<strong>American Territories:</strong> From the South Pacific to Caribbean islands, America's territories have a wealth of culture, history, and natural beauty. Polynesian explorers touched down on American Samoa's pristine beaches (as shown here) thousands of years ago.
American Territories: From the South Pacific to Caribbean islands, America's territories have a wealth of culture, history, and natural beauty. Polynesian explorers touched down on American Samoa's pristine beaches (as shown here) thousands of years ago.
Jonathan Irish/American Samoa Visitors Bureau
<strong>American Samoa: </strong>Home to fruit bats with 3-foot wingspans, the National Park of American Samoa's dramatic topography was shaped by volcanic activity.
American Samoa: Home to fruit bats with 3-foot wingspans, the National Park of American Samoa's dramatic topography was shaped by volcanic activity.
National Park of American Samoa
<strong>Guam:</strong> A tradition of travel by outrigger canoe links Guam to the ancient travelers who first explored the South Pacific.
Guam: A tradition of travel by outrigger canoe links Guam to the ancient travelers who first explored the South Pacific.
Guam Visitors Bureau
<strong>Guam: </strong>Chamorro culture remains vibrant even as Guam has become an ocean crossroads.
Guam: Chamorro culture remains vibrant even as Guam has become an ocean crossroads.
Guam Visitors Bureau
<strong>Puerto Rico: </strong>The stone fortifications of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan are designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Puerto Rico: The stone fortifications of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan are designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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<strong>Puerto Rico:</strong> A bronze statue, "La Rogativa," commemorates a 1797 procession by the women of San Juan at a time when the city was under siege by British troops.
Puerto Rico: A bronze statue, "La Rogativa," commemorates a 1797 procession by the women of San Juan at a time when the city was under siege by British troops.
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<strong>US Virgin Islands:</strong> White sand beaches draw sailors and sun-worshippers to Magens Bay on Saint Thomas.
US Virgin Islands: White sand beaches draw sailors and sun-worshippers to Magens Bay on Saint Thomas.
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
<strong>US Virgin Islands:</strong> A ruined sugar mill on the 18th century Annaberg Plantation recalls the era when enslaved Africans were brought to Caribbean islands to work in the cane fields.
US Virgin Islands: A ruined sugar mill on the 18th century Annaberg Plantation recalls the era when enslaved Africans were brought to Caribbean islands to work in the cane fields.
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
<strong>Northern Mariana Islands:</strong> Clear water and craggy rocks define Saipan's gorgeous shoreline.
Northern Mariana Islands: Clear water and craggy rocks define Saipan's gorgeous shoreline.
Marianas Visitors Authority
<strong>Northern Mariana Islands: </strong>Tasting Chamorro cuisine is a highlight of visiting the Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana Islands: Tasting Chamorro cuisine is a highlight of visiting the Northern Mariana Islands.
Marianas Visitors Authority
<strong>United States Minor Outlying Islands:</strong> A school of manini fish swarms the coral reef surrounding protected Palmyra Atoll.
United States Minor Outlying Islands: A school of manini fish swarms the coral reef surrounding protected Palmyra Atoll.
Kydd Pollock
<strong>United States Minor Outlying Islands: </strong>The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument provides valuable habitat for marine wildlife like these manta rays in a Palmyra Atoll lagoon.<br />
United States Minor Outlying Islands: The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument provides valuable habitat for marine wildlife like these manta rays in a Palmyra Atoll lagoon.
Alex Wegmann