Voted one of America’s best beaches! We also recommend visiting Brennecke’s Beach Broiler across the road for a casual lunch.
The “Grand Canyon of the Pacific.” Accessible via car with many look out points, picnic areas, and hiking trails.
This beach is not bordered by hotels and is rarely crowded. It also offers safe swimming for families with kids. The baby pond to the right of the main beach is great for toddlers while the other small pond to the left is perfect for snorkeling.
Geologic formations best visited at high tide when the ocean water flows through an underwater cave system and ejects through exit holes in the rock.
Art gallery, farmer’s market, beer garden, restaurants, boutiques, and more!
Contemporary museum.
Every Friday night from 5pm-9pm, you’ll find a community festival and art walk in the cute little town of Hanapepe, stocked with local vendors and food stalls. There are more than a dozen art galleries, too, where local artists mingle, along with live music (and gorgeous sunsets). Kids love it, too.
This Italian restaurant’s menu includes everything from pear and gorgonzola flatbreads, to a decadent lasagna, and eggplant parmesan. They also serve breakfast.
A great choice for breakfast, although they also serve brunch, lunch, and dinner.
The Kauai Coffee Estate is the largest coffee farm in the U.S. They offer free walking tours of the orchards as well as coffee tastings.
A small grocery store offering health-centric organic and local produce and wines. There's also a food counter where you can pick up fresh juice, sandwiches, smoothies, and salads.
A must-visit shaved ice stand serving up interesting flavor combinations with no high fructose corn syrup.
Occupying a former glass factory in Lawai, this sweet community center is home to food trucks and stands like Roots in Culture (healthy comfort food), Chipwrecked (Hawaiian nachos), The Fresh Shave, and Dark Roost Coffee. There are also a handful of cute, local boutiques offering everything from shell jewelry to bathing suits and stationery. They also do storytime for little kids, offer a farmer's market on Friday, and host community events like live music.
Neapolitan Pizza Food Truck
Kalapaki is a great spot for beginner surfers year round. The main break is out on the reef on far right or left side when out in the line up. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing.
Snorkeling, boat tours, whale watching, and Na Pali coast eco-tours.
Explore the stunning thousand-foot-drop cliffs of Kauai’s coastline by sailboat, sunset cruise, or, if you’re up for the challenge, you can take the scenic route—there’s an 11-mile hike that takes you along the coast, and a gentler, 2-mile hike to Hanakapiai Beach (4 miles round-trip). This is also a great area for snorkeling and kayaking tours.
Horseback riding and ATV adventures.