Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Honolulu

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Honolulu. This list contains 45 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Hawaii Nature Center
Education center
👍 Love, love, love this place to start and end a hike. Since Covid, the nature center itself has been closed. So, I don't know what the inside is like. Great to have a restroom and a spicket to wash mud and dirt off after a hike. One of my favorite local spots!
4.70 (94 reviews)
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King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center
Museum
👍👍 The King Kamehameha statue is at it’s best across the street from the only Royal Palace in the United States. When it is covered in flowers🌺 ,it’s fantastic. Thanks for reading my review and a thumbs up would increase my google rating. Aloha and good luck to you and yours.
4.70 (67 reviews)
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Washington Place
Museum
Built in 1847, this mansion has been the home of Hawaii's rulers, starting with Queen Lili'uokalani.
4.70 (64 reviews)
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The Liljestrand House
Heritage building
👍👍 Wow! When we booked a tour to this house I couldn't have possibly imagined the rich history and inclusive tour we would experience! We recieved a one on one tour with our group and an amazing tour guide who was a personal friend of the owners of the home through the time they lived there. The tour g...
4.70 (62 reviews)
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Makiki Valley State Recreation Area
Park
A 1.1-mile hiking trail through a forest valley with vegetation such as eucalyptus.
4.70 (41 reviews)
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Public Art "Makua and Kila"
Cultural landmark
👍 Probably my shortest review, but worth knowing about when walking by it. It's a nice little statue of the children's story called Makua lives on the beach, which was written by Fred Van Dyke. This was sculpted by Holly Young, and it is something you can take some cool pictures of. Enjoy the beaches...
4.70 (39 reviews)
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Kapaemahu - The Stones of Life
Historical landmark
😐 Not sure how to get this to Google, but could you rename this as “Nā Pōhaku Ola”? They’re healing stones and they weren’t wizards…
4.70 (30 reviews)
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Sky Gate by Isamu Noguchi
Sculpture
👍👍 A must see for astronomy lovers. The astronomical structure only casts a circle during Lahaina Noon (time in the tropics when the sun it at its perfect zenith and no shadows are cast for vehicle objects). These photos were taken on Lahaina Noon, May 27, 2023.
4.70 (24 reviews)
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YWCA Laniakea
Non-profit organization
👍👍 20220321. @Dress4Success @YWCA is a fabulous, empathetic program that helps low-income people like myself get suited for job interviews. They provide 2 outfits from top to bottom (bra, shoes, outfit, accessories, purse) and once one gets the job, they provide 5 more outfits! The staff and volunteers...
4.60 (98 reviews)
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Tantalus
Mountain peak
Mountain with trails offering picturesque views of the Honolulu skyline, ocean & other landmarks.
4.60 (67 reviews)
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Kaumakapili Church
United Church of Christ
👍👍 our family had to experience terrible ABUSE from a past CULT CHURCH called the HONOLULU CHURCH OF CHRIST they were DISHONEST WITH OUR MONEY and are running SCAMS and Fraud on the island. we have found a sense of support from this church our family is slowly recovering from some other terrible place...
4.60 (66 reviews)
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Elvis Aloha From Hawaii
Monument
👍👍 The world first satellite TV broadcast was done here on January 14 1973. Thank you. Thank you very much.
4.60 (39 reviews)
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Honolulu Fire Department Museum and Education Center
Museum
👍👍 I has a wondeful time Learned a lot there. And they only do tours ones a month on the 3rd Sunday. I happen to just show up cause I was visiting and they let us in with a small group. They were very nice . Kids had a good time.
4.60 (23 reviews)
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The Princess Kaʻiulani Shrine
Historical landmark
👍 A monument to Princess Victoria Ka'iulani, heir to the throne of Hawaii, who died at the age of 24 in 1899. She is the heroine of many literary and musical works, as well as a folk heroine of the Hawaiians. The statue is located on the tourist trail named after her
4.60 (16 reviews)
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Queen Lili‘uokalani Statue
Historical landmark
👍 The grounds are beautiful. Her statue is well taken care of. This is Hawai'i. The Aloha Spirit.
4.60 (15 reviews)
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Hawaii Nautical
Boat tour agency
👍 Whale watching tour. Only able to see the top line of a large cow and a tiny bit of her calf. Saw a few dozen flying fish, also. Otherwise; beautiful weather on a clean and spacious boat with friendly crew. Great view of the Waikiki shore and the coast to the east and west. Drinks were plentiful. Th...
4.50 (135 reviews)
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Papakolea Community Park
Park
4.50 (129 reviews)
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Kolowalu Park
Park
Small lawned urban space with children's play equipment, tree shade & park benches.
4.50 (98 reviews)
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Aqua Zone
SCUBA tour agency
Longtime dive & snorkel shop offering lessons & pool sessions, equipment rentals & organized trips.
4.50 (58 reviews)
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Kuan Yin Temple 觀音廟
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Kuan Yin Temple, a Buddhist temple in the city centre of Honolulu, keeps the Buddhist traditional practice: offering free vegetarian meals to the public on every lunar 1st and 15th days of each month. The temple, clean and peaceful, is well maintained with a flowery botanical garden at the rear.
4.50 (57 reviews)
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