Honolulu
Aloha Tower
The 1926 harbour tower that was the tallest building in Hawaii for forty years, with a free observation deck.
Why go
Ten floors up over the working harbour for nothing, and it is the building everyone arriving by ship saw first.
The catch
The marketplace around the base has emptied out and refilled more than once, so do not go for the shops. The lift to the deck is sometimes out.
- How long
- 30-45 min
- With children
- Yes
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Limited
Before you go
- Not worth it in poor weather
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 12 min | 4.4 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 32 min | 12.4 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 4 min | 1 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 8 min | 2.6 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
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What else is close
Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.
- Chinatown4 min awayThe oldest Chinatown in the United States, still a working market district rather than a themed one.
- Foster Botanical Garden4 min awayThe oldest garden on the island, in the middle of downtown, full of trees nothing else here has.
- Hawaiian Mission Houses4 min awayThe oldest standing Western houses in Hawaii, with the print shop that produced the first Hawaiian-language type.
- Kaka‘ako4 min awayA warehouse district between downtown and Ala Moana, now covered in large-scale murals.
- Kawaiahao Church4 min awayThe coral-block church at the centre of downtown, built from reef quarried by hand.
- Judiciary History Center4 min awayA small free museum inside Aliiolani Hale, the courthouse behind the Kamehameha statue.