Asan Invasion Beach, Asan

Name: Asan Invasion Beach
Address: Asan, Guam

#2 among attractions in Asan

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The Asan Invasion Beach is a historic site in the village of Asan, Guam. The beaches of Asan were one of the landing sites of American forces in the 1944 Battle of Guam, in which the island was retaken from occupying Japanese forces. The designated historic site includes the beaches extending between Asan Point and Adelup Point, and extends inland roughly to Guam Highway 1. It also includes the water area extending from the beach to the reef, about 100 metres out, an area that includes at least one abandoned Allied landing vehicle. ()

Built: 1944 (80 years ago)Coordinates: 13°28'22"N, 144°42'47"E

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Asan Invasion Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nike, Agana Shopping Center, Plaza de España, Latte Stone Park.

4.8 miE
Shopping, Concerts and shows, Shopping centre
Nike, Tamuning
122 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.
2.9 miE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Agana Shopping Center, Hagåtña
74 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.
2.6 miE
Park
Plaza de España, Hagåtña
66 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.
2.6 miE
Park
Latte Stone Park, Hagåtña
66 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.
2.6 miE
Cathedral with enshrined saint statue
Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, Hagåtña
67 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.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Santa Agueda, Hagåtña
60 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.
2.5 miE
Bridge
Agana Spanish Bridge, Hagåtña
64 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.
4.9 miSW
Cemetery
Sumay Cemetery
125 min walk • The Sumay Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of Naval Base Guam, located on the west side of the United States territory of Guam.
2.8 miE
Park
Chief Quipuha Park, Hagåtña
71 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.
4.3 miSW
Visitor center, Museum
T. Stell Newman Visitor Center
109 min walk • The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a multi-unit protected area in the United States territory of Guam, which was established in 1978 in honor of those who participated in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
2.7 miE
Park
Paseo De Susana Park, Hagåtña
70 min walk • Paseo de Susana is a small peninsula that forms part of the city of Hagåtña, Guam. It was built in the 1940s from rubble and debris left behind after World War II.