586-5124, www.scenicsouthernutah.com ). Main Street is handy for food and lodging; motels with pools include two Best Westerns , the … more »