Belau National Museum in Koror

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  Peri L

  :: 02 July 2018 01:20:59

  Great place to bring kids

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  Daniel Kosecki

  :: 05 February 2018 19:33:25

  I learned a lot about the various powers that claimed the islands. Lots to read.

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  Wenkai Yang

  :: 04 February 2018 12:06:02

  A nice place to go before you leave.

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  Ahmed Riyaaz

  :: 01 November 2017 14:26:10

  Shows the culture and history of palau. this museum also shows the relationship palau had with countries like germany, Japan and USA.

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  Mira Serrill-Robins

  :: 03 July 2016 22:26:20

  This isn't the Smithsonian, but there are only 2 museums in Koror (as well as the WWII Museum on Peleliu), and I'd say they're both worth a visit on a day off from diving. Palauans got to the islands over 2,000 years ago, which is pretty amazing, and worth learning about (exhibits on that particular side of things are better at the Etpison Museum). You can read every word in the Belau National Museum in a couple of hours, tops. There are exhibits on flora and fauna, some on crafts, and a floor on the World Wars and control by foreign powers. The foreign power stuff is different from the Peleliu war museum in that it has a bunch of information about life in Palau under both the Germans and the Japanese. There's a big outdoor reproduction bai, or meeting house. The gift shop has lots of souvenirs, and one can support the museum by getting them there. It's also one of the few places that has a good selection of books about Palau. There's a cafe. To get there, you turn up the hill by the Shell until the road basically runs onto the elementary school grounds, then go left before the school, and follow the road. There are some signs, but the road more or less runs right to the Museum.