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Cheyenne, Wyoming: Emperor the Penguin

Shipped from the Antarctic, Emperor the Penguin failed to arrive alive. That didn't deter his owner from displaying him as a mascot. There's another Wyoming Emperor the Penguin west on I-80 in Little America.

Little America Hotel And Resort

Address:
2800 W Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY
Directions:
At the Little America Hotel And Resort. Either I-80 exit 358 and turn north, or I-25 exit 9 and turn south. Just inside the entrance for guest check-ins.
Phone:
307-775-8400
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Emperor the Penguin.

Emperor the Penguin

The Little America hotel lobby in Cheyenne has been the unnatural realm of Emperor the Penguin for decades. The mascot from Antarctica is posed in a glass cabinet near the entrance. The original Emperor the Penguin rules a hallway of the Little America Hotel and Resort in Little America, Wyoming. Cheyenne's Emperor appears identical, but we don't know if it has a parallel tale of death in transit and taxidermy immortality.

[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 07/03/2020]

Indian chief figure.

Emperor the Penguin

Inside the hotel -- the Indian in the entrance is actually more interesting than the stuffed penguin.

[Tracy, 08/16/2019]

Emperor Penguin.

Emperor the Penguin

Emperor the Penguin -- It's a big one.

[Jenn, 06/20/2017]

Emperor the Penguin.

Emperor the Penguin

Emperor Penguin still stands proudly in the foyer of the resort. It is located in a glass case just inside the door.

[Lyle Randolph, 08/04/2015]

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