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Great Escape
A look at what to din the major U.S. and
worldwide tourist destinations. -- March 27, 2006
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Honolulu is approximately 2,200 miles from North America,
in the subtropics region. With a mild climate that varies between 65 and 90?°F
(15 to 32?°C), Honolulu is a sought-after tourist destination. With the miles
of beaches and beautiful scenery, it's not hard to understand why. If history
is your passion, Honolulu has you well-covered. If you're looking for fun and
adventure, this is the place. Whatever your taste, Honolulu has it for you. Come
experience paradise.
Median income -- $45,112
Median house value -- $386,700
For more information, visit www.visit-oahu.com
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| The Top 10
Attractions in Honolulu |
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| Maui Divers of Hawaii Ltd. 808-946-7979
The world's largest manufacturer of black
coral jewelry provides a free design center tour to visitors. |
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| Waikiki Aquarium 808-923-9741
The Aquarium features living corals and
colorful reef fish with over 2,500 organisms from 420 species on
exhibit, including the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Get face to face
with sharks and the humuhumunukunukupuaa reef triggerfish. |
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| Arizona Memorial Museum
Association 808-422-2771 ex. 118
In co-operation with the National Park
Service, the Association operates a bookstore at the USS Arizona
Memorial that provides visitors with material about the attack on Pearl
Harbor and World War II in the Pacific. |
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| Battleship Missouri Memorial
877-891-1234
Where WWII ended with the surrender of
the Japanese forces lies the Battleship Missouri. With over six
decades of life at sea and 60,000 tons to explore, the Battleship
Missouri Memorial is an interactive educational and inspirational
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| Friends of Iolani Palace
808-522-0832
Guided tours of the official
residence of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuolcalani, 1882 to 1893. |
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| Hawaii Theatre
808-528-0506
Built in 1922 as a showplace for
vaudeville, plays, musicals and silent films. The Theatre is now a
state-of-the-art multi-purpose art performance center. |
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| Queen Emma Summer Palace
808-595-3167
Queen Emma was one of the earliest
symbols of the islands' cosmopolitan culture. View her historic
summer palace. |
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| Honolulu Zoo
On a park on Monsarrat Avenue, lies
the 40-acre Honolulu Zoo, home to over 2,000 animals. |
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| Tantalus Rainforest
Travel north of Honolulu through
the 2,013 foot Tantalus Rainforest and the Mountain. Enjoy
panoramic views of the Honolulu skyline below on this hillside of
wildlife, flowers and trees of guava, banana, eucalyptus and
ginger. |
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| Shangri-La 808-734-1941
Don Duke's home, built in 1930, is
an architecturally significant home which includes a collection of
Islamic artwork. |
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