Attractions & Tours
Things to Do in Hawaii
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28 attractions
Natural Wonders
Hawaii Natural Wonders
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Diamond Head State Monument (Oahu)
Oahu's iconic volcanic crater and Hawaii's most famous hike — a short, historic trail up to panoramic views over Waikiki and the Pacific. Reservations required for out-of-state visitors.
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve (Oahu)
Oahu's legendary snorkeling bay — a protected volcanic cove filled with reef fish and green sea turtles. Limited daily entry by online reservation; book the moment slots open.
Haleakala National Park (Maui)
Maui's 10,023-foot "House of the Sun" — sunrise above the clouds over a vast volcanic crater, otherworldly summit landscapes, and high-altitude hiking. Sunrise entry requires an advance reservation.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Big Island)
Walk on one of Earth's most active volcanoes — Kilauea's summit caldera and crater, steam vents, a walk-through lava tube, and the Chain of Craters Road down to the sea. Eruption viewing when Pele allows.
Mauna Kea Stargazing (Big Island)
Some of the clearest night skies on Earth — sunset above the clouds from Hawaii's highest mountain, then world-class stargazing from the Visitor Information Station at 9,200 feet. Sacred ground; visit respectfully.
Waimea Canyon State Park (Kauai)
The "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" — ten miles of red-and-green gorge plunging 3,600 feet through Kauai's west side, with drive-up lookouts, waterfall views, and trails, ending at cliff-top views over Na Pali.
Beaches
Hawaii Beaches
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Waikiki Beach
Two miles of the most famous sand in the Pacific — Diamond Head on the horizon, the Duke on his pedestal, gentle rollers built for a first surf lesson, and sunset that belongs to everyone for free.
North Shore of Oahu
The big-wave capital of the world in winter and a snorkeler's calm coast in summer — Haleʻiwa's surf-town lunch counters, Waimea Bay, Pipeline and Sunset Beach, an hour and a world away from Waikiki.
Kaanapali Beach
Three miles of golden West Maui sand with snorkeling at Black Rock, a beach walk linking the resorts, and the sunset torch-lighting and cliff dive that re-enacts King Kahekili's leap.
Makena Beach (Big Beach)
South Maui's largest undeveloped beach — a long, wide sweep of golden sand under the Puu Olai cinder cone, no hotels in sight, lifeguards on duty, and shorebreak powerful enough to respect.
Punaluu Black Sand Beach
Jet-black volcanic sand fringed by coconut palms on the Big Island's Kau coast, where green sea turtles haul out to bask — the perfect stop on the drive to Volcanoes National Park.
Museums
Hawaii Museums
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USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
The Pearl Harbor Avenger, boarded — climb through a real WWII submarine from torpedo room to conning tower: the cramped bunks, the controls, the 44-patrol war record, and Pearl Harbor's most hands-on hour.
Bishop Museum
The Smithsonian of the Pacific — Hawaiian Hall's three koa-railed floors of feather cloaks, war gods and voyaging canoes, the planetarium that teaches wayfinding, and erupting-lava science for the kids.
Honolulu Museum of Art
The courtyard museum — world-class art arranged around open-air gardens: Hokusai and van Gogh, Hawaii's painters, the Doris Duke connection, and the most civilized rainy-or-too-sunny hours in Honolulu.
Maui Ocean Center
Hawaii's aquarium of the living reef — the 750,000-gallon open-ocean tank's shark-and-ray tunnel, the humpback sphere dome, and the snorkel primer that names every fish you will meet at Molokini.
Historic Sites
Hawaii Historic Sites
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Pearl Harbor National Memorial (Oahu)
America's most hallowed WWII site — the USS Arizona Memorial, floating above the sunken battleship, plus the Battleship Missouri, submarine Bowfin, and the Aviation Museum. Oahu's essential history visit.
Iolani Palace
The only royal palace on American soil — King Kalakaua's 1882 showpiece with its koa staircase, thrones and the room where a queen was imprisoned: Hawaii's monarchy told where it reigned, and where it was taken.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
Where World War II ended — stand on the Mighty Mo's surrender deck, under 16-inch guns, over the spot Japan signed: the war's bookend anchored a ship's length from where it began at the Arizona Memorial.
Tours & Cruises
Hawaii Tours & Cruises
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Na Pali Coast (Kauai)
Kauai's crown — 17 miles of 3,000-foot emerald sea cliffs, hidden beaches, and waterfalls, seen by boat tour, helicopter, or the famous Kalalau Trail's first miles. The most dramatic coastline in Hawaii.
Molokini Crater Snorkel Cruise (Maui)
Snorkel inside a sunken volcanic crater — Molokini's crescent shelters some of Hawaii's clearest water (100-foot-plus visibility) and a protected reef, reached by morning boat tours from Maui's south shore.
Culture
Hawaii Culture
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Tours & Adventures
Hawaii Tours & Adventures
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Scenic Drives
Hawaii Scenic Drives
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Luau & Shows
Hawaii Luau & Shows
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Tours
Hawaii Tours
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Hiking
Hawaii Hiking
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Scenic Viewpoints
Hawaii Scenic Viewpoints
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Parks & Nature
Hawaii Parks & Nature
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