Jensen, Utah: 1940s Roadside Dinosaur
The Dinosaur Gas Station and Gift Shop is long gone, but its teal-colored cement Tyrannosaurus is still standing.
Smokey's Cafe And Rosie's Kitchen
- Address:
- 7682 E. 6000 S., Jensen, UT
- Directions:
- Smokey's Cafe And Rosie's Kitchen. On the south side of US Hwy 40, 11 miles east of its junction with US Hwy 191 in Vernal.
- Admission:
- Free
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A less-than-pretty dinosaur in front of a gift shop, between Vernal and the turn-off for Dinosaur National Park. Not as attractive as the other dinos in Vernal, but busted dinosaurs need love, too!
[Steph, 07/06/2015]Nearby Offbeat Places
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The dinosaur supposedly dates to the late 1940s, when it was built for the Dinosaur Gas Station and Gift Shop (now a cafe). It had a car horn in its mouth that the owner would use to honk at tourists.