3 real sites worth the drive — the state capitol, battlefields, monuments, and founding-era landmarks — each with why it actually matters, not just a pin on a map.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
Honolulu, HI
The USS Arizona still rests in the harbor where she was sunk on December 7, 1941.
Get Directions →USS Missouri Memorial
Honolulu, HI
The battleship where Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945.
Get Directions →Hawaii State Capitol
Honolulu, HI
An open-air Honolulu capitol designed to evoke the islands: cone-shaped chambers for volcanoes, columns for palm trees, a reflecting pool for the ocean.
Get Directions →Hawaii has 3 sites on our list: Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii State Capitol, USS Missouri Memorial — spanning military/veteran sites, state capitols.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu. The day that brought America into WWII. Oil still rises from the wreck. Pay your respects.
Yes — An open-air Honolulu capitol designed to evoke the islands: cone-shaped chambers for volcanoes, columns for palm trees, a reflecting pool for the ocean. A government building built to look like the place it governs, not a copy of Washington.
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