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Looking Into Hawaii's Most Awe-Inspiring Volcano

Dave Lauridsen A trek across cooled lava fields in Hawaii Volcano National Park.

Photo: Dave Lauridsen

Located in a 333,000-acre national park on the southeastern edge of the island, the awe-inspiring and ruggedly beautiful Kilauea is called the drive-in volcano because paved roads allow you to traverse it by car. Halema'uma'u is the quarry-like and sulfur-stained 300-foot-deep crater-within-the-crater where Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire, is said to live. Read the article

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2 Hotels 3 Activities

Destinations: Hawaii · Volcano

Themes: Beach · Hotels + Resorts · Adventure Vacations

Inspired by: Scale a Volcano — by Henry Alford, Published Aug. 2006

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    Volcano Rainforest Retreat

    Volcano | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | Hawaii | Kauai

    Tucked among the ohia trees and huge ferns of a mountain rainforest, the extensive woodwork and windows of the Bamboo Guest House, Guest Cottage, F

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    Volcano House

    Volcano | U.S. + Canada | U.S. | Hawaii | Kauai

    This venue is closed.

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    Tropical Helicopters

    Hawaii | U.S. + Canada | U.S.

    With tours departing from Hilo and Kona, Tropical Helicopters provides both doors-on and doors-off flights over Kilauea, one of the world’s most ac

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    Hilo Farmers' Market

    Hawaii | U.S. + Canada | U.S.

    Make a picnic lunch of four-cheese focaccia, a butter avocado, and mangoes

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    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

    Hawaii | U.S. + Canada | U.S.

    Located in a 333,000-acre national park on the southeastern edge of the island, the awe-inspiring and ruggedly beautiful Kilauea is called the driv

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    Let the tourists on the Maui resort treadmill have Wailea and Kapalua. Families seeking to kick back in true island style take the Hana Highway straight to Paia.

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    Christmas on the Big Island of Hawaii

    Kailua-kona, Hawaii, Kilauea, Hualalai

    Two active volcanoes, a tropical rain forest, and beaches as far as the eye can see. This is the biggest, most ecologically diverse island in the chain, with every climate zone represented and wate

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    7 Family Cruise Ideas for Summer

    Caribbean, Europe, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii

    Cruisers can be choosers. Here, seven splashy options, whether you have your sights set on Alaskan glaciers, Caribbean beaches—or simply the kiddie pool on the top deck.

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