King Neptune on the Virginia Beach, VA Boardwalk
Compare Neptune’s size to the bike rider!
Neptune and his turtle
The octopus
The bronze statue of King Neptune is the spectacular creation of artist Paul DiPasquale. It was dedicated in 2005 and to this day reigns over the sea (and the boardwalk). Neptune holds his trademark trident with a hand on a sea turtle. He is also surrounded by many other sea creatures on the statue base.
We lived in Virginia Beach in the 90’s and loved the beach and boardwalk, spending hours and hours enjoying the ocean waves. Imagine our surprise when we returned in 2016 and saw Neptune as we strolled north along the boardwalk. Photos do not do him justice. Virginia Beach is a marvelous vacation destination with year round activities. Hopefully the city will be getting back to post pandemic conditions sooner than later.
Roadtirement 
Great statue. I love Virgina Beach. My husband and I were there years ago.
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It is one of our favorite places! And we still consider it one of our favorite places that we have lived.
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I absolutely love that statue!
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It is spectacular is it not? Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🙂
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What a beautiful sculpture!
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That it is, Valerie! Thank you.
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I like that bronze a lot.
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It is magnificent. Pics do not do it justice at all.
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Excellent shots with the bike giving perspective
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Thanks Derrick. You just can’t really get a feel for how big this is without a scale in the shot.
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That’s a grand scale!
✨🌻🌿🙏🕉🤍♾🕊☯🙏🌿🌻✨
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He is grand that’s for sure. 😉
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Your pictures make me yearn to get back on the road. You never can tell, we might meet at one of the fantastic sights to be seen right here in America. I really have no desire to travel anyplace my MH can’t go.
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We’re with you there. There’s still lots left to see in the states before we’d go overseas. Besides, we travel in the MH, not on boats or planes. 😉
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This is incredible! I’m sure it’s difficult to miss but I’ll have to keep a look out for it when I get around to visiting 🙂
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Do not worry about missing the sculpture. If your eyes are open, you’ll see it LOL 😉
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