DK Travel : Honolulu & O’ahu : Honolulu : Best of the Rest

Top 10 Best of the Rest

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1. St. Andrew’s Cathedral

The Gothic-vaulted building, with its 25-bell carillon and stained-glass West Window, took nearly 100 years to build.
2. Alexander & Baldwin Building

The 1929 terracotta and tile A&B Building epitomizes Territorial period Hawaiian architecture. Asian, Mediterranean and island influences are filtered through the quintessential Hawaiian architects, C. W. Dickey and Hart Wood.
3. Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Bank

Temporary exhibitions are held in the bank’s marble lobby and in a series of second-floor galleries.
4. Kuan Yin Temple

Light bounces off the multi-colored exterior of this Chinese place of worship; inside, incense drifts and the goddess of mercy looks on as devotees pray.
5. Lili’uokalani Gardens

This garden was a retreat for the queen, where she picnicked to the tinkling sounds of Nu’uanu Stream.
6. Linekona Art Center

Exhibitions and sales of various art societies. The work is often very affordable.
7. TEMARI Center for Asian and Pacific Arts

This art group got its start when a few crafters met in 1979 to share their knowledge of Asian arts. Now the center hosts prestigious classes.
8. University of Hawai’i

Two self-guided walking tours focus on the plant life and art work on the campus.
9. Tantalus Drive

The loop drive from Makiki Street up Round Top Drive, and along Tantalus Drive is not to be missed – picnic along the way at Pu’u ’Ualaka’a Park.
10. Ala Wai Canal

With a wide path all along its length, the canal offers a lovely evening’s walk, ending at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor.