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A large bronze bear statue outside the Bronze Bear Outpost, a western-themed gift store in downtown Lee Vining, California, functioning as a wishing well: visitors toss coins into the bear's mouth, aiming for them to drop through into a hollow stump at its feet, with three tries counting toward a wish. The statue is described by both the Mono County tourism authority and the Lee Vining Chamber of Commerce as 'huge' and is a well-known local landmark on US-395.
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Bronze Bear Outpost
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Site-level location · 37.9583° N, 119.1189° W
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Outside a working retail store (Native American crafts and artifacts, western wear); publicly viewable and interactive (coin-toss wishing feature) during business hours.
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51321 Hwy 395, Lee Vining, CA -- southwest corner of US-395/Main St and 4th St.
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