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Attractions in Big Island

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Big Island, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

225 places

SightHawaii County Building Division

SightNaha & Pinao Stones

SightKatsu Goto Memorial

SightKanaloa Octopus Farm

SightVery Long Baseline Array

SightKeawaiki Beach

SightPlant Quarantine Branch

SightSt Peter by the Sea

SightPebble Beach

SightWaiʻolena & Waiʻuli Beach Parks

SightUniversity of Hawaiʻi 2.2m Telescope

SightSite of Kamehameha’s Birth

GardenKona Cloud Forest Sanctuary

SightLua ʻO Palehemo

SightPua Mau Place Botanic & Sculpture Garden

SightPali‘Okūlani

SightKāwā Bay

BeachPunalu'u Black Sand Beach

SightPicnic Area

SightWood Valley

SightCone Crater

SightRare Hawaiian Honey Company

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.