Must-see attractions in American Samoa

  • Fagatogo Market

    American Samoa

    This is the town’s social centre on a Friday night. Locals come to gossip, ransack food stalls and pick over fresh coconuts, breadfruit and other produce;…

  • Fatu ma Futi

    American Samoa

    Get your camera ready: you'll spot these iconic offshore rock formations on your drive into Pago Pago from the airport. Legend has it that a couple named…

  • Turquoise water and white sand beach on Ofu Island, Manua Island group, American Samoa, South Pacific, Pacific

    Ofu Beach

    American Samoa

    Ofu island's crown jewel is the beach along the south coast - 4km (2.5mi) of shining, palm-fringed white sand. The offshore waters are deep enough for…

  • Nu’uuli Falls

    American Samoa

    Standing in stark relief to Nu’uuli’s scruffy strip of restaurants and convenience stores, this secluded waterfall with a deliciously cool swimming hole…

  • Turtle & Shark Site

    American Samoa

    The most famous of Tutuila’s legends is set at this dramatic cliff-top site. According to one version, an old lady and her granddaughter were turfed out…

  • Leone

    American Samoa

    The village of Leone welcomed the first missionary to Tutuila in 1832. John Williams subsequently erected the island’s first church, garnishing it with…

  • Saua Site

    American Samoa

    This sacred site is where Tagaloa is said to have created the first humans before sending them out to Polynesia. Its volcanic boulders, wild surf and…

  • Masefau & Sa’ilele

    American Samoa

    A cross-island road leads from the village of Faga’itua up over a pass before winding slowly down to Masefau, a village that looks too idyllic to be true.

  • To’aga Site

    American Samoa

    While there's nothing to see here now, it was at this site (just behind Ofu Beach) where archaeologists found an unprecedented array of artefacts dating…

  • Rainmaker Mountain

    American Samoa

    Also known as Mt Pioa, 523m-high Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbour in the world. From…

  • Cape Taputapu

    American Samoa

    For a memorable, mayhaps romantic evening, this is a tough spot to beat: Tutuila’s westernmost point is the last place on earth the sun sets each day.

  • Cathedral of the Holy Family

    American Samoa

    The exterior of Tafuna’s imposing, snow-white Catholic cathedral is striking, with a space-age bell tower and dissected dome, though a homier beauty lies…

  • Tia Seu Lupe

    American Samoa

    The most accessible of American Samoa’s fascinating star mounds is secreted behind a statue of St Mary near the huge Catholic cathedral in Tafuna. Tia Seu…

  • Jean P Hayden Museum

    American Samoa

    Has a small but interesting display of Samoan artefacts, including va’a (bonito canoes), alia (war canoes), coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and…

  • Tauese PF Sunia Ocean Center

    American Samoa

    The visitor centre for the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa has informative exhibits relating to the region's reefs and ecosystems; if it's not…

  • John Williams Church

    American Samoa

    The village of Leone welcomed the first missionary to Tutuila in 1832. John Williams subsequently erected the island’s first church, garnishing it with…

  • Government House

    American Samoa

    This beautiful white clapboard mansion at the top of a small hill offers perfect views across the harbour. Tours may be available; ask at your…

  • Fono

    American Samoa

    This traditionally inspired building houses American Samoa's Senate and House of Representatives.

  • Air Disaster Memorial

    American Samoa

    Marks the site of a plane crash in 1980 that claimed the lives of eight people.

  • Rex H Lee Auditorium

    American Samoa

    This large building is nicknamed the 'turtle house' for its distinctive shape.

  • Granite Church

    American Samoa

    This hilltop granite church looms over Pago Pago.

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