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Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.
bertshetler Added by bertshetler
Vanuatu

Mount Yasur

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.
Added by bridgettegallagher
Penama Province, Vanuatu

Pentecost Island Land Dive

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.
Josh Added by Josh
Luganville, Vanuatu

Million Dollar Point

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.
urvijabanerji Added by urvijabanerji
Malampa Province, Vanuatu

Ambrym Island

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.
laurasmith Added by laurasmith
Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.
KittyG Added by KittyG
Balade, New Caledonia

Monument de Balade

An overgrown monument remembers 60 years of French control in New Caledonia.
Added by mperdeck
Nouméa, New Caledonia

Jean Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center

Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Allison Added by Allison
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Ellen Rykers Added by Ellen Rykers
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands

Christian's Cafe

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Tahiti, French Polynesia

Point Venus

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

Ruins of Talietumu Fortress

The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Samoa

Pulemelei Mound

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Taga, Samoa

Alofaaga Blowholes

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.
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Apia, Samoa

Baha'i House of Worship of Samoa

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.
theliz Added by theliz
Apia, Samoa

To Sua Ocean Trench

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Federated States of Micronesia

Rai Stones

Giant money stones of Yap.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Palau

Badrulchau Stone Monoliths

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Marshall Islands

WWII Plane Wreckage

A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.
ridgleakatherine Added by ridgleakatherine
Micronesia

Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Inarajan, Guam

Gadao's Cave

Located on Guam's south shore, this small cave is named for an ancient and powerful Chamorro Chief.
PatTheGreat Added by PatTheGreat
Inarajan, Guam

Yokoi's Cave

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands

House of Taga

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.
Added by cocoshiva
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Jail

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.
auradlsi Added by auradlsi