Pago Pago was the setting for Somerset Maugham's well-known short story, 'Rain'. Set on a magnificent harbor and surrounded by densely forested mountains, the city has a character of its own; the market place is the best place to start to capture it's character - and the Fa'a Samoa. The American Samoa National Park's visitor center is located in Pago Plaza and is worth a visit before exploration of the islands begins.