Solomon Islands Worth Visiting : Solomon Islands  

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Worth Visiting of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Worth Visiting

The National Parliament building, opened in 1993, is a distinctive conical building overlooking the main town centre. A tour of the entire building can be arranged with the Sergeant at Arms.

The Melanesian Cultural Village on Mendana Avenue (across from the Central Bank) features traditional leaf "haus" from the different provinces of Solomon Islands. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the gardens down to the sea. Craft markets are held here regularly and locally prepared food is always on sale.

The National Museum, also located in the town centre, is open daily with displays of dance and body ornamentation, traditional currencies, weaponry, and archeology. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is a large modern building containing some interesting displays of red feather money, shell money, other local currencies and very fine wood carvings. Further up the Mendana Avenue, is the Botanical Gardens and herbarium with a display of local orchids, and a selection of bush plants and trees, mostly typical of rainforests in the country.

The Honiara Central and Kukum markets are the country's food markets where produce comes in from outlying villages, and is worth visiting for the atmosphere alone.

Both the US Memorial atop Skyline Ridge, bearing a detailed description of the battles fought during the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Japanese Peace Memorial, with its four white monoliths on Mt Austin offer panoramic views of the capital, Iron Bottom Sound and the Florida Islands.