Vernal, Utah -
Cliff of Dino Bones Inside a Building

Vernal, Utah - Utah Dino Dig Still Boned

Dinosaur National Monument Visitor Center: The switchback queue line of time is long. That may mean little to a dinosaur bone, but it means a lot to us. [05/19/2008] Complete Story...

Cliff of Dino Bones Inside a Building

The Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument was a family vacation destination -- and a favorite subject for National Geographic photographers -- almost from the day it opened in 1957. It abruptly closed in 2006 when the Hall was found to be near collapse, which is understandable for a 50-year-old glass-walled building that stood out in the Utah badlands, wrapped around a cliff studded with dinosaur bones.

The building was torn down, rebuilt, and has now been reopened on its original spot. An estimated 1,500 dino-chunks still stick out of the cliff, and visitors once again can watch lucky scientists prepping the bones in climate-controlled comfort. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 02/10/2012]

Unsafe Dino Fossil Attraction Closes
On July 12, 2006, the National Park Service closed the famous glass-walled building that sheltered the popular prehistoric fossil beds and Visitor Center at Dinosaur National Monument outside of Vernal, Utah. The building had finally become unsafe for the public because of structural problems that have plagued it since it was built in 1957 on unstable clay soil.... [07/15/2006] Complete News Story