Editing Florence, Oregon (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Annual cultural events===
Florence has held an annual ''[[Rhododendron]]'' festival, flower and garden show since 1908.<ref name=Rhody/>

Florence has also hosted [https://www.facebook.com/powerofflorence The Power of Florence], an annual volunteer event, since 2013. According to the group's Facebook page, the event is a "proclaimed city-wide day dedicated to volunteering and giving back".

=== Museums and other points of interest ===
The [[Siuslaw Pioneer Museum]] is located in a historic 1905 schoolhouse.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.siuslawpioneermuseum.com/ |title=Siuslaw Pioneer Museum &#124; Florence, Oregon Pioneer History |website=Siuslaw Pioneer Museum }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://florencechamber.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224611/http://florencechamber.com/business-directory/siuslaw-pioneer-museum.shtml |url-status=dead |title=Florence Area Chamber of Commerce &#124; Visit Florence, Oregon |date=March 27, 2024 |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |website=florencechamber.com }}</ref>

Old Town Florence is located on the Siuslaw riverfront. The Port of Siuslaw marina is to the east, and the [[Art Deco]] 1936 [[Siuslaw River Bridge]] is to the west. The boardwalk promenade was built along the marina to improve the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.florenceoregon.net/business.htm |title=Florence Oregon Business Development Resources |access-date=August 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513071926/http://www.florenceoregon.net/business.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many businesses are on US101 itself, which runs through the town, north to south.

North of Florence on [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]] are the [[Sea Lion Caves]], a [[tourist attraction]] that features a [[sea cave]] that is the year-round home of a population of [[Steller sea lion]]s.

===Historic buildings===
Historic buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in the Florence area include the [[Edwin E. Benedict House]], a deteriorating house on the Siuslaw River that is said to have been [[Ken Kesey]]'s inspiration for the Stamper House in his novel ''[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]'',{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} [[Heceta Head Light|Heceta Head Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters]], [[Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park|Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Historic District]], the Siuslaw River Bridge, and the William Kyle and Sons Building in Old Town.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}