As you get to the capital of the island – Suva – where about a half of Viti Levu and the whole archipelago’s population live, find some time to visit the Fiji Museum. The museum is a rather peculiar building which is dedicated to the country’s history and culture. Here you can see a great number of fascinating artefacts created by the locals’ ancestors and learn the island’s history since the day first settlers came till today. Moreover, the museum’s exhibition proves that the island has a rich past except for Europeans’ first arrival. There are also fossilised shell remains and stuffed animals that inhabited the island’s territory in different periods. A thirteen-metres-long canoe that is more than 100 years old is exhibited there as well.
Thurston Gardens is must-visit for those who are starving for learning everything about the local flora. Local plants as well as those which don’t’ grow on Fiji but still represent the Pacific flora, endangered species and just those that were never brought here can be seen in the gardens. Besides, there are about 80 parks in the capital city, so there is plenty of space to walk around and enjoy local views. One of the most attractive is the Albert Park. It’s located in the exact same place where Charles Kingsford Smith’s plane landed during his famous flight between Hawaii and Fiji.
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