Things to do in Oʻahu

Browse more than 350 shops and restaurants at an open-air Honolulu mall, with hula performances on Centerstage.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

See the 184-foot tower that has stood over Honolulu Harbor since 1926, then eat and stroll at the marketplace below.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Watch expert surfers ride hollow, tubular waves breaking over a shallow reef off Ehukai Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore.

Pupukea, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Board the 887-foot battleship where Japan surrendered in 1945 and stand on the Surrender Deck at Ford Island.

Honolulu, HI

Explore Polynesian artifacts in Hawaiian Hall, a planetarium and a hands-on science center on one Honolulu campus.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Ring the three-ton peace bell, feed the koi and see an 18-foot golden Buddha at a temple in the Valley of the Temples.

Kaneohe, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Climb switchbacks, steep stairs and a lighted tunnel to old military bunkers on the crater rim.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Ride the Pineapple Express train, wander a giant garden maze and try Dole Soft Serve at this plantation stop in Wahiawa.

Wahiawa, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Snorkel over a coral reef inside a flooded volcanic crater on Oahu's southeast coast, a protected nature preserve.

Honolulu, HI

Wander 32 galleries and six courtyards holding more than 55,000 works of art from Hawaii, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

See black rhinos, giraffes, elephants and native Hawaiian birds across 42 acres at the edge of Kapiolani Park in Waikiki.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit

Tour the throne room, state dining room and private royal suites of the palace of Hawaii's last reigning monarchs.

Honolulu, HITransit: reachable by public transit