En-route to the Philippines, Palau makes a great place to break the passage while leaving Guam, Papua New Guinea or Micronesia for points west. Tours by land and sea, rustic museums with memorabilia spanning centuries and more than six countries, present with the stark view of the sport-diving capital of Pacific, the kingdom of coral gardens, a craft with mushroom-shaped limestone islets, and the station for most consuming global conflicts such as World War Two.