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Wellfleet, Massachusetts: Hanging Shark and Smile Face

The dead fake shark photo op is mildly disturbing; the large yellow Smiley Face with big, black eyes is weirder.

Rileys Gifts and Beach Store

Address:
464 US-6, Wellfleet, MA
Directions:
Rileys Gifts and Beach Store. Four miles south of Wellfleet on the east side of US-6. Easier seen driving north than south.
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Smile buoy.

Hanging Shark and Smile Face

Fake dead parking lot shark (warm months only) hangs by its tail from a tripod as a photo-op, next to a year-round ocean buoy painted as a big-eyed yellow Smiley Face.

[Lorrie Bonczyk, 05/10/2019]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Three Sisters LighthousesThree Sisters Lighthouses, Eastham, MA - 3 mi.
Memorial Buoy TreeMemorial Buoy Tree, Eastham, MA - 4 mi.
Doane RockDoane Rock, Eastham, MA - 4 mi.
In the region:
Martin the Bear, South Yarmouth, MA - 20 mi.

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