Places lapulyssa Wants to Go

A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.

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

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

Hiding in plane sight.

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.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

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

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.