Lihue, Kauai’s county seat is the center for business and transportation and the location of the Kauai Museum. You may want to take some time to explore the Kauai Museum and tour extensive exhibits of Hawaiiana along with memorabilia from the sugar plantation era.
Also in Lihue, the Grove Farm Homestead and Museum are open to the public for tours and locomotive rides.
“…it’s not the Hyatt, the Hilton or even the Sheraton, but it has a charming feeling of days gone by and faces the Ha`upu Mountains. Rick Scott purchased the plantation-era building a couple of years ago and gave it new paint and landscaping, then filled it with island-style furniture, flat-screen televisions, even new coffee makers. The hotel is located next to Hamura’s Saimin which has its own charm – and delicious noodles to boot. “