We are driving to Port Orford to visit the prehistoric gardens, then to Bandon for the Wildlife Zoo and then working our way back to Tillamook. We are looking for some special sights and sounds to visit on Highway 101. We’ve been to the lighthouses on the Oregon coast but are wondering about some not so common sights.What do you recommend?

If you’re doing the Prehistoric Gardens and the wildlife park, you would probably like the Sea Lion Caves, between Florence and Yachats on Highway 101. And, if you’re looking for unusual sights on Highway 101 as you head north, look for:

  1. Otter Crest Loop, between Newport and Depoe Bay
  2. Boiler Bay — especially at really low tides, you can see the boiler!
  3. The Glassblowing Studio in Lincoln City
  4. Proposal Rock in Neskowin
  5. Munson Falls, about 10 miles south of Tillamook
  6. Blue Heron Cheese Factory (petting farm!) just south of the big cheese factory in Tillamook