Museum of American Samoa
Museum of American Samoa is a museum in Eastern District, American Samoa. Museum of American Samoa is situated nearby to the protected area Navy Building 38, as well as near Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jean P. Haydon Museum and Navy Building 38.
Jean P. Haydon Museum
Museum
The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum in Pago Pago dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa. It contains a collection of canoes, coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and native pharmacopoeia. Jean P. Haydon Museum is situated 1,900 feet north of Museum of American Samoa.
Navy Building 38
Protected area
Navy Building 38 is a historic building on Route 1 in Fagatogo, American Samoa. Located on the north side of the road, it is a roughly square single-story building with a shallow-sloping pyramidal roof, that extends beyond the concrete block walls to create a lanai supported by fluted cast metal columns. Navy Building 38 is situated 1,800 feet north of Museum of American Samoa.
Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium
Protected area
The Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, also called Fale Laumei in Samoan, is the largest indoor meeting space in the United States territory of American Samoa. Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Museum of American Samoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fagatogo and Anua.
Fagatogo
Village
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fagatogo is the downtown area of Pago Pago. Located in the low grounds at the foot of Matafao Peak, it was the location of the first American settlement on Tutuila Island.
Anua
Village
Anua is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located close to the capital Pago Pago, on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor. The term Pago Pago is often used for several settlements on Pago Pago Bay, including Anua, Lepua, Utulei, and others.
Atuʻu, American Samoa
Village
Atuʻu is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor, close to the capital, Pago Pago. Atuʻu is the location of two tuna canneries, the main employers in American Samoa.
Museum of American Samoa
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Jean P Haydon Museum”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.28278° or 14° 16′ 58″ southLongitude
-170.68667° or 170° 41′ 12″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
52QFP887+V8GeoNames ID
5881524
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