Marshall Islands is a travel destination in Micronesia. Its capital is Majuro. February and March are its two best months to visit, ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Top places to visit in Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll (landmark) — UNESCO World Heritage nuclear test site — 23 atomic and hydrogen bombs detonated here between 1946 and 1958 turned this remote atoll into a surreal diving destination; sunken USS Saratoga, USS Arkansas battleships, and haunting Crater dive.
Majuro Atoll (city) — Capital atoll of the Marshall Islands — a long thin ribbon of coral islets with the vibrant Laura Beach on the far western tip, the Alele Museum of Marshallese culture, and traditional outrigger canoe building in riverside workshops.
Arno Atoll (natural) — Closest pristine atoll to Majuro — 133 islets enclosing three lagoons with outstanding snorkelling and kitesurfing; traditional Marshallese stick-chart navigation is still taught to children in the village school.
Laura Beach (Majuro) (beach) — The finest white-sand beach in the Marshall Islands — tucked on the western tip of the atoll, far from the urban bustle; calm lagoon waters perfect for swimming, with breadfruit groves and traditional Marshallese canoes hauled up at dusk.
Kwajalein Atoll (landmark) — World's largest coral atoll by lagoon area — site of intense WWII Pacific fighting; Roi-Namur Island observation point, Japanese memorial, and the lagoon littered with WWII wrecks accessible to divers.
Mili Atoll (natural) — Remote southeastern atoll with exceptional reef diving — a 19th-century German trading station, WWII Japanese defences, and the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart linked to nearby Mili by some researchers.
Jaluit Atoll (landmark) — Former capital under German and Japanese colonial rule — WWII Japanese seaplane base ruins, mangrove forests with saltwater crocodiles, and traditional marshallese navigation school; one of the most historically layered atolls.
Enewetok (Enewetak) Atoll (natural) — Remote northern atoll once used for 43 nuclear tests — Runit Island's concrete radioactive waste dome is a haunting Cold War landmark; exceptional reef diving along the outer wall with spectacular untouched coral growth.
Alele Museum & Library (landmark) — Majuro's national museum preserving Marshallese culture — traditional navigational stick charts (rebbelib and mattang), canoe models, pandanus weaving, and documentary photographs of nuclear testing and Marshallese migration history.
Ailinglaplap Atoll (natural) — Traditional Marshallese atoll in the Ralik Chain — the ancestral home of the Marshall Islands' paramount chief lineages; preserved rongerik taboo groves, traditional canoe voyaging knowledge, and pristine fish-filled lagoon.