Honolulu
Capitol Modern
The state art museum, in a 1920s building beside the capitol, free to walk into.
Why go
It is the best look at what artists here are actually making now, rather than what gets sold in Waikiki, and it costs nothing.
The catch
Closed at the start of the week and it is not large. Treat it as an hour, not an afternoon.
- How long
- 1-1.5 hours
- With children
- With care
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Difficult
Before you go
- Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off
- Closed Sunday
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 10 min | 3.8 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 31 min | 13.1 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 4 min | 1.2 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 6 min | 2 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
More on Capitol Modern: Official site · Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap
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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.
- Foster Botanical Garden2 min awayThe oldest garden on the island, in the middle of downtown, full of trees nothing else here has.
- Hawaiian Mission Houses2 min awayThe oldest standing Western houses in Hawaii, with the print shop that produced the first Hawaiian-language type.
- Iolani Palace2 min awayThe only royal palace in the United States, in downtown Honolulu.
- Kawaiahao Church2 min awayThe coral-block church at the centre of downtown, built from reef quarried by hand.
- Judiciary History Center2 min awayA small free museum inside Aliiolani Hale, the courthouse behind the Kamehameha statue.
- Chinatown3 min awayThe oldest Chinatown in the United States, still a working market district rather than a themed one.