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Morehead City, North Carolina: King Neptune

Large statue of King Neptune with crown and trident, his long fish tail poking up from the dock.

Address:
713 Shepard St., Morehead City, NC
Directions:
Shepard St. and S. 8th St., on the dock next to Olympus Dive Center.
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King Neptune statue.

King Neptune

Dude's gotten a new paint job since the last time I saw him. And someone has had the foresight to install a bench for selfies. [Dean Jeffrey, 08/30/2018]

King Neptune.

King Neptune

There's a big King Neptune statue on a dock beside the Olympus Dive Center. Neptune is legless, but his merman tail rises up out of the dock behind him.

[Dean Jeffrey, 06/01/2011]

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