Other recommendations include Merriman's in Karmuela and the Ocean View Inn in Kailoa. The Aloha Cafe is a great lunch place in Kainaliu, a restaurant built inside a 1932 theater. While automobiles are the obvious way to see Hawaii, the helicopter ride above the island's fiery crust is indescribable. There are several operations out of Kona and Hilo, but Mauna Kea helicopters guarantee a window seat for all. In fact, there's not much you can't do on the Big Island except worry about the sales meeting and whether to set the alarm clock.
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Here's a list of suggestions gleaned from several sources. Not if you're vacationing with kids. With dozens of new hotels, restaurants swathed in their best linen and museums, there isn't a better place to visit on the Mediterranean. If you want to spend part of your vacation a step back in time, try Charleston, S.C., with its Southern gentility, antebellum homes and a very walkable historic district and fort. When you tire of the bright lights and big city, there's a place, just two hours by car from Las Vegas, where eons light the way and silence is the only music.