Sights & Attractions in Honolulu and Oahu

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Bishop Museum Founded in 1889 by Charles R. Bishop as a memorial to his wife...	Museums / Galleries	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Byodo-In Temple Tucked away in the back of the Valley of the Temples cemetery...	Religious Sites	Windward Oahu

Chinatown Cultural Plaza This sprawling multistory shopping square surrounds a courtyard...	Squares	Chinatown

Diamond Head State Monument and Park Panoramas from this 760-foot extinct volcanic peak, once used...	Parks, Geological Sites	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Dole Plantation Celebrate Hawaii's famous golden fruit at this promotional center...	Educational Institutions, Farms	Central Oahu


Haleiwa Today Haleiwa is a fun mix of old and new, with charming general...	Towns	North Shore Oahu

Honolulu Zoo There are bigger and better zoos, but this one, though showing...	Zoos / Aquariums	Waikiki

Iolani Palace America's only royal residence was built in 1882 on the site...	Castles / Palaces	Downtown Honolulu

Izumo Taisha Shrine From Chinatown Cultural Plaza, cross a stone bridge to visit...	Religious Sites	Chinatown

Kaena Point State Recreation Area The name means "the heat" and, indeed, this windy barren coast...	Parks	North Shore Oahu

Kamehameha I Statue Paying tribute to the Big Island chieftain who united all the...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Downtown Honolulu

Kapiolani Bandstand Victorian-style Kapiolani Bandstand, which was originally built...	Arts / Performance Venues	Waikiki

Kawaiahao Church Fancifully called Hawaii's Westminster Abbey, this historic house...	Religious Sites	Downtown Honolulu

Kuan Yin Temple A couple of blocks mauka (toward the mountains) from Chinatown...	Religious Sites	Chinatown

Maunakea Marketplace On the corner of Maunakea and Hotel streets is this plaza surrounded...	Markets / Bazaars	Chinatown

Mokolii As you drive the Windward and North shores along Kamehameha Highway...	Geological Sites	Windward Oahu

Nuuanu Pali Lookout This panoramic perch looks out to expansive views of Windward...	Viewpoints	Windward Oahu

Oahu Marketplace Here is a taste of old-style Chinatown, where you might be hustled...	Markets / Bazaars	Chinatown

Polynesian Cultural Center Re-created individual villages showcase the lifestyles and traditions...	Museum Village, Museums / Galleries	Windward Oahu

Queen Emma Summer Palace Queen Emma, King Kamehameha IV's wife, used this stately white...	Houses / Mansions	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Spalding House In the exclusive Makiki Heights neighborhood, just minutes from...	Museums / Galleries	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Waikiki Aquarium This amazing little attraction harbors more than 3,000 organisms...	Zoos / Aquariums	Waikiki

Waikiki Shell Locals bring picnics and grab one of the 6,000 "grass seats"...	Arts / Performance Venues	Waikiki

Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium This 1927 World War I monument, dedicated to the 102 Hawaiian...	Memorials / Monuments	Waikiki

Waimea Valley Park Waimea may get lots of press for the giant winter waves in the...	Nature Preserves, Parks	North Shore Oahu
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