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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Saipan

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Updated July 20, 2017

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Abandoned Pacific Barrier Radar III

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

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Banzai Cliff

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

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Old Japanese Jail

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

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Bird Island Beach

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

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Old Japanese Lighthouse

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

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Abandoned La Fiesta Mall

Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.
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Atomic Bomb Loading Pits

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.
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