Oahu Travel Planner 2008 - (Page 12) HONOLULU GARDENS 9 HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS Today the Academy is recognized for its vast collections of Asian, American and European art. Six garden courtyards surround the Academy’s 30 galleries. 808-532-8400 www.honoluluacademy.org Experience O‘ahu’s colorful history as you tour Downtown Honolulu and Nu‘uanu. Follow in the footsteps of kings and queens and explore Hawai‘i’s most revered sites and breathtaking vistas, enjoy walks of discovery around Honolulu’s stunning environs, and witness how the proximity of Hawai‘i to Asia and the world has brought about a cultural “melting pot” of ethnicities to the island. 1 FOSTER BOTANICAL Enjoy a guided tour of the 20 acre park and garden located at Nu‘uanau where you’ll gain a new appreciation for the island’s lush foliage as you walk among thousands of rare native and introduced plants. 808-522-7065 www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/hbg 6 CHINATOWN Today, noodle shops, open air markets, traditional herb shops, fragrant lei stands coexist with trendy bars and lounges offering live music, film screenings and art exhibitions for a hip and hot Downtown (Hotel Street, Nu‘uanu Avenue and King Street) scene. Check out First Friday of the Month evenings, when Chinatown’s galleries, museums, studios, cafes, bistros and antique stores are open and festivities include live music and street entertainment. 2 HAWAI‘I MARITIME CENTER The Hawai‘i Maritime Center offers a unique look at Hawai‘i’s marine heritage, beginning with the ancient Polynesian mariners, the islands’ original settlers, and continuing into the jet age that made Hawai‘i famous. Explore the Hokule‘a (replica of ancient sailing canoe) and Falls of Clyde, the world’s only four-masted iron-hulled sailing ship. 808-536-6373 www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/hmc/hmc.html 7 HAWAI‘I THEATRE The neoclassical Hawai‘i Theatre, opened in 1922, is a multi-purpose state-of-the-art performance center. 808-528-0506 www.hawaiitheatre.com 8 QUEEN EMMA’S SUMMER PALACE Drive into the lush, green Nu‘uanu Valley and visit the secluded summer retreat of Queen Emma, King Kamehameha IV and their son, Prince Albert. Royal antiques and furnishings stand in their original places. 808-595-3167 www.daughtersofhawaii.org 10 TANTALUS RAINFOREST, MAKIKI Travel north of Honolulu through the 2,013 foot Tantalus Rainforest and Mountain. Enjoy the panoramic views of the Honolulu skyline below and the lush rainforest abundance surrounding you on this hillside of wildlife, flowers and exotic fruit trees. 3 ALOHA TOWER Located in the Aloha Tower Marketplace, the Tower was once the tallest building in the islands. This gothic structure includes four seven-ton clocks from the Howard Clock Company in Boston, one on each of its sides. www.alohatower.com 11 NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, PUNCHBOWL The Punchbowl Crater, remnant of a long-extinct volcano, is the resting-place for 48,296 of the world’s soldiers. The engraved names of 18,094 World War II heroes missing in action are honored in the ten “Courts of the Missing” that flank the monumental staircase. 808-532-3720 4 MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM Take an escorted walking tour into the life and work of the Protestant missionaries who settled in Hawai‘i in 1820. See three original frame homes that were built in New England and shipped to Hawai‘i. 808-531-0481 12 5 ROYAL MAUSOLEUM, NU‘UANU Visit the picturesque chapel in Nu‘uanu Valley where Hawai‘i’s Kamehameha and Kalakaua royal families were laid to rest before being removed to private vaults. 12 STATUE OF KING KAMEHAMEHA I Directly across from ‘Iolani Palace, 1 King Kamehameha I is immortalized in bronze. It was King Kamehameha that unified the Hawaiian Islands under one rule, and every June 11th on Kamehameha Day this famous Hawaiian landmark is draped with dozens of 30 foot fresh flower lei in his honor. THE ISLAND OF O‘AHU http://www.honoluluacademy.org http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/hbg http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/hmc/hmc.html http://www.hawaiitheatre.com http://www.daughtersofhawaii.org http://www.alohatower.com
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