Dino Hotel
The owner of the Best Western Southwest in Denver has broken ground on a renovation project to turn the ho-hum hotel into a dinosaur mecca.
Dinosaur Ridge
The hotel is just minutes away from Dinosaur Ridge, a site which preserves the footprints of a herd of long-necked sauropod dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Prints
A close-up of sauropod prints on Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado.
Dinosaur Imprint
This footprint is seen in profile in an outcrop on Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado. A dinosaur stepped into mud, pushing down into earlier layers and creating this bulge.
Roof Lizard Lounge
An artist's conception of the renovated Best Western's "Roof Lizard Lounge" with a reproduction stegosaurus skeleton behind the bar.
Hotel Museum
The Best Western Southwest Denver is expected to reopen in April with its dinosaur theme.
Greg Tally
Greg Tally, owner of the soon-to-be Dino Best Western, says he was inspired to create a dinosaur wonderland on a hike near Red Rocks, Colorado, with a friend.
