The 1,000-acre Limahuli Garden and Preserve is situated in the island's Limahuli Valley. On Kauai's southern shore, in the lush Lawai Valley, is the Lawai Garden, a 186-acre preserve and research center where nearly 7,000 tropical species are represented. Adjacent to that, the Allerton Garden was once a private 100-acre estate. Started in the 1870s by Queen Emma, wife of Hawaiian King Kamehameha IV, the gardens were later expanded by the Allerton family. Today, visitors can walk among its sculpted pathways, past sculptures, fountains and beautiful examples of exotic and ornamental blossoms.
Guidebooks are available across town.
On Saturday mornings, join a guided three-mile hike from the Honolulu Zoo to the summit. Be among the more than 14 million people to discover where the wild things are in Miami. Parrot Jungle and Gardens is home to more than 1,100 birds and creatures ranging from crocodiles to Caribbean flamingos. Animal lovers of all kinds can find a creature to admire amid the garden's waterfalls and streams. A baby ape exhibit functions as a foster care facility for endangered primates and houses orangutans, chimpanzees and gibbons.