Oahu Travel Planner 2008 - (Page 13) 13 NU‘UANU PALI LOOKOUT 20 BISHOP MUSEUM Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout offers one of O‘ahu’s finest views of the sheer Ko‘olau cliffs. Perched 3,000 feet above the O‘ahu coastline is the site of the battle of Nu‘uanu, where in 1795 Kamehameha I won the struggle that finally united the islands under one rule. 14 Completed in 1890 and built in honor of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop by her widowed husband, this museum is respected as the preeminent keeper of the natural and cultural history of the Pacific islands. Also, treat your senses to the Science and Adventure Center where you can explore 30 interactive exhibits found nowhere else in the world including a man-made, walk-in erupting volcano! 808-847-3511 www.bishopmuseum.org WAIOLI TEA ROOM, MANOA VALLEY Nestled in Manoa Valley and surrounded by charming gardens, the Waioli Tea Room listed on the United States Register of Historic Places is the perfect setting for refreshing afternoon tea. 808-988-5800 20 5 8 13 1 15 ‘IOLANI PALACE 6 7 11 10 16 14 19 Enjoy a guided tour of one of Honolulu’s most honored landmarks, and the only Royal Palace on U.S. soil, ‘Iolani Palace. Journey through the times of happiness and tragedy of King Kalakaua and Queen Lili‘uokalani as you view their two-story American Florentine style palace. 808-522-0832 www.iolanipalace.org 3 12 15 2 16 HAWAI‘I STATE ART MUSEUM 18 9 4 Honolulu’s newest museum provides opportunities for insight and inspiration. It is a mirror of our times and a mosaic of the people of Hawai‘i. 808-586-0900 www.state.hi.us/sfca 17 CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM Children and adults will be inspired by this O‘ahu museum, including recreated plantation homes where children learn how plantation workers lived. 808-524-5437 18 KAWAIAHA‘O CHURCH Victoria Ward Center Honolulu’s oldest church on O‘ahu Island. The outside walls covered with some 14,000 coral blocks from the Hawaiian coast change color with the sunlight. Services are conducted every Sunday in Hawaiian. 808-522-1333 19 CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM OF ART, MAKIKI 17 The dramatic Ko‘olau mountains serve as the backdrop for the Museum’s outstanding collections and outdoor exhibits of contemporary art. 808-526-0232 www.tcmhi.org THE H E A RT OF HAWAI‘I® 13 HONOLULU http://www.bishopmuseum.org http://www.iolanipalace.org http://www.state.hi.us/sfca http://www.tcmhi.org
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