Honolulu
Washington Place
The house where Queen Liliuokalani lived after the overthrow, and afterwards the governor residence.
Why go
She was held here, and lived here until she died. Standing in the room is a different thing from reading the sentence.
The catch
Tours are by reservation on limited days and get cancelled for official functions. Confirm before you build a morning on it.
- How long
- 1 hour
- With children
- Not really
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Difficult
Before you go
- Reservation required, typically 7 days ahead
- Rarely crowded
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 10 min | 3.7 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 30 min | 13 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 Washington Place: 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.
- Capitol Modern1 min awayThe state art museum, in a 1920s building beside the capitol, free to walk into.
- 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.
- 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.