Northern Mariana Islands

A National Historical Park in Garapan, Saipan, commemorating the 1944 Battle of Saipan and honouring the American forces who fought there; the only US National Park Service area in the Pacific tropics.

Two earth-covered concrete chambers on Tinian where the atomic bombs Little Boy and Fat Man were loaded onto modified B-29 bombers for the August 1945 attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; preserved as a National Historic Landmark.

Saipan's most celebrated white-sand beach on the west coast, prized for its shallow turquoise lagoon, fringing coral reef and accessible shore entry for all ages.

Saipan's highest point at 1,474 feet (450 metres), crowned by a Madonna and Child statue commemorating Pope John Paul II's 1995 Mass; offers 360-degree panoramic views of Saipan, Tinian and the Philippine Sea.

A sheer north-shore cliff on Saipan, 800 feet above the Philippine Sea; the site of a mass tragedy during the 1944 Battle of Saipan, now preserved as a memorial with panoramic island views.

Tinian's most popular beach on the southwest coast, with pale sand, clear reef-protected water and a historic WW2 airfield directly behind it; a focal point for both visitors and the local Chamorro community.