Kauai
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Kauai - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
No one knows just who built this intricate aquaculture structure in the Huleia River. Legend attributes it to the Menehune, a mythical—or real...Read More
This is a drive-up beach park popular with campers year-round. The wide bay here—named Makua—is bordered by two large reef systems creating...Read More
This 2-mile crescent beach cradles a wide bay in a setting that is quintessential Hawaii. The sea is on one side, and behind you are the mountains...Read More
Dramatic mountains and a patchwork of neat taro farms bisected by the wide Hanalei River make this one of Hawaii's loveliest sights. The fertile...Read More
Located at the end of the trail with the same name, Kalalau is a remote beach in spectacular Napali Coast State Wilderness Park. Reaching it...Read More
Maintaining a stately presence on Rice Street, the historic museum building is easy to find. It features a permanent display, "The Story of...Read More
Highway 560 on the North Shore literally dead-ends at this beach, pronounced kay-eh. This is also the start of the famous Kalalau Trail, and...Read More
A beacon for sea traffic since it was built in 1913, this National Historic Landmark celebrated its centennial in 2013 and has the largest clamshell...Read More
One of the most spectacular beaches on the South Shore is inaccessible by land unless you tour the National Tropical Botanical Garden's Allerton...Read More
This 2-mile stretch of coast, with its sand dunes, limestone hills, sinkholes, and caves, is unlike any other on Kauai. Remains of a large,...Read More
Joyce and Ed Doty's love for plants and art spans 240 acres and includes many different gardens, a hardwood plantation, an ahupua'a (a Hawaiian...Read More
Koloa’s first sugar mill opened in 1835, ushering in an era of sugar production throughout the Islands, with more than 100 plantations established...Read More
The most popular beach on the South Shore is Poipu Beach Park. During calm seas, the snorkeling and swimming are good, and when the surf's up...Read More
Storyboards near this ancient heiau (sacred site) recount the significance of the many sacred structures found along the Wailua River. It...Read More
The longest stretch of beach in Hawaii starts in Kekaha and ends about 15 miles away at the start of Napali Coast. At Napali end of the beach...Read More
A tropical path tucked away in a North Shore neighborhood winds its way down to the oceanfront, where a large tide pool has been carved into...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesIf the conditions are right, you can see a natural blowhole in the reef behaving like Old Faithful, shooting salt water high into the air and...Read More
Carved over countless centuries by the Waimea River and the forces of wind and rain, Waimea Canyon is a dramatic gorge nicknamed the "Grand...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis narrow beach is lined with homes, most of them set back a bit and screened with vegetation that blocks access along the sand in a number...Read More
Anahola is part of the Hawaiian Homelands on Kauai, so Anahola Beach Park is definitely a locals' hangout, especially for families with small...Read More
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