Museums in Hawaii, United States

Lyman Museum
Hilo, Hawaii
Everyone comes to the Lyman Museum for a reasonβmaybe it's the mission house, or maybe they just need a break from Hilo'...

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
Honolulu, Hawaii
It's easy to imagine the Hawaiian Mission Houses as just a quaint historic site, but its archives hold the first books e...

Hawaii Army Museum Society
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tucked right next to the sands of Fort DeRussy Beach in WaikΔ«kΔ«, this place has one of the most unique backstories on th...

Grove Farm museum
Lihue, Hawaii
Most museums feel like time capsules, but Grove Farm feels like the family just stepped out for a moment. This isn't a r...

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Waipahu, Hawaii
You can literally feel the history here, standing in a hangar that still bears the scars from the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Iolani Palace
Honolulu, Hawaii
Stepping onto the grounds of Iolani Palace feels like entering a different era, one where the Hawaiian flag still flew s...

Bishop Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii
For generations here in Honolulu, the Bishop Museum has been the place to truly understand HawaiΚ»i. It all started back ...

Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
People flock to the Honolulu Museum of Art, or HoMA as the locals call it, for a stunningly serene escape from the Waiki...

KauaΚ»i Museum
Lihue, Hawaii
You might not expect to find a building that looks like it was airlifted from ancient Rome on a lush Hawaiian island, bu...

Queen Emma Summer Palace
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tucked away in the cool, lush heights of NuΚ»uanu Valley, the Queen Emma Summer Palace offered a royal retreat from the h...

Hawaii's Plantation Village
Waipahu, Hawaii
People come to Hawaii's Plantation Village not just to see history, but to understand the profound story of the people w...

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
East Honolulu, Hawaii
You'd never guess that tucked away in a lush Honolulu neighborhood is one of the world's most significant collections of...

Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Captain Cook, Hawaii
What makes the Kona Coffee Living History Farm so special is that it's the only living history museum in the United Stat...

Maui Historical Society
Wailuku, Hawaii
People often wander into our little corner of Wailuku looking for the 'real' Maui, the one that exists beyond the resort...

Imiloa Astronomy Center
Hilo, Hawaii
Perched on the slopes of Maunakea, the Imiloa Astronomy Center is far more than a museum; it's a bridge between two prof...

Hulihe'e Palace
Kailua, Hawaii
People come to Hulihe'e Palace not just for the history, but to feel the breezy, relaxed spirit of old Hawaii. You walk ...

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
Kahului, Hawaii
It might surprise you to know that this charming little plantation house was once the command center for one of the larg...