Inside, treasures fill each room: a friendship bracelet containing a lock of English Queen Victoria’s hair; a fireman’s jacket belonging to Emma’s son, Prince Albert Edward; a cloak that survived a bombing in England during World War II
Best known as the site of the official end of World War II, the USS “Missouri” makes a perfect bookend to the USS “Arizona” Memorial just a few hundred yards off its bow.
Spread over nine sites across three states, the WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument honors the people, places and events of World War II in the Pacific theater.
The center brings the law to life in a courtroom restored to what it looked like in 1913, with an exhibit depicting the effects of martial law in the Islands.
You can check out local locomotives; watch model trains zip through an expansive miniature landscape; and buy train whistles or exclusive Tori Richard aloha shirts.
While we’re all for ogling the artwork, style fans know that an expertly curated museum gift shop, showcasing talented local artist-designers, is its own kind of masterpiece.
Headliners include fashion designers, local and Maoli artists, live music, burlesque, art installations, a movie premiere and a Dia de los Muertos sugar mask pop-up.