This was a very interesting tour. Fascinating to learn the history of how the United States acquired the Hawaiian Islands, something I had never known before. The history of the queen and how she was imprisoned in her own home is something I won't forget. Very beautiful palace, great tour full of Hawaiian history and tradition. Would recommend it to...
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Iolani Palace, Honolulu
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Type: Historic Sites, Speciality Museums, History Museums
Fee: Yes
Traveller Description: The Iolani Palace is one of the most impressive structures in Honolulu and holds much of the state's history in its walls. The Palace was the...
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To learn about the history of Hawaii and see where a queen was imprisoned was very interesting.
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Attended on first day in oahu. Got bus from Waikiki (easy) museum provides audio tour which was interesting and informative. Dont forget to enter the basement after coming out the main palace.
Learnt good grounding on history of the royal family and the links with UK and the american coup.
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It was such a surprise to discover that Hawaii was its own kingdom before and was such a great to visit Iolani Palace.
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We toured the palace for the first time, deciding to take the 'audio tour'. The only thing that was disappointing, was not being able to take pictures inside of the palace. That would have been nice to add to my Hawaii pics collection.
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Incredible heirlooms from the royal family of Hawaii. Crown jewels in the basement. The docents are well trained. A must-see attraction when you are in Honolulu.
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If you wanted to know the truth of Hawaii... you want to stop by the iolani palace and learn the truth of hawaii ! you will not be disappointed and will have a new prespective of this beautiful place of Hawaii
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This palace has been restored to its original grandeur.
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We did the self guided tour. You have buy the tickets and book it. they let people in groups every 20 minutes even for the self guided tours.Combine this with other buildings around which have free entry.
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Parking is hard to find. Garages in area are way overpriced. Was neat to see where H50 HQ really looked like. I'm and original fan.
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3.5 out of 5, 491 reviewsLast reviewed 26 May 2012
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