Lyman House Memorial Museum
The Lyman House Memorial Museum, also known as the Lyman Museum and Lyman House, is a Hilo, Hawaii-based natural history museum founded in 1931 in the Lyman family mission house, originally built in 1838.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic Place in Hawaii County, Hawaii
- Address: Hilo, HI 96720
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naha Stone and Kalākaua Park.
Naha Stone
Ruins
The Naha Stone is a large volcanic rock located in Hilo, Hawaii. The stone was used in the cultural traditions of Native Hawaiians, and many legends surround it. It is estimated to weigh between 2.5 and 3.5 tons. Naha Stone is situated 900 feet north of Lyman House Memorial Museum.
Kalākaua Park
Park
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalākaua Park is the central "town square" of the city of Hilo, Hawaii. It is surrounded by historic buildings and includes a war memorial.
Palace Theater
Theater building
Photo: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace Theater is a historic movie theater in downtown Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Built in 1925, the Beaux-Arts–style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1993. Palace Theater is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Lyman House Memorial Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hilo and Waiākea.
Hilo
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hilo is a town on the Big Island of Hawaii. The county seat and largest city in Hawaii County, Hilo is the one of the best starting points to explore the eastern half of the island, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Waiākea
Suburb
Waiākea is an ancient subdivision in the Hilo District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and an early settlement on Hilo Bay.
Wainaku
Village
Photo: Paolo Salmaso, CC BY 2.0.
Wainaku is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2020 census.
Lyman House Memorial Museum
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.72203° or 19° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
-155.09101° or 155° 5′ 28″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Levels
2Open location code
73F6PWC5+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 557071355OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Lyman House Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Lyman House Memorial Museum”
- Japanese: “ライマン・ハウス記念博物館”
- Japanese: “ライマン博物館”
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