With a gray-whale sculpture out front, this small kid-oriented museum has old-fashioned exhibits about sea otters, coastal bird life, butterflies, the Big Sur coast and Native California tribes. Drop in before driving Big Sur.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
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