Landmark· Corregidor· Philippines
Corregidor Island
14° 23.1′ N · 120° 34.4′ E
The tadpole-shaped fortress island at the mouth of Manila Bay, where US and Filipino forces made their last stand in 1942. It is an open-air museum of shattered barracks, coastal batteries, Malinta Tunnel and the Pacific War Memorial.
Practical
Wikipedia: 6.5 km long, up to 2 km wide, about 900 ha, highest point 180 m on Topside. Before WWII it had 23 coastal batteries with 56 guns and mortars. Most visitors arrive on the Sun Cruises day tour from Manila and ride its 'tranvia' trams around the island (Wikivoyage). Sites include Malinta Tunnel and its Light and Sound show, Battery Way and Battery Grubbs, Middleside Barracks, the Spanish lighthouse, the Pacific War Memorial and the Filipino War Memorial (OSM). Food: La Playa restaurant near the docks. Lodging at Corregidor Resort cottages (OSM). A Philippine Coast Guard station sits at Bottomside (OSM).
Best for
Exploring WWII history by boat