Guam sights
War in the Pacific National Park
A US National Historical Park preserving the WWII Pacific battlefields where US forces landed to retake Guam in 1944. It spans beaches, gun emplacements, memorials, and a visitor centre telling the story from both American and Chamorro sides.
About
The War in the Pacific National Historical Park is a US National Park Service site, unique in being dedicated to the Pacific theatre of World War II, and it preserves the landscapes where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place on Guam. After Japan seized the island in December 1941 and occupied it for nearly three years — a brutal period for the Chamorro people — American forces stormed ashore in July 1944 to retake it, landing on the beaches at Asan and Agat that form the heart of the park. Spread across several units along the central-west coast, the park encompasses invasion beaches, trenches and Japanese gun emplacements dug into the hillsides, the Asan Bay Overlook with its memorial wall listing the names of those killed and the Chamorro who suffered under occupation, and a visitor centre with exhibits and artifacts. It is free, sobering, and an essential stop for understanding the history that shaped modern Guam.
Good to know
Opening hours and entry fees vary by season — check before you visit.