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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
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.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
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
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

The Tunnels of Rabaul

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.
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Talasea, Papua New Guinea

Talasea Airstrip

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Added by Simon H
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Lighthouse

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.
Added by slfranke
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Bird Island Beach

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.
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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.
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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Banzai Cliff

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Abandoned Pacific Barrier Radar III

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.
auradlsi Added by auradlsi
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands

Atomic Bomb Loading Pits

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
auradlsi Added by auradlsi
Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.
Added by grassowhat
Christchurch, New Zealand

Re:START Mall

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.
sporked Added by sporked
Pohuehue, New Zealand

Mahurangi Harbour

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.
friendanna5 Added by friendanna5
Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Rivendell

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.
ckirwan Added by ckirwan
Turangi, New Zealand

Creel Tackle House & Cafe

Come for the bait, stay for the brioche.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Eltham, New Zealand

Eltham Toy Wall

What began as a makeshift lost and found, now exists as a unique art installation.
Added by caroleandlee
Auckland, New Zealand

Symonds Street Cemetery

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 
SamM Added by SamM
Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Nelson, New Zealand

World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.
Added by heatherclark07
Wellington, New Zealand

Weta Cave

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Added by McMiddleEarth