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Whaling Wall

7355 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX
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Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Islands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

The walls are beautifully painted - also there is an area by the wall that you can see awesome birds

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See 10 more reviews by LauraGreiner for South Padre Island
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013 via mobile

It is very pretty. We saw it cause we visited the nature trail which begins there. Plan to do the trail and take a look of the artwork too. :)

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See 5 more reviews by Sharon-Sam-99 for South Padre Island
Charlottesville, Virginia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

It is a wall painted well but not very imaginative, artistic or original. Don't bother looking for it, if you do spot it just slow down as you drive on by.

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See 7 more reviews by MeredithP982 for South Padre Island
Memphis, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

I have attempted to visit every Wyland Whaling Wall in the Continental US...Hope to 1Day visit all of the ones in Hawaii...I know I will never see many of the ones in other countries, but still so PROUD to have met with him and watched him paint this particular wall. I guess some folks do not get that this guy... More

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Toronto, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2013

Not much to see, just an artistic mural. Next to the convention centre and down the street from the birding centre.

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See 17 more reviews by Bankerboy1947 for South Padre Island
San Antonio, Texas
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4 attraction reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2012

Nothing much to see or do. Just a wall - click it and done. I was disappointed - why exactly would it be as attraction

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See 4 more reviews by Ankit K for South Padre Island
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2012

It's a beautiful mural to check out, and you can walk around on the boardwalks to look for birds and other wildlife.

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See 3 more reviews by Brianna B for South Padre Island
Indianapolis, Indiana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2012

The famous artist Wyland painted marine murals on three exterior walls of the Convention Center, and they can be easily seen and photographed just by driving up to the center and parking right by the walls. The murals were paid for by groups, not by taxes, and they are colorful and fun.

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See 6 more reviews by lcook_12 for South Padre Island
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2012

Our son did a report on Wyland and it was more interesting to learn about him then actually see his art in person. It is just a wall but we had fun taking pics with the images! And I am biased....as an artist I understand how difficult it can be to create on a large scale. Amazingly beautiful....

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See 3 more reviews by zydecogirl for South Padre Island
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2012

after going to the turtle rescue we were expectations were high but we found a wall with whales painted on it .. whales ?? this is south Texas .. need really something to kill time, will kill time

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