Kauai
Gardens
McBryde
Garden
McBryde Garden has become a veritable botanical ark of tropical
flora. It is home to the largest ex situ collection of native Hawaiian flora
in existence, extensive plantings of palms, flowering trees, Rubiaceae, heliconias,
orchids, and many other plants that have been wild-collected from the tropical
regions of the world.
Na
'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
Countless magical moments await you at Na 'Aina Kai. Come experience
the many moods of this botanical paradise tucked on the north shore of Kauai,
Hawai'i's exquisite Garden Isle. Here, natural treasures awaken your senses.
And tropical wonders never cease.
Limahuli
Garden
Limahuli Garden is part of the National Tropical Botanical
Garden which was chartered by the United States Congress in 1964 as a privately-supported,
non-profit research garden. The National Tropical Botanical Garden, the only
major U.S. botanical garden located in the tropics, includes four gardens
and three preserves on the islands of Kaua`i, Maui and Hawai`i, and one garden
in Florida.
Allerton
Garden
Allerton Garden is a garden paradise, transformed through time
by the hands of a Hawaiian Queen, by a sugar plantation magnate, and most
significantly by an artist and an architect. The endless possibilities found
in this dramatic topography led to the creation of this masterpiece of garden
art.
Kauai State Parks
Na
Pali Coast State Park
The Na Pali Coast is a very special place. The pali, or cliffs, provide a
rugged grandeur of deep, narrow valleys ending abruptly at the sea. Waterfalls
and swift flowing streams continue to cut these narrow valleys while the sea
carves cliffs at their mouths. Extensive stone walled terraces can still be
found on the valley bottoms where Hawaiians once lived and cultivated taro
Waimea
Canyon State Park
Rim overlooks of one of the State's scenic treasures - the deep, colorful
gorge of Waimea Canyon. Viewpoint of Ni'ihau Island; wildland picnicking and
short nature trail. Adjacent forest reserve with long, strenuous hike into
and out of the canyon. Seasonal trout ?shing. Pig and seasonal goat hunting
nearby.
Wailua
River State Park
Lush river valley with riverboat cruise (fee charged) to Fern Grotto, an unusual
fern-clothed cave set in a tropical garden; scenic vistas of attractive waterfalls
and Wailua River Valley; the Wailua Complex of Heiau (National Historic Landmark)--remains
of heiau (places of worship), pu'uhonua (places of refuge), birthstones and
bellstone at this once important seat of chiefly power; river fishing and
picnicking in riverside coconut grove; and dining and gift shopping at Marina
Section.
Ha'ena
State Park
Scenic wildland park. This park lies at the "end of the road" on
Kaua'i's north shore, and is an extremely popular destination for both visitors
and locals. Viewing of wet caves _ ancient sea caves formed during a higher
stand of sea, probably 4,000 years ago; tradition credits Pele the volcano
goddess as having dug the caves in her search for a new home.
Kauai
Museums
Koke'e
Natural History Museum
Koke'e Natural History Museum is a little museum with heart open 365 days
a year. Koke'e Museum provides interpretive programs and exhibitions about
Kaua'i' s ecology, geology and climatology.
Kauai
Museum
The Kaua`i Museum is the cultural sanctuary for the art and artifacts of Native
Hawaiians and it nurtures the creative spirit of today's artists.
Waioli
Mission House Museum
If you're lucky and time your visit just right, you can see this 150-year-old
mission house, which serves today as a living museum. It's a real treasure.
Grove
Farm Homestead Museum
You can experience a day in the life of an 1860s sugar planter on a visit
to Grove Farm Homestead, which shows how good life was (for some, anyway)
when sugar was king. |