Sights & Attractions in Honolulu and Oahu

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Aloha Tower Marketplace In two stories of shops and kiosks you can find island-inspired...	Marinas / Piers, Viewpoints, Stores / Malls	Downtown Honolulu

Foster Botanical Garden Some of the trees in this botanical garden, open since 1931...	Gardens / Arboretums	Chinatown

Hawaii State Art Museum Hawaii was one of the first states in the nation to legislate...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Honolulu

Hawaii State Capitol The capitol's architecture is richly symbolic: the columns resemble...	Government Buildings	Downtown Honolulu

Hawaii State Library This beautifully renovated main library was built in 1913. Its...	Libraries	Downtown Honolulu


Hawaii Theatre Opened in 1922, this theater earned rave reviews for its neoclassical...	Arts / Performance Venues	Chinatown

Hawaii's Plantation Village Starting in the 1800s, immigrants seeking work on the sugar plantations...	Museums / Galleries	West (Leeward) Oahu

Historic Washington Place For many years the home of Hawaii's governors, this white-columned...	Houses / Mansions	Downtown Honolulu

Honolulu Hale This Mediterranean Renaissance-style building was constructed...	Government Buildings	Downtown Honolulu

Honolulu Museum of Art Originally built around the collection of a Honolulu matron who...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Honolulu

Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden The name, which means "to make a place of peace and tranquillity,"...	Gardens / Arboretums	Windward Oahu

Kahala Oahu's wealthiest neighborhood has streets lined with multimillion-dollar...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Kakaako Waterfront Park Rolling hills carpeted in lush green grass greet the visitor...	Parks	Downtown Honolulu

Keawaula Beach (Yokohama Bay) The last sandy beach, and the last stop, on Farrington Highway...	Beaches	West (Leeward) Oahu

Kualoa Ranch Encompassing 4,000 acres about 45 minutes by car from Waikiki...	Farms	Windward Oahu

Kukaniloko Birthstone State Monument In the cool uplands of Wahiawa is haunting Kukaniloko, where...	Memorials / Monuments	Central Oahu

Lyon Arboretum Tucked all the way back in Manoa Valley, this is a gem of an...	Gardens / Arboretums	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Mission Houses Museum The determined Hawaii missionaries arrived in 1820, gaining royal...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Honolulu

Moanalua Gardens This lovely park is the site of the internationally acclaimed...	Gardens / Arboretums	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Moiliili Packed into the neighborhood of Moiliili are flower and lei shops...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Nestled in the bowl of Puowaina, or Punchbowl Crater, this 112-acre...	Cemeteries	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Nuuanu Avenue Here on Chinatown's main mauka-makai drag and on Bethel Street...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Chinatown

Pokai Bay Beach Park This gorgeous swimming and snorkeling beach is protected by a...	Beaches	West (Leeward) Oahu

Puuomahuka Heiau Worth a stop for its spectacular views from a bluff high above...	Religious Sites, Viewpoints	North Shore Oahu

Sea Life Park Dolphins leap and spin and penguins frolic at this marine-life...	Zoos / Aquariums	Windward Oahu

Tantalus and Round Top Scenic Drive A few minutes and a world away from Waikiki and Honolulu, this...	Scenic Drives	Greater Honolulu and Diamond Head

Ulupo Heiau Though they may look like piles of rocks to the uninitiated...	Archaeological Sites	Windward Oahu

Waimanalo This modest little seaside town flanked by chiseled cliffs is...	Towns	Windward Oahu

Wet and Wild Hawaii This 25-acre family attraction has waterslides, water cannons...	Amusement Parks	West (Leeward) Oahu
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