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Unusual Attractions in Vanuatu

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

Mount Yasur

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

Luganville, Vanuatu

Million Dollar Point

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

Malampa Province, Vanuatu

Ambrym Island

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

Penama Province, Vanuatu

Pentecost Island Land Dive

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

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Podcast: Million Dollar Point

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

by The Podcast Team

September 7, 2021

Bananas are still a staple of Vanuatu residents' diets. These are for sale at a busy market in Port Vila.

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.

by Reina Gattuso

February 17, 2020

The mask held at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, made in Malakula, Vanuatu, from matted spiders' webs.

These Hoods Made of Spider Webs Have Long Been Misunderstood

From Vanuatu, they've been described as "smothering hoods and "caps of death."

by Natasha Frost

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