Honolulu: Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace, Waikiki
Honolulu, Hawaii, US · 5 stops · 23.8 mi (38 km) · about 1 h 16 min driving · 15 spoken stories
History buffs and beach lovers will trace Honolulu's royal past and modern culture from the airport to Diamond Head. You'll visit Pearl Harbor's memorial, tour Iolani Palace, walk Waikiki's legendary shore, and stop for fresh ahi at a working fish pier. About 76 minutes of driving.
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Diamond Head State Monument
The stops
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1
Pearl Harbor National Memorial (USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center)
Pearl Harbor National Memorial is a unit of the National Park System of the United States on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act removed the site from the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument on March 12, 2019, and made it a separate national m…
“We're pulling in at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, and this is the heart of the whole day.”
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Nico’s Pier 38
lunchrestaurant · Nimitz Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii
“Here's lunch, and it's a good one.”
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Iolani Palace
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. It is located in the capitol district of downtown Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi.
“And here it is, Iolani Palace, the only royal palace on United States soil.”
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Aliiolani Hale and King Kamehameha I Statue
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.
“Just a short hop and we're at Aliiolani Hale, with that famous gilded statue of Kamehameha the First out front.”
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Waikiki Beach and Duke Kahanamoku Statue
Waikīkī is a Honolulu neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
“Welcome to Waikiki.”
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