Places Douglas Wants to Go

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

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

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.