All the New Bern Bear Statues

The New Bern Bears are nearly 100 life-size painted bear statues standing all over New Bern, North Carolina. New Bern was founded in 1710 by Swiss settlers and named after Bern, Switzerland — a city whose name means "bear" — and the bear has been the town's symbol ever since. The statues began in 2010, when the Bear Town Bears public art project celebrated the city's 300th birthday, and new bears have been unveiled ever since.

Below is every bear statue in the New Bern Bear Hunt — a free New Bern scavenger hunt with 98 bears listed by name and neighborhood. Each one has its own paint job and punny name. How many can your family find? Locations stay a mystery until you hunt them down: the game gives you clues, and the free interactive map of all the bear statues pins every one.