Things to see in Honolulu
Honolulu is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 786 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1ʻIolani Palace History
The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dynasty.
2Diamond Head Nature
Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae (browridge, promontory) plus ʻahi (tuna) because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.
3Honolulu Museum of Art Art
The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts) is an art museum in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The museum is the largest of its kind in the state, and was founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke.
4Bishop Museum Museum
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
5Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Place of worship
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is the mother church and cathedral of the Diocese of Honolulu.
6Hickam Air Force Base Neighbourhood
Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.
7Aloha Tower Viewpoint
The Aloha Tower is a retired lighthouse that is considered one of the landmarks of the state of Hawaii in the United States. Opened on September 11, 1926, at a cost of $160,000 ($2,805,206 in 2024), the tower is at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor.
8Washington Place History
Washington Place is a Greek Revival palace in the Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was where Queen Liliʻuokalani was arrested during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
9Aliiolani Hale History
Aliʻiōlani Hale is a building located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, currently used as the home of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court. It is the former seat of government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the Republic of Hawaiʻi.
10Punchbowl Crater Nature
Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
11Ala Moana Center Shopping
The Ala Moana Center, often simply called Ala Moana, is a large open-air shopping mall in the Ala Moana neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii.
12Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Honolulu Place of worship
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, also commonly known as St. Andrew's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States located in the State of Hawaii.
13Kawaiahaʻo Church Place of worship
Kawaiahaʻo Church is a historic Congregational church located in Downtown Honolulu on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. The church, along with the Mission Houses, comprise the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site, which was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1962.
14National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific History
The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (informally known as Punchbowl Cemetery) is a United States national cemetery located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
15Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii History
Mauna ʻAla (Fragrant Hills) in the Hawaiian language, is the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii (also called Royal Mausoleum State Monument) and the final resting place of Hawaii's two prominent royal families: the Kamehameha Dynasty and the Kalākaua Dynasty.
16Manoa Falls Nature
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot (46 m) waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii.
17Queen Kapiʻolani Regional Park Park
Queen Kapiʻolani Regional Park is the largest and second-oldest public park in Hawaii, located in Honolulu on the east end of Waikiki just beyond Kuhio Beach Park and the Waikiki residential neighborhood.
18Hawaii Capital Historic District Neighbourhood
The Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been the center of government of Hawaii since 1845.
19Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Place of worship
The Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus is a co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church and its Diocese of Honolulu, located in Kalihi-Palama in the outskirts of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii.
20Chinatown Neighbourhood
The Chinatown Historic District is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, known for its Chinese American community. It is one of the oldest Chinatowns in the United States.
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