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Sea Lion Caves

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
Darlingtonia State Natural Site.

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Darlingtonia State Natural Site

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.
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Exploding Whale Memorial Park

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.
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Thor’s Well

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
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