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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.
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Aloha Tower Dr, Honolulu, HI 96813
This landmark tower, sitting at the edge of Honolulu Harbor, once provided the initial greeting to visitors disembarking from cruise ships. Inscribed with the word "Aloha" and boasting clock faces, the tower also offers an observation deck, from which folks can take in views of Honolulu. These days, the tower (which was built in 1926) serves as...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: Diamond Head Rd, east of Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
Widely recognized as the symbol of Hawaii, this extinct volcano crater was known to ancients as Leahi, which means "brow of the tuna" and referred to its appearance from the west. Its more familiar name came from 19th-century British sailors, who mistook crystals in the soil for diamonds. Through the years, its crest was the site of altars and...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: Kalakaua Ave, near Kuhio Beach, Honolulu, HI 96815
Commemorating one of Waikiki's most famous native sons, this bronze statue provides the four-time Olympic athlete an eternal presence on his beloved beach. A champion swimmer, Duke also helped spread the popularity of surfing in America and was both a sheriff of Honolulu and a film actor. In fact, his fame accounted for his being named the...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813
This contemporary building, beautiful in its simplicity, holds a host of meaning in its architecture. Designed as a reflection of the Hawaiian islands, the capitol itself is intended to mimic a volcano, and its surrounding pool represents the Pacific Ocean. Even its pillars are supposed to evoke coconut palms. An open-air courtyard features a...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 957 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Honoring the king who first united the Hawaiian islands in the early 19th century, this statue stands proudly in front of Ali'iolani Hale. Modeled after the Roman "Augustus Prima Porta" statue, it indicates both strength and openness. One of four castings of the statue (two on the Big Island and one in Washington, DC), this Oahu example is the...
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 2177 Puowaina Dr, Honolulu, HI 96813
In ancient days, this crater was the site of solemn, ritualistic ceremonies involving island priests and royal figures. The place, known as the "Hill of Sacrifice," was granted an extended purpose when it became the National Memorial Cemetery and was chosen to be the final resting place for men and women who gave up their lives in service to their...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: Pali Hwy (aka Hwy 61), northeast of Honolulu, HI
At a lofty point in the Koolau Range (the mountains that divide windward Oahu from the rest of the island) is a lookout that offers outstanding views of the eastern landscape. Legend has it that, in 1795, King Kamehameha I and his men drove opposition warriors over the cliffs in the fight for Hawaiian unification. True or not, just imagining such...
Valley of the Temples (and Byodo-In Temple)
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 47-200 Kahekili Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744
Within this lush valley lies a cemetery dedicated to many denominations, eastern and western alike. Echoing this multiple focus are the valley's landscaping and structures. A Christian chapel, perched on a hill, and a Buddhist temple, modeled after the Byodo-In temple in Japan, provide quiet places for meditation. Oahu's Asian temple is surrounded...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: Kalakaua Ave between Aquarium and New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, opposite Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, HI 96815
Subject to much-anticipated renovations, this grand, outdoor pool opened in 1927 as a tribute to Hawaii's residents who died during WWI. An impressive memorial arch leads into the facility, which features an enormous, saltwater pool and bleachers running alongside. In its heyday, it was frequented by Duke Kahanamoku, Buster Crabbe, and Johnny...
Category: Sightseeing - Honolulu Attractions & Activities
Address: 320 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813
This gracious home, an elegant white structure beneath shady, mature trees, was built in 1846 by John Dominis, who died before he took up residence. Queen Liliuokalani, Dominis's daughter-in-law and Hawaii's last monarch, was the house's most famous occupant. Today, the home is the realm of Hawaii's governors. Distinguished by its lanais, the...
