Lae

Lae is the second city of Papua New Guinea and its industrial port, the place where cargo lands before it goes up the Highlands Highway, and it is a working town rather than a sight. What brings visitors is the Rainforest Habitat, a large enclosed dome of jungle at the university holding tree kangaroos, cassowaries and hornbills, and the botanical gardens beside the war cemetery. Amelia Earhart left from the airstrip here on her final flight, and a small memorial marks it. The Highlands Highway begins in the town. Most travellers pass through on their way up the highway rather than stopping.