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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 - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756
A member of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton occupies the grounds that once graced a private estate. The manicured gardens consist of a series of outdoor venues that have their own unique traits and are distinguished by fountains, statues, and exotic plantings. Around each bend, there's a new vista, a new series of scents, and a...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Wailua Marina, Wailua River State Park, Wailua, HI
Although it's something of a tourist trap, the cruise up the Wailua to Fern Grotto is still entertaining, and the grotto in itself is lovely. During the boat ride, guides share stories of the islands, along with their musical and dance heritage. Folks are even invited to participate. The grotto is a stone formation whose moist environment provides...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Rte 56, Princeville, HI
Just beyond Princeville, a highway overlook affords travelers a view of the Hanalei Valley's incredible beauty, which spreads out in a lush panorama of color, texture, and dimension. Set against rugged mountains are the shimmering strands of river and waterfalls, and taro fields push out across the valley in a study of the possibilities of green....
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: end of Kilauea Rd, Kilauea, HI 96754
Perched on a point high above the sea, this quaint lighthouse (built in 1913) once had the capacity to send a shaft of light 90 miles into the night. These days, its original "clamshell" lens has been replaced by a smaller, less powerful light that local sailors on the North Shore still find quite useful. Views from the point are stunning, and a...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: 5-8291 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI 96714
Tucked away in the Limahuli Valley of Kauai's North Shore, this exquisite, pristine preserve has as its mission the protection of Hawaii's native species and the conservation of tropical ecosystems. On the 17-acre site, plants are labeled for visitors' edification, and those used by natives for food, medicine, and shelter (such as sugarcane, taro,...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Hulemalu Rd, Lihue, HI 96766
Legend has it that an industrious race of small-statured peoples once inhabited the islands, predecessors to the Polynesians who now populate the archipelago. Known as the menehune, they were master craftsmen who could build with great skill and speed. This fish pond was supposedly constructed by them at the request of a prince and princess, who...
Moir Gardens at Kiahuna Plantation Resort
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: 2253B Poipu Rd, at Plantation Gardens Restaurant and Bar, Koloa, HI 96756
What began in the late 1930s as a planting of cacti on a sugar plantation has evolved into these beautiful gardens. These days, the complex has expanded greatly, and across 35 acres, you'll find gorgeous specimens and perfectly manicured beds. Thousands of plants conspire towards the unified vision, and a good number of them are labeled for the...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Lawai Rd, Kukuiula Bay, Koloa, HI 96756
Arguably one of Kauai's most popular natural sites, this geyser-like attraction delights visitors with its spectacle and energy. Incoming surf rushes into an ancient lava tube and is forced upward and outward in a dramatic display of sea water. At times, the geyser can reach heights of fifty feet. A peculiarity of the formation is that the water...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Maalo Rd (Hwy 583), 5 miles north of Lihue, Lihue, HI
Many visitors recognize these twin falls as the ones pictured in the opening sequence of the "Fantasy Island" TV show. Their dramatic, 80-foot tumble is the subject of many tourist photographs, a distinct difference from the days when Hawaiian royalty dove from the cliffs as a sign of power and prowess. Although the falls' beauty waxes and wanes...
Category: Sightseeing - Kauai Attractions & Activities
Address: Koke'e Rd (Hwy 550), western Kauai, north of Waimea, HI
This amazing, yawning chasm seems almost incongruous on a tiny, tropical island, but the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" harbors a wealth of scenery, lush vegetation, and native fauna. Its multihued brilliance attracts thousands of visitors, who appreciate the canyon's beauty from scenic overlooks or hike into its depths for firsthand views. Roughly...
