Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Bandon. There are 2 museums and a zoo & aquarium to choose from. Make a day of it at Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, 44 mi away.

Largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Coos Art Museum, 20 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Bandon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
These 5 are all within 60 miles.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Safari: Justin Brockie from Wolcott, Connecticut, USA, CC BY 2.0 · West Coast Game Park Safari: Tedder, CC BY 3.0 · Coos County Logging Museum: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution