Vilu Military Museum — Attraction in Guadalcanal

I really enjoyed this museum. As others have said it's not your typical museum, rather more a collection of military relics in the jungle, but what made it come to life was the owner (Sylvia) who took her time to talk us through each of the exhibits and how it came to end up there. It's hard to find, and limited phone reception so head for the pin on the map and when you pass a white picket fence on your right it's about another 300m up the road down an old farm track and past some small shacks. Apparently they keep putting signs up for others to just pull down, oh...

There was no sign at the turn off so hard to know that there is a war museum there. (Its listed on the tourist map though). Entry fee SID $100 per person. It is just a jungle with war collections so make sure you are covered in repellent. Sylvia, the keeper is the most gorgeous lady and is full of knowledge. It was worth just for a chat with her. There are quite a lot of different pieces and interesting. Make sure you go to the beaches around the area as well and try the...

Very interesting in a funky way. This is one man's collection of the wreckage and debris of WW2. Very evocative and eerie when you consider how these planes and weapons came to be here. The ride here from town is an event in itself; a reminder that spending on infrastructure makes paying taxes much more sensible than some...