NMI Museum of History and Culture, Garapan

Name: NMI Museum of History and Culture
Address: Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands

#6 among attractions in Garapan

Museum, History museum

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The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the Northern Mariana Islands. The museum has repatriated a significant number of historic objects from the Marianas that were held nationally and internationally in private collections and by foreign museums, companies, and militaries. More than one million dollars has been invested in its collections. The historical buildings on the grounds have been renovated to preserve them, prevent further deterioration, and safeguard visitors. The museum is located across from Sugar King Park. ()

Coordinates: 15°12'8"N, 145°43'10"E

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Garapan Northern Mariana Islands

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NMI Museum of History and Culture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saipan Katori Shrine, American Memorial Park, Kristo Rai Church, Sugar King Park.

~850 ftE
Sacred and religious sites
Saipan Katori Shrine, Garapan
5 min walk • The Saipan Katori Shrine is a Shintō shrine in Sugar King Park, Garapan, Saipan. The main festival of the shrine is held annually in October.
1.1 miN
Museum, Memorial
American Memorial Park, Garapan
27 min walk • American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, was created as a memorial honoring the sacrifices made during the Marianas Campaign of World War II.
~220 ftNE
Church
Kristo Rai Church, Garapan
2 min walk • The Kristo Rai Church is a Roman Catholic church in the street Kopa Di Oru of the town of Garapan in the Northern Marianas Islands, a dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, part of Oceania.
~430 ftE
Park
Sugar King Park, Garapan
3 min walk • Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
~310 ftSE
Tours, Outdoor activities
Japanese Hospital, Garapan
2 min walk • The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
1.1 miN
15°13'5"N • 145°43'12"E
American Memorial Park Visitor Center, Garapan
29 min walk • Museum
1.1 miNE
Lighthouse
Japanese Lighthouse, Saipan
28 min walk • The Japanese Lighthouse is an abandoned lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The lighthouse is one of the few surviving pre-World War II, civilian structures built by the Japanese.
~1610 ftW
Tower
Campaneyan Kristo Rai, Saipan
8 min walk • The Campaneyan Kriso Rai, also known as the Catholic Belltower, is a historic church tower in Garapan, the largest village on Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands.
~290 ftSW
Ship
Waherak Maihar, Garapan
2 min walk • The Waherak Maihar is a historic outrigger canoe on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Built in 1958, it is a well-preserved example of a traditional Caroline Islands ocean-going canoe. It is 26 feet long with a beam of 3 feet.

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Which popular attractions are close to NMI Museum of History and Culture?

Nearby attractions include Kristo Rai Church, Garapan (2 min walk), Waherak Maihar, Garapan (2 min walk), Japanese Hospital, Garapan (2 min walk), Sugar King Park, Garapan (3 min walk).