{"id":98881110,"date":"2011-05-11T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/oahu-s-picturesque-north-shore\/"},"modified":"2018-10-18T07:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T11:24:52","slug":"oahu-s-picturesque-north-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/oahu-s-picturesque-north-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Oahu\u2019s Picturesque North Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular with surfers, tourists and locals alike, Oahu\u2019s North Shore is definitely a must visit.<\/p>\n

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I suggest getting a rental car<\/a> (or better yet, connecting with someone you know on the island) and driving 100-mile round-trip loop out of Waikiki.<\/p>\n

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There are plenty of interesting places to stop and stunning photo opportunities along the way.<\/p>\n

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The Polynesian Cultural Center<\/a><\/strong> was founded in 1963 with the mission of preserving the cultural heritage of Polynesia. The expansive center is organized according to six Polynesian “islands”: Fiji, Hawaii, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga.<\/p>\n

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After visiting the \u201cislands,\u201d be sure to stick around for one of their Nightly luaus and performances featuring traditional music and dance— a memorable experience, to be sure. Close to the Polynesian Culture Center is La’ie Point<\/strong>, a lookout that offers fantastic views of the North Shore\u2019s coastline.<\/p>\n

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The James Campbell Nature Wildlife Refuge<\/a>, one of Hawaii\u2019s only wetlands, is open to visitors from October through February. The Refuge serves as a habitat for approximately 119 species of birds, including the largest group of wetland birds in Hawaii. If you\u2019re hungry when you\u2019re done, stop at a shrimp cart in Kahuku and enjoy some of the fresh shellfish.<\/p>\n

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The historic town of Haleiwa<\/strong> is a great place to relax and do a bit of shopping. The town is known for its Hale’iwa is paniolo <\/em>(Hawaiian cowboy) style architecture and dates back to when the town was founded in the early 1900s. Haleiwa caters to tourists, and therefore is home to a wide variety of art galleries, surf shops, clothing boutiques, jewelry shops, and eclectic eateries that make the perfect place to stop and grab a bite before you get on the road again and head back to Waikiki.<\/p>\n

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Interested in learning more? Experience Oahu for yourself with these cheap flights to Hawaii<\/a>.
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Popular with surfers, tourists and locals alike, Oahu\u2019s North Shore is definitely a must visit.   I suggest getting a rental car (or better yet, connecting with someone you know on the island) and driving 100-mile round-trip loop out of Waikiki.   There are plenty of interesting places to stop and stunning photo opportunities along […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98881110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-tips-intel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98881110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98881110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98881110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98897722,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98881110\/revisions\/98897722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98881110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98881110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98881110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}