Dine-A-Ville Pink Dinosaur
Vernal, Utah
Aside from Science, Hollywood and TV are responsible for our misconceptions about the lives of dinosaurs. Cartoon versions of dinosaurs are the norm more than the exception.
But we're not complaining. This adorable pink reptile beats seeing a stodgily rendered Apatosaurus at the end of a long day of driving. It's in Vernal, a serious bone dig town, where there are plenty of other accurately rendered statues.
"Dinah" was built by George Daniel Millecam in 1958 to advertise his Dine-A-Ville Motel. When it closed in 1999 the pink dinosaur was moved to a hilltop on the east end of town, where she began a second career as a welcome sign for Vernal.