The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tonga

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tonga

Updated June 27, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Tonga

View from the summit of Hunga Tonga -Hunga Ha’apai island in January 2017

Tonga

Hunga Ha'apai New Volcano Island

Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.

Niutoua, Tonga

Ha‘amonga ‘a Maui

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."

The obverse of the 35 Minerva Dollar coin - 1973

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Republic of Minerva

A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.

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Podcast: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai

The island might be almost completely gone now, but the memory remains.

by The Podcast Team, Atlas Obscura