Kauai County - 18 Attractions You Must Visit

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About Kauai County

Kauaʻi County is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It consists of the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Lehua, and Kaʻula. Not much popular among the other popular places, so the visitors to this place are not much and its gradually increasing day by day.

Types of Attractions in Kauai County

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List of Attractions in Kauai County

'Opaeka'a Falls

'Opaeka'a Falls

Waterfalls

This stunning 151-foot tall waterfalls one of the Kauai island major accessible waterfalls. This convenient stop offers visitors a great view from a scenic lookout and access to picnic tables and restrooms.

Allerton Garden

Allerton Garden

Botanical Gardens

A beautiful botanical garden which was made by Robert Allerton and John Gregg Allerton which covers an 80 acres area and It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden. The garden is flourished with various verities of flora and fauna and it is a visitors paradise.

Glass Beach

Glass Beach is a beach in Eleele, an industrial area in Kauai, Hawaii that is made of sea glass. The beach's regular rock is basalt, but the sea glass formed after years of discarded glass. Daily a lot of people visit this place and spend some valuable time here.

Hāʻena State Park

Hāʻena State Park

Beaches

National Parks

A state park located on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. The park provides access to beaches, trails, and several ancient Hawaiian sites, including sea caves estimated to be more than 4,000 years old. This is an archaeologically important place.

Hanalei Bay

Hanalei Bay

Beaches

Adventure Sports- Other

Boating Spots

Surfing Spots

Hanalei Bay is the largest bay on the north shore of Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. It consists of nearly two miles of beach, surrounded by mountains. the bay offers excellent mooring for sailboats, stand up paddle boarding, surfing and swimming.

Kauai Museum

This was first established as a library and then converted into the Kauai Museum. It has exhibits on the history of the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. There are so many things and artifacts that paves light to the history of the Kauai Museum.

Kīlauea Lighthouse

Located on Kīlauea Point on the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi. The lighthouse was built in 1913 with the largest hand-blown clamshell lens in the world. Today it remains one of the most popular attractions in Kauai county.

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Bird Sanctuaries

Wildlife Sanctuaries

This is a National Wildlife Refuge on the northwest coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It was established to preserve and enhance seabird nesting colonies. Each year, thousands of migratory seabirds use Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge for nesting, foraging, or resting.

Limahuli Garden & Preserve, National Tropical Botanical Garden

A botanical garden and nature preserve on the north shore of Kauaʻi island, Hawaiʻi. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden. It covers three distinct ecological zones.

Manawaiopuna Falls

This is a privately owned waterfall that was in the Hawaiian islands. Its around 122 meters tall and It is only accessible by helicopter which was inside a dense forest.

Menehune Fishpond

Menehune Fishpond

Lake/ River/ Ponds

Mountain Peaks

This is a historic Hawaiian fishpond. Also known as Alekoko Fishpond, it has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is the best example of an inland fishpond in the entire state.

Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park

Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park

Beaches

Cliffs

National Parks

This is a Hawaiian state park which was located at the northwest side of Kauaʻi, the oldest inhabited Hawaiian island. coastline stretching from the remote and wild Polihale Beach on the west to Kee Beach on the north shore of Kauai. It is one of the world’s most scenic coastlines of beautiful beaches, towering sea cliffs, and deep hanging valleys with waterfalls that merge into the sea.

Queen’s Bath

This is a unique tide pool that was located on the Island of Kauai. It is a sinkhole that was surrounded by igneous rock. Small fish and tiny sea life also live in this tide pool.

Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant

Mountain Peaks

This is a mountain ridge located in the s Wailua and Kapaʻa in the Nounou Forest Reserve. The formation received its common English name both from its resemblance to a reclining human figure, and from a Native Hawaiian legend about a giant who, after great labor or overeating, lay to rest and is yet to awaken.

Spouting Horn

Spouting Horn is a blowhole located on the southern coast of Kauai. This area is known for its crashing waves. These waves erode lava rocks on the coastline which can create narrow openings, as is the case with Spouting Horn. It is one of the major tourist attraction in Kauai county.

Waialeale

Waialeale

Mountain Peaks

Volcanoes

A shield volcano and the second-highest point on the island of Kauai. its summit is one of the rainiest spots on earth.

Wailua Falls

Wailua Falls

Waterfalls

Forests

Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, Which was surrounded by dense thick forest and there are paths to the bottom of the falls, but it can be muddy and slippery. This falls is so much associated with the history of Hawaii.

Waimea Canyon State Park

Waimea Canyon State Park

1 Day Treks

National Parks

Also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. This is a large canyon, approximately ten miles long and up to 3,000 feet deep, located on the western side of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands of the United States.

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