Honolulu
Tantalus Lookout
A viewpoint up a winding road looking down over Honolulu and Diamond Head.
Why go
The best city view on the island for almost no effort.
The catch
Narrow twisty road to get there. Gates close in the evening, so check before planning a night view.
- How long
- 30-45 min
- With children
- Yes
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Limited
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 18 min | 6 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 43 min | 17.4 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 13 min | 4.5 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 16 min | 5.5 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
Hours, fees and access rules have not been checked against a primary source for this entry yet. Confirm before you build a day around it.
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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.
- Punchbowl, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific13 min awayA cemetery inside an extinct crater above downtown, for the Pacific war dead.
- Honolulu Museum of Art13 min awayA museum built around a series of open courtyards, with a serious Asian and Pacific collection.
- Ala Moana Center14 min awayThe largest open-air shopping centre in the world, between Waikiki and downtown.
- Capitol Modern15 min awayThe state art museum, in a 1920s building beside the capitol, free to walk into.
- Foster Botanical Garden15 min awayThe oldest garden on the island, in the middle of downtown, full of trees nothing else here has.
- Hawaiian Mission Houses15 min awayThe oldest standing Western houses in Hawaii, with the print shop that produced the first Hawaiian-language type.