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Oahu's attractions run from urban delights like the Honolulu Academy of Art and Iolani Palace, the former royal residence, to natural wonders like the Hanauma Bay reefs, sandy beaches, and world-class surfing waves on the North Shore (where Lost is filmed). Oahu is quite compactmost noticeably at rush hour on the freewaywhich means that in one day, you could easily hit the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki, the Pearl Harbor memorial, and the North Shore for a dip and sunset dinner at Turtle Bay Resort's Ola. It also means that escaping Honolulu's urban thrum is as simple as getting on Highway 72 and driving the long way around the island to deserted beaches in Laie and Kahuku.
It's not as fabulous as the real Cirque du Soleil, but if circus-style extravaganzas float your boat, this regional, slightly down-market approximation is...more
Hidden away in the tony suburb of Makiki, the Contemporary has an impressive collection of lesser-known works by modern-art masters. There are paintings by...more
The diving isn't as spectacular around Oahu as it is off Hawaii's outer islands (the deep water isn't quite as clear here). But there are some terrific...more
This very centrally located museum has more than 50,000 works of art, including pieces from such masters as Picasso, Gauguin, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Rauschenberg,...more
King David Kalakaua built this palace in 1882, as a symbol to the world that Hawaiian royalty was as grand as any in Europe. Only two Hawaiian royals ever...more
Though many rich and famous types have made Hawaii their hideaway, few of them have opened their spectacular compounds to the public. Fortunately, gawkers can...more







