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Attractions near Hilo

Mauna Kea & 26 more attractions near Hilo

27 notable places within 60 miles of Hilo: 3 national park units, and the sights travelers look up most. 7 of them are inside Hilo.

Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Mauna Kea
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 27 mi west

Mauna Kea

Hawaiian volcano.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Hilo

Orange: Hilo. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

In Hilo first, then the best known

The places inside Hilo lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Hilo → · Hilo’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Hilo Tropical Gardens: Shamli071, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount: John Smith and Brooks Bays, Public domain · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Punalu'u Beach: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site: Bamse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Botanical Gardens: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isaacs Art Center: HawaiiCalls, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kalopa State Recreation Area: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au

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