Arts & Culture · Our pick in Hawaiʻi

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

Museum·Diamond Head

Doris Duke’s house

Doris Duke’s house of Islamic art on the shore below Diamond Head, by guided tour.

Our take

  • Tours only
  • Book ahead
Address
Diamond Head, Hawaiʻi

Get directions

About Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design

Shangri La, Doris Duke’s former home on the shore east of Diamond Head, is a museum of Islamic art, culture and design, visited only on guided tours booked ahead (its site).

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Diamond Head0.9 miWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
  2. Ala Moana Center3.9 miCycle 32 minCar or taxi 21 min
  3. ʻIolani Palace5.4 miCycle 43 minCar or taxi 25 min
  4. Hanauma Bay6.6 miCar or taxi 29 min
  5. Bishop Museum7.2 miCar or taxi 31 min
  6. Pearl Harbor12 miCar or taxi 47 min

The beach and the airport

  1. Waikīkī Beach2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 15 min
  2. Honolulu’s airport9.1 miCar or taxi 37 min

Location

The map comes from Google Maps, which sets its own cookies once it loads.

Open in Google Maps

The ULTIMATE letter

Hawaiʻi in your inbox

An occasional email with new places, events, island guides and our latest in-depth articles. No spam, ever.