Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications

#7 among destinations in Guam

Archaeological site

Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications location map

Map

Facts and practical information

The Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications are a collection of World War II-era military structures along the coast of Guam in and near the village of Tumon. Many of these structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, using the alternate spelling "Tomhum". They include pillboxes on or close to the beach, and concrete structures and caves located a short way inland on the limestone cliffs that overlook the beach. ()

Coordinates: 13°30'26"N, 144°48'22"E

Location

TamuningGuam

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Tumon Bay Japanese fortifications – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nike, Micronesia Mall, Agana Shopping Center, UnderWater World Guam.

2 miSW
Shopping, Concerts and shows, Shopping centre
Nike, Tamuning
51 min walk • Guam Premier Outlets or GPO, located along GH-14, is an enclosed outlet mall located in Tamuning, Guam. GPO is the only outlet mall in the United States territory of Guam with Ross Dress for Less being the only anchor of the mall.
1.2 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Micronesia Mall, Dededo
31 min walk • Micronesia Mall, in Dededo at the intersection of Guam highways 1 and 16, is the largest shopping center in the Western Pacific in the United States territory of Guam. The Micronesia Mall is a shopping mall with over 100 stores and restaurants.
4.2 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
107 min walk • Agana Shopping Center is a shopping center located in downtown Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam. Opening in 1978, the mall is one of numerous malls on Guam. Main competitors include Micronesia Mall, Guam's largest shopping mall and Guam Premier Outlets in Tamuning.
0.5 miN
Zoo
UnderWater World Guam, Dededo
14 min walk • UnderWater World Guam is one of the longest tunnel-aquariums in the world and the only oceanarium in the United States territory of Guam. The aquarium opened in 1999 and has more than 2,000 animals representing more than 80 different species.
4.3 miSW
Park
Plaza de España, Hagåtña
111 min walk • The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation. Most of the palace was destroyed during the shelling of Hagåtña during the reconquest of Guam in World War II.
4.4 miSW
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
113 min walk • Latte Stone Park, officially Senator Angel Leon Guerrero Santos Latte Stone Memorial Park, is an urban park in Hagåtña, Guam. Established in the 1950s and operated by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation, it is best known for its set of eight historical latte stones, which were transferred from their original site in Fena.
4.3 miSW
Cathedral with enshrined saint statue
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña
110 min walk • Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Guam. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Two Lovers Point, Tamuning
50 min walk • Two Lovers Point is prominent cape and seaside cliff in Tamuning, Guam, that overlooks northern Tumon Bay and the Philippine Sea. One of four National Natural Landmarks on Guam, it is closely associated with the folktale of two doomed lovers and is a major tourist attraction.
4.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
116 min walk • Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside. It is listed on the U.S.
4.3 miSW
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
110 min walk • The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.
4.1 miSW
Park
Chief Quipuha Park, Hagåtña
104 min walk • Chief Quipuha Park is located on the Paseo de Susana peninsula, in the north of the city of Hagåtña, in the United States territory of Guam.