Skip to Main Content

Panama City Beach, Florida: Big Willy: Killer Whale

A souvenir shop that you enter through the mouth of a hungry-looking killer whale, a scary counterpoint to the lovable Free Willy.

Address:
9703 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL
Directions:
On the south side of Hwy 30/Front Beach Rd about a mile east of where it turns inland. Just down the street from Big Gus the Steer.
Phone:
850-235-2661
Save to My Sights

Visitor Tips and News About Big Willy: Killer Whale

Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip.

Big Willy: Killer Whale.

Big Willy

Big Willy's Surf and Swim shop has a wide variety of souvenirs.

[Tisha Brown, 09/12/2023]

Big Willy the killer whale was created as a scary counterpoint to the lovable Free Willy. Another souvenir shop in town has an identical sculpture-entrance, but it's painted as a shark.

Killer Whale entrance.

Big Willy's Killer Whale

A giant concrete killer whale at the entrance of Big Willy's, which is a beach shop. There are 2 other similar shops in the area that have a shark, and one has regular whale, or it might be a dolphin. You can stand in its mouth and get your picture taken.

[Cathy Tenaglia, 04/02/2008]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Big Gus: 20,000 lb. LonghornBig Gus: 20,000 lb. Longhorn, Panama City Beach, FL - < 1 mi.
WonderWorks - Upside-down BuildingWonderWorks - Upside-down Building, Panama City Beach, FL - < 1 mi.
Ocean Liner Wreck - Ripley's Believe It or Not!Ocean Liner Wreck - Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Panama City Beach, FL - < 1 mi.
In the region:
Locomotive 444, Blountstown, FL - 49 mi.

Latest Tips Across Roadside America

Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road.

Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions!

Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip.

My Sights

My Sights on Roadside America

Save Cool Vacation Destinations! ...Try My Sights

Mobile Apps

Roadside America app: iPhone, iPad Roadside America app for iPhone, iPad. On-route maps, 1,000s of photos, special research targets! ...More

Roadside Presidents app: iPhone, iPad Roadside Presidents app for iPhone, iPad. POTUS landmarks, oddities. ...More

Florida Latest Tips and Stories

Latest Visitor Tips

Sight of the Week

Sight of the Week

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park, Colorado (Apr 15-21, 2024)

SotW Archive

USA and Canada Tips and Stories

More Sightings