Rainy-day Oʻahu: indoor places and their hours
Hours, days and admission as each venue posts them.
By Chris Weaver, publisher · Visitor Guide
Bishop Museum
Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's. 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu. (Bishop Museum, Visit, checked Oct 2026)
Honolulu Museum of Art
Open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. Adults $25, Hawaiʻi residents $15, 18 and under free. (Honolulu Museum of Art, Visit HoMA, checked Oct 2026)
ʻIolani Palace
Tours run Tuesday through Saturday; reservations are highly recommended and walk-ins depend on availability. 364 South King Street, Honolulu. (ʻIolani Palace, Visit, checked Oct 2026)
Shirts and footwear are required, guests wear palace-provided shoe coverings, and beachwear is not permitted. Flash photography, video and selfie sticks are not allowed. (ʻIolani Palace, Visit, checked Oct 2026)
Pearl Harbor visitor center
The visitor center and its two museums are free and open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, but boat trips to the USS Arizona Memorial can be cancelled for high wind or rain. (National Park Service, Pearl Harbor: Operating Hours & Seasons, checked Oct 2026)
The Visitor Guide is separate from the Ledger's news coverage. Every fact on these pages was checked against the official source named beside it in October 2026; the source's page governs if it has changed since. Anything we could not verify was left out. Found something wrong? Tell us; corrections go up the same day.
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- Hanauma Bay: reservations, closed days and what to expect
- Diamond Head: reservations, fees and parking
- Pearl Harbor: free USS Arizona Memorial tickets and what costs money
- Do you need a car on Oʻahu? Transit fares and parking at the big sights
- North Shore in winter: surf safety and where to watch
- Oʻahu hurricane season: what visitors should know
- Kualoa Ranch tours: what to know before you book
- Oʻahu lūʻau: what three operators list
- Kailua and Lanikai: parking, rules and crowds
- Where to stay on Oʻahu: Waikīkī vs. the rest of the island, by the numbers
- From the airport (HNL) to Waikīkī: bus, Skyline, taxi or rental car