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Northern Mariana Islands at a glance

Northern Mariana Islands is a territory in Micronesian Region; its capital is Saipan. People mainly speak English. The currency is the US Dollar (USD). VoyaKin maps 15 places to see here.

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Saipan
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Micronesian Region
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English
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
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Places to see in Northern Mariana Islands

12 of the 15 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Saipan

    Saipan

    Island · Northern Mariana Islands

    Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to 2020 estimates by the United States Census Bureau, the population of Saipan was 43,385.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: P. Miller, (Pdmiller) (Public domain). Map

  • Tinian

    Tinian

    Island · Northern Mariana Islands

    Tinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Together with uninhabited neighboring Aguijan, it forms Tinian Municipality, one of the four constituent municipalities of the Northern Marianas. Tinian's largest village is San Jose.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Saipan Tinian aerial map.jpg (CC BY 2.5). Map

  • Rota

    Rota

    Island · Northern Mariana Islands

    Rota, also known as the "Friendly Island", is the southernmost island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the third southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: CT Snow from Hsinchu, Taiwan (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Anatahan

    Anatahan

    Island · Northern Mariana Islands

    Anatahan is a volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and has one of the most active volcanoes of the archipelago. Formerly inhabited, the island is currently uninhabited due to the constant danger of volcanic eruptions.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: U.S. Geological Survey (Public domain). Map

  • Mount Tapochau

    Mount Tapochau

    Mountain · Northern Mariana Islands

    Mount Tapochau is the highest point on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the center of the island, north of San Vicente village and northwest of Magicienne Bay. It rises to a height of 474 m (1,555 ft), and offers an unhindered view of the entire island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Abasaa (Public domain). Map

  • Garapan

    Garapan

    City · Northern Mariana Islands

    Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Garapan, as a census-designated place, has an area of 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) and a population of 3,096.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Abasaa (Public domain). Map

  • San Jose

    San Jose

    Town · Northern Mariana Islands

    San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach (Tachungnya).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: map:US Geological Survey crop:Wikid77 (Public domain). Map

  • House of Taga

    House of Taga

    Ruins · Northern Mariana Islands

    The House of Taga is an archeological site located near San Jose Village, on the island of Tinian, United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Marianas Archipelago.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: CT Snow from Hsinchu, Taiwan (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Mount Agrihan

    Mount Agrihan

    Mountain · Northern Mariana Islands

    Mount Agrihan is a stratovolcano on the formerly uninhabited island of Agrihan in the Pacific Ocean, located in the Northern Mariana Islands, an insular area and commonwealth of the United States.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral

    Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral

    Religious · Northern Mariana Islands

    The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Abasaa (Public domain). Map

  • Sugar King Park

    Sugar King Park

    Park & nature · Northern Mariana Islands

    Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Abasaa (Public domain). Map

  • NMI Museum of History and Culture

    NMI Museum of History and Culture

    Museum · Northern Mariana Islands

    The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the…

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Micronesian Region: Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Nauru · Palau · U.S. Outlying Islands

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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