Big Island, Hawaii Attractions
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Exploration is a must for most Hawaii Island visitors, and our Big Island has countless adventures waiting to be discovered in the natural beauty of its dramatic landscape. A few attractions we suggest you visit on your Big Island, Hawaii vacation:
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center - Hilo
- Onizuka Center for International Astronomy at the 9,300 foot level of Mauna Kea
- Waipi'o Valley
- Akaka Falls State Park
- Parker Ranch and Anna Ranch Heritage Center - Waimea (Kamuela)
- Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site
- Kailua-Kona historic sites, shopping, visitor attractions and activities
- Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau, City of Refuge, South Kona
The western Kohala Coast on the leeward side of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa is rich with dependable sunshine year-round, superb sandy beaches, warm turquoise waters filled with schools of tropical fish along the coral reefs, swaying coconut palms and brilliant gardens against stark black lavascapes. To the south, bustling Kailua-Kona is home to the original Ironman World Cup Triathlon and the world of Kona Coffee Country.
Traveling into higher elevations, the countryside grows green and lush, leading into vast expanses of pastureland, tracts of untouched rainforest and tall cascading waterfalls. Waimea or Kamuela (known by both names), just 12 miles away is a picturesque paniolo (cowboy) town, home to one of the country's largest private cattle ranches.
Eastward, the fertile Hamakua Coast stretches south to Hilo, the Hawaii County seat and host of the world's most prestigious hula competition, the Merrie Monarch Festival. To the south, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park contains natural wonders unlike anywhere else: ribbons of red lava, verdant forests alive with native birds, cool caves waiting to be explored.
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