Honolulu on a budget

Best free attractions

Honolulu's best free hours are spent outdoors, and this list is for the visitor who would rather walk a garden path than queue for a ticketed show. Eleven green spaces follow, running from a botanical garden dating from 1853 to a marsh listed as a Ramsar site, with the list opening on a regional park that is open from 05:00 to 24:00. Five are gardens, each with its own temperament, and their addresses range from North Vineyard Boulevard out to Luluku Road in Kaneohe. The parks make up the rest: beach, marsh, and state land. Admission rules and hours change, so check each place's current policy before you set out; where opening times are recorded, they appear below. This list is for early risers, slow walkers, families stretching a budget, and anyone who has had enough of the hotel pool and wants the island on its own terms.