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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Honolulu

19 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Honolulu, Hawaii

Updated December 12, 2023

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Koko Crater Trail.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Koko Crater Trail

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
The Bishop is the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Honolulu, Hawaii

Bishop Museum

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Shangri La

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.
Iolani Palace

Honolulu, Hawaii

Iolani Palace

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Nisshodo Candy Store

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Spitting Caves

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Corsair Plane Wreck Dive Site

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.
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Sky Gate

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8 Watery Wonders in Hawaiʻi, Without Setting Foot in the Ocean

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More than a century ago, Takei Nekketsu mapped Japanese-owned businesses for recent immigrants.
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