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Big Island Attractions & ActivitiesSightseeing
Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Address: 93 Banyan Dr, Hawai'i Naniloa Resort, Hilo, HI 96720
Scenic Banyan Drive, which loops around Hilo Bay's Waiakea Peninsula, is named for the 50-plus trees that line it. The ground roots of these eerie hardwood trees extend like gothic snakes across the sand, and long, spindly aerial roots dangle from overhead, giving the banyans a cage-like appearance. The trees were...
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Address: Old Volcano Rd at Hawai'i Belt Rd, Volcano, HI 96785
Encompassing more than 350 square acres, this tumultuous national park is one of the most photographed locales in the Hawaiian chain. For more than 70 million years, volcanic heat and pressure from inside the earth have molded the dramatic landscape, which includes Thurston Lava Tube, still-smoldering Halemaumau...
Address: Ali`i Dr, Honokohau Harbor, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
A great launching point for sightseeing and fishing excursions, this pier is always a-bustle. On one day, an excited crowd may gather to see the weigh-in for a lucky angler's enormous marlin. On another, folks may witness the frenzy that takes place as more than 1500 world-class competitors await the sounding of the...
Address: Chain of Craters Rd, Mile Marker 16, Volcano, HI 96785
This fascinating area of Volcanoes National Park preserves images left by people from centuries past. At the Pu'u Loa turn-off, you won't need to venture far from your car before spotting age-old images representing native people's everyday lives – boats, dancers, fishers, animals, and tools (spears, paddles, poi...
Address: Crater Rim Dr, Volcano House Hotel, Volcano, HI 96785
Founded in 1974, VAC is dedicated to preserving – and promoting worldwide awareness of – the Hawaiian Islands' rich artistic history. The center hosts a variety of monthly exhibits and art sales that showcase paintings, wood sculptures, baskets, jewelry, and Polynesian-influenced masks. The exhibition gallery is...
Address: Haunani Rd at Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785
Before Tom Selleck, Jack Lord, Elvis, and ultra-modern resort hotels, the Big Island's top attraction was Mauna Loa, which has captivated tourists since the 19th century. In order to accommodate the often well-to-do volcano watchers, locals constructed a large grass hut near the rim of Kilauea Crater and gave guests...
Address: Hwy 240, Waipio, HI 96782
The Big Island version of the Valley of the Kings, Waipi'o has long maintained a special place in the hearts of locals. Steeped in legend, the deep, narrow valley stretches some 5-plus miles, flanked on either side by towering rock walls. The valley floor is a lush tapestry of tropical flora, and guava, red banana,...
