Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Honolulu County, United States

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.1 km
Ascend 50 m
Descend 35 m

Experience Honolulu County in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Honolulu CountyIndividual Sights in Honolulu County

Sight 1: Falls of Clyde

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Falls of Clyde is the last surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full-rigged ship, and the only remaining sail-driven oil tanker. She was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1989, but deregistered in 2024 due to her condition. Hawaii is seeking proposals to scrap the ship. She is currently not open to the public.

Wikipedia: Falls of Clyde (ship) (EN)

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Aloha Tower

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Aloha TowerDaniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA / CC BY 2.0

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, the Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor. It has been, and continues to be, a guiding beacon welcoming vessels to the City and County of Honolulu. Just as the Statue of Liberty greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year to New York City, the Aloha Tower greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Honolulu. At 10 stories and 184 feet (56 m) of height topped with 40 feet (12 m) of flag mast, for four decades the Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in Hawaii. It was built in the Hawaiian Gothic architectural style.

Wikipedia: Aloha Tower (EN)

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Dillingham Transportation Building

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Dillingham Transportation Building

The Dillingham Transportation Building was built in 1929 for Walter F. Dillingham of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, who founded the Hawaiian Dredging Company and ran the Oahu Railway and Land Company founded by his father, Benjamin Franklin Dillingham. The building was designed in an Italian Renaissance Revival by architect Lincoln Rogers of Los Angeles, who also designed the Hawaii State Art Museum (1928). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and restored by Architects Hawaiʻi Ltd. in 1980.

Wikipedia: Dillingham Transportation Building (EN)

589 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: King Kamehameha the Great Statue

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King Kamehameha the Great StatueGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA 2.0

Several Kamehameha statues honor the monarch who founded the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Wikipedia: Statues of Kamehameha I (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Ali'iolani Hale

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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.

Wikipedia: Aliʻiōlani Hale (EN)

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Iolani Palace

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Iolani PalaceGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA 2.0

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, founded by her brother, King David Kalākaua. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It is now a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After the monarchy was overthrown in 1893, the building was used as the capitol building for the Provisional Government, Republic, Territory, and State of Hawaiʻi until 1969. The palace was restored and opened to the public as a museum in 1978. ʻIolani Palace is the only royal palace on US soil.

Wikipedia: ʻIolani Palace (EN), Website

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Capitol Modern

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Capitol Modern

The Capitol Modern Museum, formerly named the Hawaii State Art Museum, is a small art gallery located on the second floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Long known as HiSAM, the museum is operated by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Wikipedia: Capitol Modern (EN), Website

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