Sights & Attractions in Big Island

Things to Do in Hilo

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Banyan Drive
The more than 50 enormous banyan trees with aerial roots dangling...
Scenic Drives Hilo
 
Coconut Island
This small island, just offshore from Liliuokalani Gardens, is...
Islands Hilo
 
Haili Church
This church was originally constructed in 1859 by New England...
Religious Sites Hilo
 
Hilo Coffee Mill
With all the buzz about Kona coffee, it's easy to forget that...
Industrial Sites Hilo
 
Hilo Downtown Improvement Association
The Hilo Downtown Improvement Association provides an excellent...
Information Centers, Tours Hilo
 
Imiloa Astronomy Center
Part Hawaiian cultural center, part astronomy museum, the Imiloa...
Observatories / Planetariums Hilo
 
Kalakaua Park
King Kalakaua, who revived the hula, was the inspiration for...
Parks Hilo
 
Kaumana Cave
Thanks to Hilo's abundant rainfall, this relatively new lava...
Cave Hilo
 
Keawe Street
Buildings here have been restored to their original 1920s and...
Neighborhoods / Streets Hilo
 
Leleiwi Beach Park and Richardson Ocean Center
You'll find plenty of sea life, from sea turtles to reef fish...
Beaches Hilo
 
Liliuokalani Gardens
Designed to honor Hawaii's first Japanese immigrants, Liliuokalani...
Parks, Gardens / Arboretums Hilo
 
Lyman Museum & Mission House
Built in 1839 for David and Sarah Lyman, Congregationalist missionaries...
Museums / Galleries, Historic Districts / Sites Hilo
 
Mauna Loa Macadamia Factory
Acres of macadamia trees lead to a giant roasting facility and...
Industrial Sites Hilo
 
Mokupapapa Discovery Center
Visitors to this small but informative center will learn about...
Information Centers Hilo
 
Naha and Pinao stones
These two huge, oblong stones are legendary. The Pinao stone...
Archaeological Sites Hilo
 
Nani Mau Gardens
The name means "forever beautiful" in Hawaiian, and that's a...
Gardens / Arboretums Hilo
 
Onekahakaha Beach Park
Shallow, rock-wall-enclosed tide pools and an adjacent grassy...
Beaches Hilo
 
Pacific Tsunami Museum
A memorial to all those who lost their lives in tsunamis that...
Museums / Galleries Hilo
 
Panaewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens
Billed as "the only natural tropical rain-forest zoo in the United...
Zoos / Aquariums Hilo
 
Rainbow Falls
After a hard rain, these falls thunder into the Wailuku River...
Bodies of Water Hilo
 
Reeds Bay Beach Park
Safe swimming, proximity to downtown Hilo, and a freshwater-fed...
Beaches Hilo
 
S. Hata Building
Erected as a general store in 1912 by Sadanosuke Hata and his...
Historic Districts / Sites, Stores / Malls Hilo
 
Wailoa Center
This circular exhibition center, in Wailoa State Park, features...
Museums / Galleries Hilo
 
Wailuku River State Park
Four separate streams fall into a series of circular pools here...
Bodies of Water Hilo
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