Sights & Attractions in Big Island

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Easy to drive by on the twisting two-lane highway, this garden...	Gardens / Arboretums	Kona Coast

Banyan Drive The more than 50 enormous banyan trees with aerial roots dangling...	Scenic Drives	Hilo

Coconut Island This small island, just offshore from Liliuokalani Gardens, is...	Islands	Hilo

Greenwell Store Established in 1850, the homestead of Henry N. Greenwell served...	Historic Districts / Sites	Kona Coast

Haili Church This church was originally constructed in 1859 by New England...	Religious Sites	Hilo


Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Eight miles north of Hilo, stunning coastline views appear around...	Gardens / Arboretums	Hamakua Coast

Hikiau Heiau This stone platform was once an impressive temple dedicated to...	Archaeological Sites	Kona Coast

Hilo Coffee Mill With all the buzz about Kona coffee, it's easy to forget that...	Industrial Sites	Hilo

Honokaa Town A quaint, cliffside village fronting the ocean, Honokaa Town...	Towns	Hamakua Coast

Honomu Honomu did not die when sugar did. Its sugar-plantation past...	Towns	Hamakua Coast

Kainaliu Town Kainaliu is the first town you encounter to the south heading...	Towns	Kona Coast

Kalakaua Park King Kalakaua, who revived the hula, was the inspiration for...	Parks	Hilo

Kalopa State Park Past the old plantation town of Paauilo, at a cool elevation...	Parks	Hamakua Coast

Kawaihae Harbor This no-frills industrial harbor, where in 1793 the first cattle...	Marinas / Piers	Kohala Coast

Keawe Street Buildings here have been restored to their original 1920s and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Hilo

King Kamehameha Statue A statue of Kamehameha the Great, the legendary king who united...	Memorials / Monuments	Kohala Coast

Kona Coffee Living History Farm Known as the D. Uchida Farm, this site is on the National Register...	Historic Districts / Sites, Farms	Kona Coast

Kuamoo Battlefield and Lekeleke Burial Grounds In 1819 an estimated 300 Hawaiians were killed on this vast...	Cemeteries	Kailua-Kona

Lapakahi State Historical Park A self-guided, 1-mi walking tour leads through the ruins of the...	Parks, Historic Districts / Sites	Kohala Coast

Laupahoehoe Point Park Come here to watch the surf pound the jagged black rocks at the...	Parks	Hamakua Coast

Laupahoehoe Train Museum Behind the stone-loading platform of the once-famous Hilo Railroad...	Museums / Galleries, Transportation Sites	Hamakua Coast

Lava Tree State Park Tree molds that rise like blackened smokestacks formed here in...	Parks, Trails	Puna

Lyman Museum & Mission House Built in 1839 for David and Sarah Lyman, Congregationalist missionaries...	Museums / Galleries, Historic Districts / Sites	Hilo

Mauna Loa Macadamia Factory Acres of macadamia trees lead to a giant roasting facility and...	Industrial Sites	Hilo

Mokuaikaua Church A thatch hut, erected on this site by missionaries in 1820, served...	Religious Sites	Kailua-Kona

Naha and Pinao stones These two huge, oblong stones are legendary. The Pinao stone...	Archaeological Sites	Hilo

Nani Mau Gardens The name means "forever beautiful" in Hawaiian, and that's a...	Gardens / Arboretums	Hilo

Pacific Tsunami Museum A memorial to all those who lost their lives in tsunamis that...	Museums / Galleries	Hilo

Panaewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens Billed as "the only natural tropical rain-forest zoo in the United...	Zoos / Aquariums	Hilo

S. Hata Building Erected as a general store in 1912 by Sadanosuke Hata and his...	Historic Districts / Sites, Stores / Malls	Hilo

St. Benedict's Painted Church The walls, columns, and ceiling of this Roman Catholic church...	Religious Sites	Kona Coast

St. Michael's Church The site of Kona's first Catholic church, built in 1840, is marked...	Religious Sites	Kailua-Kona

St. Peter's Church of Kahaluu The definition of "quaint" with its crisp white and blue trim...	Religious Sites	Kailua-Kona

Star of the Sea Painted Church This historic church, now a community center, was moved to its...	Religious Sites	Puna

Wailoa Center This circular exhibition center, in Wailoa State Park, features...	Museums / Galleries	Hilo

World Botanical Gardens Just off the highway, this garden park is on more than 300 acres...	Gardens / Arboretums	Hamakua Coast
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