5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Samoa - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Samoa

To Sua Ocean Trench

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Alofaaga Blowholes

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.

Pulemelei Mound

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

Baha'i House of Worship of Samoa

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

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Unique Food & Drink in Samoa

Palolo

To catch these coral-dwelling, caviar-flavored sea worms, you must wade into their annual mating ritual.

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Stories About Samoa

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The Hoax Book That Became an Anarchist and Hippie Bible

'The Papalagi'—supposedly written by a Samoan chief in 1920—offered a societal critique, but carried on a problematic racial trope.

by Jordan Todorov

September 8, 2020

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