1Lanikai Beach
Beach located in Lanikai on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
Attractions near Kailua
In Kailua, Lanikai Beach is the place to visit
About 1.5M people a year visit Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Mapped inside Kailua is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 46. Look for 14 museums, 8 gardens and 5 city parks. Day-trippers head 48 mi out to Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
Attractions nearby
48
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
USS Missouri
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 14 mi west
USS Missouri
1944 Iowa-class battleship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
The 46 outside town cluster to the southwest.
Orange: Kailua. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
47 places in all: one in town and 47 within 60 miles.
3USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial to soldiers killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
4Aloha Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium located in Halawa, Hawaii; the largest stadium in Hawaii.
5Diamond Head
Volcanic tuff cone and state monument on the southeast edge of Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
6Waikīkī
Beachfront resort neighborhood on the south shore of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.
7National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
National cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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9Pearl Harbor National Memorial
National Memorial of the United States in Hawaii.
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Shangri La Museum
Museum founded by Doris Duke, Islamic-style mansion in Hawaii.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
United States National Historical Park in Kalaupapa, Hawaiʻi.
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park
Memorial park located on the windward (eastern) side of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu.
Sea Life Park Hawaii
Marine mammal park, bird sanctuary and aquarium located in Waimānalo on the island of Oahu, US.
Honouliuli National Historic Site
National Park Service unit in Hawaii.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor
Aviation museum in Hawaii, United States.
Foster Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Koko Crater Botanical Garden
Botanical garden on the eastern end of Oahu, Hawaii.
John Young Museum of Art
Art museum of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA.
The places inside Kailua 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 Kailua → · Kailua’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lanikai Beach: Hakilon, CC BY 3.0 · USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain · Pearl Harbor National Memorial: Ash Carter, CC BY 2.0 · Polynesian Cultural Center: Gh5046 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bishop Museum: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Byodo-in Temple: Puneet Abbott, CC BY 2.0 · Aloha Tower: Unknown, Public domain · Falls of Clyde: cliff1066 (Flickr user account name), CC BY 2.0 · Shangri La Museum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Honolulu Museum of Art: LFL16, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalaupapa National Historical Park: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Manoa Falls: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley of the Temples Memorial Park: Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Honolulu Zoo: Syced, CC0 · Sunset Beach: Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sea Life Park Hawaii: Edmund Garman from Salem, Oregon, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Honouliuli National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Waikiki Shell: Michael Whalen from Glendale, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor: runarut, CC BY 2.0 · Ala Moana Beach Park: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work has been released into the, Public domain · Wet'n'Wild Hawaii: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Foster Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lyon Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawaii Theatre: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain · Waikiki Aquarium: Meowmeow10, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Queen Kapiʻolani Regional Park: Syced, CC0 · Waimea Valley: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission Houses Museum: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii: Icewedge, Public domain · Kakaako Waterfront Park: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Koko Crater Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Hawaii Maritime Center: Cumulus Clouds, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawaii State Art Museum: Wmpearl, CC0 · Kuhio Beach Park: Peaceray, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wahiawa Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Young Museum of Art: Wmpearl, Public domain · Liliuokalani Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoa Heritage Center: Fuzheado, CC0
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