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Bishop Museum Admission: Discover Hawaiian History & Pacific Culture
4.5
237 Ratings
Honolulu
Immerse yourself in Hawaiian history and Pacific culture at Bishop Museum. Explore incredible displays, planetarium shows, and live lava demonstrations. Fun for all ages!
Immerse yourself in Hawaiian history and Pacific culture at Bishop Museum. Explore incredible displays, planetarium shows, and live lava demonstrations. Fun for all ages!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Bishop Museum - Explore the several exhibit spaces for guests of all ages!
• Hawaiian Hall Complex is the world’s premier showcase of Hawaiian history and culture
• Pacific Hall explores the origins, culture, and values of Pacific people and the migrations and settlement of the Pacific Islands.
• Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium where visitors can…
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Bishop Museum - Explore the several exhibit spaces for guests of all ages!
• Hawaiian Hall Complex is the world’s premier showcase of Hawaiian history and culture
• Pacific Hall explores the origins, culture, and values of Pacific people and the migrations and settlement of the Pacific Islands.
• Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium where visitors can explore the skies of Hawai’i and Polynesia in the ways the ancient travelers once did and full astronomy educational experience.
• Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center features interactive and exciting learning opportunities focusing on science as it relates to Hawai’i and Pacific environments. Learn about lava and the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and a live lava melting show.
• Castle Memorial Building showcases changing exhibits for a limited time period a place for new, exciting exhibits and adventures!
Discover the science and culture of Hawai’i at Bishop Museum, a must-see to understand the true Hawaiʻi.
What's Included
- Admission Ticket to Bishop Museum
- Admission Ticket to Bishop Museum
What's Not Included
- OPTIONAL: Parking Fees
- OPTIONAL: Planetarium Show
- OPTIONAL: Special Exhibit Fees
- OPTIONAL: Parking Fees
- OPTIONAL: Planetarium Show
- OPTIONAL: Special Exhibit Fees
Additional Information
Ranked as the top museum attraction in Hawaii by Tripadvisor, a trip to Oahu should definitely start with a visit to Bishop Museum. The museum features remarkable exhibits and narratives about Hawaiian and Pacific culture and history, celestial shows in the planetarium, fascinating traveling exhibits, and astonishing live lava demonstrations! With…
Ranked as the top museum attraction in Hawaii by Tripadvisor, a trip to Oahu should definitely start with a visit to Bishop Museum. The museum features remarkable exhibits and narratives about Hawaiian and Pacific culture and history, celestial shows in the planetarium, fascinating traveling exhibits, and astonishing live lava demonstrations! With engaging, interactive presentations suitable for all ages, Bishop Museum provides a comprehensive story of Hawai‘i and its connection to the Pacific and the world!
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(237 Ratings)
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583catb
Aug 7, 2025
Interesting. Very nice personnel. - Lovely museum that shows all kinds of Hawaii’s history. Very interesting depiction of how the foreigners came in and took over.
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Janet_b
Aug 7, 2025
Beautiful experience - It was a great learning experience! I do really wish the planetarium was open though, it was one of the main things we had wanted to go see.
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Aditya_s
Jul 24, 2025
Great museum with a rich and varied collection. - Due to a very busy schedule, we had planned just 2 hours for this visit to Bishop Museum. But if you're truly interested in the local history, keep at least half a day.
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273altheaa
Jun 30, 2025
Crash Course in Hawaiian History, Culture and Geology at Bishop Museum - The Bishop Museum is a must see for anyone seriously interest in Hawaiian history and culture. I spent an entire day there as there is so much to see. The main building is also of architectural interest and loaded with genuine ancient Hawaiian artifacts that are well preserved. There is a science museum there too, which is geared toward families but nonetheless interesting to me as I went to a geology lecture on volcanoes and how the work and the kinds of rocks they form after eruptions. You can get to it on Bus no 2 from Waikiki (It's a three block walk from the bus stop) and in a residential area.
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Paula_b
Jun 27, 2025
Must Visit!!! - This was a wonderful experience learning about the history of Hawaii’i. There are numerous exhibits featuring the fascinating history of the island.
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Raymonah674
Jun 27, 2025
Learning about the people who live Ohana and Aloha is important. - This was the first sight I wanted to go after landing in Oahu. I wanted to share the history and culture of the Hawaiian people to my youngest son. Learning about the people who taught Ohana and Aloha to the world is important in our family.
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Sirwhisky
Aug 12, 2025
Interesting But Not Necessarily A Must - I headed off to the Bishop Museum with the temperature around the mid 30s range. Chatting to the Uber driver on the way over he told me how it was a highly politicised organisation. According to the driver this was mainly due to its involvement in the indigenous people's debate. They had an impressive display on the former Kings and Queens of the islands, including the monarchies over throw in the early 1890's and its inclusion as a state of the US.
I wasn't there for the indigenous history lesson, I was there for the dinosaurs. I wandered into the pavilion where more than 10 life size animatronic dinosaurs greeted me. The place was going crazy with kids running about having consumed too much sugar. Having said that it was well put together with a range of interactive things to touch. Many parents were having a blast too so it was clearly an agreeable outing.
The only negative of the entire excursion was the cafe staff who clearly would have rather been anywhere else but at work. There was almost a hostility in their service, quite disappointing.
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V9833qojocelynb
Jun 28, 2025
Worth a visit - A beautiful place. The main building was fantastic with three stories of well planned galleries and alcoves. Walking in to the main hall takes your breath away. We were sad the planetarium was closed.
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Shivali9
Aug 25, 2025
Most overrated museum in Honolulu - When we landed in Honolulu, there were half a dozen people who "highly recommended " Bishops's museum.
We are a family who loves museums and visited many museums in the USA.
We as visitors were very anticipative of the time we could spend at a science museum.
Bishops's museum is about 25 minutes drive from waikiki and we spent about 35$/ person general admission ticket. One has to spend extra 2$/person for the show we chose in the astronomy centre. I must admit show was good. We visited science and technology which was meant for only children. The only gallery which was good was the pacific gallery.
There was a private event and museum was to shut down early.
I guess one can say it was not a good value for money and time that you spend at such a museum.
One can easily avoid Bishops's museum at honolulu.
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Numag2015
Sep 15, 2025
The most expensive museum in the world (undeserving) - The visit is not worth it, between the parking lot and the museum entrance fees we leave more than 90$. We didn’t have a sad audio guide to explain anything, languages are missing. All the objects on display are a century or less old, not far from what we expected from this museum. Looks like a tourist hoax.
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