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Florence, Oregon

Everything Florence is known for

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Music in Florence

Songs About Florence

The Only Thing
Sufjan Stevens
45%
"Signs and wonders: sea lion caves in the dark"

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Florence

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Florence.

History of Florence

Sea Lion Caves: America's Largest Sea Cave

1932

Sea Lion Caves near Florence is the largest sea cave in the United States, a natural cavern twelve stories tall that serves as a year-round home for Steller sea lions.

9.0 mi away

Heceta Head Lighthouse: The Most Photographed Lighthouse in America

1894

Heceta Head Lighthouse, first lit in 1894, perches on a dramatic headland 205 feet above the Pacific and is often called the most photographed lighthouse in the United States.

10.1 mi away

Things to Do in Florence

Everything Near Florence

4 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Sea Lion Caves: America's Largest Sea Cave · 9.0 mi · Historical Marker

    Sea Lion Caves near Florence is the largest sea cave in the United States, a natural cavern twelve stories tall that serves as a year-round home for Steller sea lions.

  • Heceta Head Lighthouse: The Most Photographed Lighthouse in America · 10.1 mi · Historical Marker

    Heceta Head Lighthouse, first lit in 1894, perches on a dramatic headland 205 feet above the Pacific and is often called the most photographed lighthouse in the United States.

  • Heceta Head Light · 10.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Keep an eye out for a spectral resident as you approach Heceta Head Light! The lighthouse, completed in 1894, sits on a dramatic headland, guiding ships along this rugged stretch of the Oregon Coast. Local legend speaks…

  • Oregon Dunes · 18.0 mi · Things to Do

    40 miles of coastal sand dunes up to 500 feet high. Inspired Frank Herbert's Dune.

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