21 Small Towns You Should Visit on Your Next American Road Trip

Settled by Mormons, the town of Fruita in Southern Utah is fronted by tens of thousands of square miles of desert — paved roads didn't even come along until the 1960s, and the town was occupied by no more than 10 families for most of its existence. Fremont Indians were regulars in the area beginning in the 700s, and they left behind rock art, pit houses, and extensive irrigation canals. You'll take so many pics here.