Walk Honolulu's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Honolulu's hauntings run deeper than any beach. The most haunted places here carry the weight of a stolen kingdom and a devastating attack. At Iolani Palace, Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown on January 17, 1893, by American businessmen backed by U.S. Marines — and her presence still moves through the halls. The USS Arizona Memorial sits above 1,177 men entombed since December 7, 1941, the ship still leaking oil daily. At Nu'uanu Pali Lookout, King Kamehameha I drove hundreds of warriors over 1,200-foot cliffs during the 1795 Battle of Nu'uanu. In 1948, Therese Wilder was strangled at Morgan's Corner, and the banyan-shaded bend has never felt safe after dark. This free, self-guided tour covers 13 stops across Honolulu's most unsettled ground.
You stand in Iolani Palace, the only royal palace on American soil, completed in 1882 for King Kalākaua. The palace witnessed the death of the Hawaiia...
You climb Diamond Head, the volcanic tuff cone that defines Honolulu's skyline. Ancient Hawaiians called it Lēʻahi and considered it sacred to Pele, t...
You stand in Punchbowl Cemetery, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which holds over 53,000 graves — veterans from WWI, WWII, Korea, and V...
You stand on the USS Arizona Memorial, the white structure spanning the sunken battleship where 1,177 men died on December 7, 1941. The ship still lea...
You walk through Manoa Chinese Cemetery, established in 1852 to serve the Chinese immigrant community that came to Hawaii for plantation labor and rai...
You stand at Nu'uanu Pali Lookout, where the cliffs drop 1,200 feet to the valley below. In 1795, this was the site of the Battle of Nu'uanu, where Ki...
You enter Honolulu Hale, the Spanish Mission Revival-style city hall completed in 1929. The building has served as the seat of municipal government th...
You stand in Kawaiaha'o Church, built in 1842 from 14,000 coral blocks cut from underwater reefs by Hawaiian laborers. The church is called the "Westm...
You walk the Kapalama campus of Kamehameha Schools, founded in 1887 under the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of Kamehameh...
You enter the Hawaii Theatre, the "Pride of the Pacific," opened in 1922 as a movie palace and vaudeville house. The neo-classical building seated 1,4...
The Honolulu ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Honolulu tour is Iolani Palace at 364 S King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
3 stops free in Honolulu. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.