Plan a trip to American Samoa

Places to see in American Samoa

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  Tutuila

  Island · American Samoa

  Tutuila is the largest and most populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central Pacific.

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  Taʻū

  Island · American Samoa

  Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.

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  Tafuna

  Town · American Samoa

  Tafuna is a village in Tualauta County, Western District, American Samoa. It is the most populous village in American Samoa, with a population of 7,988 according to the 2020 U.S. census.

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  Aunuʻu

  Island · American Samoa

  Aunuʻu is a small volcanic island off the southeastern shore of Tutuila in Saʻole County, American Samoa. It has a land area of 374.83 acres, and a 2010 census population of 436 persons. Politically, it is a part of the Eastern District, one of the two primary political divisions of American Samoa.

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  Aʻasu

  A'asu

  Town · American Samoa

  Aʻasu or Āsu is a village on the north coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located to the west of Fagasa and northwest of Pago Pago. It is one of multiple villages involved in an archaeological survey of the island.

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  Pola Island

  Island · American Samoa

  Pola Island is an island just offshore from the village of Vatia on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is also known as Cockscomb. Pola Island is designated as part of the National Park American Samoa and is a popular tourist attraction.

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  Rainmaker Mountain

  North Pioa Mountain

  Mountain · American Samoa

  Rainmaker Mountain is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor. The average annual rainfall on the mountain is around 200 inches (510 cm).

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  Matafao Peak

  Mountain · American Samoa

  Matafao Peak is a mountain in American Samoa, on the island of Tutuila. With an elevation of 2,142 feet (653 m), it is the highest peak on Tutuila Island. The mountain, like Rainmaker Mountain across Pago Pago Harbor, is a remnant of a volcanic plug and is part of the volcanic origins of the island.

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  Jean P. Haydon Museum

  Navy Building 43 (Commissary Store)

  Park & nature · American Samoa

  The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum in Pago Pago dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa. It contains a collection of canoes, coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and native pharmacopoeia.

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  Rose Island Concrete Monument

  Park & nature · American Samoa

  The Rose Island Concrete Monument is a historic commemorative marker on Rose Island, part of Rose Atoll, a remote island located in the far eastern reaches of the territorial waters of American Samoa.

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• Lata Mountain

  Mountain · American Samoa

  Lata Mountain is the summit of the island of Taʻū in the Manuʻa Islands. The summit of Lata Mountain is the highest point in American Samoa.

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• Turtle and Shark

  Beach · American Samoa

  Turtle and Shark is a place with association to an important legend in the culture of Samoa. It is located on the southern shore of Tutuila, the largest island of American Samoa, a short way south of the village of Vaitogi.

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