View from observation tower near Galena, Illinois

Observation tower view, near Galena, Illinois

Elizabeth, Illinois — The view east across the farmland of Jo Daviess County, from the top deck of the Long Hollow Tower, about 4 miles west of Elizabeth and 11 miles east of Galena, Illinois on U.S. Route 20. The...

Observation tower east of Galena, Illinois

Observation tower near Galena: Long Hollow Tower

Elizabeth, Illinois — The Long Hollow Tower, about 4 miles west of Elizabeth and 11 miles east of Galena, Illinois on U.S. Route 20. Built by the Illinois Department of Transportation in 1983-84, the 75-and-a-half-foot tower...

Honolulu, Hawaii waterfront view from observation deck of the Aloha Tower

Honolulu waterfront from Aloha Tower observation deck

Honolulu, Hawaii — The Honolulu waterfront, as seen looking northeast from the 10th-floor observation deck of Aloha Tower. Pier 13 and Pier 14 jut into Honolulu Harbor at left, with the city's 28-floor Marin Tower housing...

Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii

Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii — Aloha Tower, the iconic landmark lighthouse of Aloha Tower Marketplace on Honolulu's waterfront. At 10 stories and 184 feet, Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in Hawaii when it was completed in 1926 at...

Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii

Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — ʻIolani Palace, completed in November 1882. The official residence of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, it is the only royal palace to have been used by a reigning monarch in the United States....

Father Damien Statue by sculptor Marisol Escobar at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu

Father Damien Statue, Hawaii State Capitol

Honolulu, Hawaii — The bronze Father Damien Statue by sculptor Marisol Escobar at the Hawaii State Capitol. See other posts about:art Catholic Hawaii history Honolulu [includeme...

Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii

Punchbowl: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (also known as Punchbowl National Cemetery) is located in Punchbowl Crater, just north of downtown Honolulu. It serves as a memorial to men and women who...

Hawaii State Capitol building, downtown Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii State Capitol building, downtown Honolulu

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — The Hawaii State Capitol building (415 S. Beretania Street), housing the Hawaii State Legislature, is nestled at center-left among the high-rise buildings of downtown Honolulu. Farther out, at the...

Waikiki hotel skyline and Diamond Head seen from Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki & Diamond Head from Punchbowl Crater, Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii — The view to the southeast from the overlook area on the Memorial Walk at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu's Punchbowl Crater. The hotels of Waikiki are visible along the...

Honolulu Memorial, Punchbowl National Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii

Punchbowl National Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — The dedication stone and grand stone staircase of the Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The names of 28,788 military personnel who missing in action or lost or...

Coconut palm frond basket weaver making a basket at Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout on Oahu, Hawaii

Nu’uanu Pali basket weaver

Near Maunawili, Hawaii — Coconut palm frond basket weaver making a basket by hand at Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout on Oahu. See other posts about:Hawaii Oahu [includeme...

Old Pali Road, Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout, Oahu, Hawaii

Old Pali Road, Nu‘uanu Pali, Oahu, Hawaii

Near Maunawili, Hawaii — The Old Pali Road heading toward the Nu‘uanu Pali, with Oahu's windward cliffs and the Koʻolau Range in the distance to the right. See other posts about:Hawaii Oahu ...

Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout view: Koʻolau Range mountains, Oahu, Hawaii

Nu’uanu Pali Lookout: Ko’olau Range mountains, Oahu

Near Maunawili, Hawaii — A view north-northwest from the Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout from Oahu's windward cliffs toward the Koʻolau Range. In the distance below is the area around Kahaluu. This locale is mentioned nostalgically in...

Pacific Ocean view in hotel lobby of Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii

Turtle Bay Resort hotel lobby, Oahu, Hawaii

Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii — Pacific Ocean view through hotel lobby windows at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's North Shore. See other posts about:Hawaii hotels Oahu Pacific Ocean [includeme...

Surfboards for sale outside surf shop on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii

Surfboards for sale, Planet Surf Hawaii, Oahu

Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii — Surfboards for sale in racks outside the Planet Surf Hawaii surf shop on the Kamehameha Hwy. at Pupukea Rd., across from Foodland Pupukea near Waimea Bay Beach Park. See other posts about:Hawaii...

Heiau oracle: Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau, Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Heiau oracle: Pu’u o Mahuka Heiau, Oahu

Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii — Offerings including pineapple, apples, and flowers are left on the oracle tower at Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site on Oahu's North Shore overlooking Waimea Bay and Waimea Valley. A heiau is...

Waimea Bay and Kamehameha Highway on Oahu's North Shore, Haleiwa, Hawaii

Waimea Bay: Waimea Beach Park, Kamehameha Hwy

Haleiwa, Hawaii — Waimea Beach Park and Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore, viewed from the cliff at Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument. Waves lap at "The Rock" inside the bay. Beyond it, on the point,...

Waimea Bay Beach Park at Haleiwa, Hawaii on the North Shore of Oahu

Waimea Bay: Waimea Beach Park, Haleiwa, Hawaii

Haleiwa, Hawaii — Waimea Beach Park and Kamehameha Highway at Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore, viewed from the cliff at Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument. See other posts about:Hawaii Oahu Pacific Ocean [includeme...

Haleiwa, Hawaii: Ruins of a building once used as a state home for wayward boys

State school ruins, Kamehameha Highway

Haleiwa, Hawaii (Oahu's North Shore) — Ruins of a building on the property of Crawford's Convalescent Home, 58-130 Kamehameha Hwy. According to the Crawford's website, in 1954 James Crawford took over a site that had been a...

Turtle Bay Resort: Surfing competition in Turtle Bay, on Oahu's North Shore

North Shore surfing, Turtle Bay resort, Oahu

Oahu, Hawaii — Watching a surfing competition in Turtle Bay from the Turtle Bay Resort on Hawaii's North Shore. See other posts about:Hawaii Oahu Pacific Ocean surfing [includeme...

Steve Dahl in Hawaii, Turtle Bay Resort

Steve Dahl in Hawaii, Turtle Bay 2003

Oahu, Hawaii — Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl (third from left) posing at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's North Shore with a dancer and other representatives from Oahu's Polynesian Cultural Center. See other posts...

Turtle Bay resort oceanfront villas, Oahu, Hawaii

Turtle Bay Resort: Dawn on Oahu North Shore

Oahu, Hawaii — The view at dawn to the east from Turtle Bay Resort, toward the resort's ocean villas on Kuilima Cove with the waters near Cherries Break beyond at left. See other posts about:Hawaii hotels Oahu [includeme...

Hawaiian souvenirs for sale, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaiian souvenirs, International Market Place, Honolulu

Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii — Souvenir shopping for Hawaiian ukuleles, wooden bowls, salt and pepper shakers, and Hawaiian quilts at Waikiki's International Market Place. See other posts about:Hawaii Honolulu Oahu [includeme...

Moana Surfrider hotel lobby, Honolulu, Hawaii

Moana Surfrider hotel lobby, Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii — Lobby of the legendary Moana Surfrider hotel. Built in 1901, the Moana Hotel is often called "The First Lady of Waikiki" and had been the "Sheraton Moana Surfrider" when this photo was...

Moana Surfrider hotel memorabilia from the 1930s and 1940s

Moana Surfrider hotel history display, Honolulu

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii — Memorabilia of 1930s and 1940s Hawaii displayed in the historic room on the second floor of the Moana Surfrider hotel. Built in 1901, the Moana Hotel is often called "The First Lady of...

Hawaii memorabilia at Moana Surfrider hotel

Old Hawaii memorabilia at Moana Surfrider hotel

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii — Memorabilia of old Hawaii, displayed in the historic room on the second floor of the Moana Surfrider hotel. Built in 1901, the Moana Hotel is often called "The First Lady of Waikiki" and...

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii — The Rainbow Tower of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa at left, with Waikiki Beach's other hotels and resorts beyond, and Diamond Head in the distance. In the foreground is Duke...

Ono Hawaiian Foods: Toyo Shimabukuro with Amy Czerniec at his restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu restaurant: Ono Hawaiian Foods, Toyo Shimabukuro

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — Toyo Shimabukuro with Amy in his Ono Hawaiian Foods restaurant at 726 Kapahulu Ave. The son of Ono Hawaiian Foods founder Sueko Miyagi Oh Young, Mr. Shimabukuro was a charming and informative host....

Hawaiian quilt pattern, blue applique on white, at Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaiian quilt pattern 2, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii — Cotton Hawaiian quilt on display at the Bishop Museum, artifact number 1988.214:   This quilt's floral pattern is unique and not recognizable. Blue applique done on white background made by Kauhine...

Hawaiian quilt pattern, red applique on white, at Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaiian quilt pattern 1, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii — Hawaiian quilt on display at the Bishop Museum, artifact number 1984.364.001:   Red applique on white background with red binding along edges. Quilt pattern called "Fan and Feather Plume of...