35 mi from Kealakekua, Mauna Kea leads the list
Roughly 1.9M visitors a year make it to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Look within 40 miles for the 15 places to visit; none is inside Kealakekua. There are 3 mountains, 3 museums and 3 gardens to choose from. Kīlauea is worth a day, 41 mi from the centre.
Mauna Kea
Hawaiian volcano.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Furthest from the centre is Isaacs Art Center, 39 mi away.
Orange: Kealakekua. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Each of the 31 is within 60 miles.
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4Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
National park of the United States.
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8Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
U.S. national park in Hawaiʻi.
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14Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Historic place in Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Historic Place in Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Beautiful garden in a valley on the ocean.
Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
Astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Human settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America.
Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
Botanical garden in Hawaii, United States.
Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Nonprofit arboretum and botanical garden in Hawaii.
Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden on Hawaii island, Hawaii, United States.
University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kealakekua → · Kealakekua’s history →
Photo credits
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 · Ka Lae: Holly Cheng, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Papakolea Beach: Pushkr from , United States, CC BY 2.0 · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · World Botanical Gardens: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hilo Tropical Gardens: Shamli071, 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 · Manuka State Wayside Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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