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Port Angeles, Washington: Crawl-Thru Outdoor Whale Vertebra

12 feet tall, four feet thick, weighing seven tons, an artistically enhanced concrete replica of a Gray Whale vertebra is sunk partly into the earth so that everyone can crawl through the hole where the spinal cord would be.

Valley Creek Estuary Park

Address:
W. Front St., Port Angeles, WA
Directions:
Valley Creek Estuary Park. On the waterfront on the west end of town, where W. Front St. becomes Marine Drive.
Admission:
Free
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Whale vertabra.

Crawl-Through Whale Vertabra

Ribbed up the side for easy climbing as well.

[K. Stacey, 08/22/2017]

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In the region:
Pearl of the Peninsula Art Park, Quilcene, WA - 33 mi.

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