Franko's Oahu Guide Map, With Things to See and Do is a guide and a map of the island of Oahu all in one! Side two features Waikiki and the Oahu South Shore. The guide map contains loads of information telling you what there is to see and do on Oahu and in Waikiki.

SIDE ONE of Franko's Oahu Guide Map With a view of the whole island, it's mountain ranges shown in beautiful green shaded relief, as well as it's freeways and major roads, plus creeks, trails and things to see or places to go, this map captures the very essence of Oahu. If you love Oahu, eant to go there or want the best souvenir, you have to have this map! The colors are absolutely inspiring! Beyond the greens of the Island of Oahu, the ocean waters are shown in beautiful shades of tropical ocean blue, indicating ocean depth contours. All around the island there are descriptions of wonderful things to see and do. This includes Oahu's fabulous ocean sports, especially its world famous surfing spots. Favorite places to visit include Hanauma Bay, possibly the most snorkeled spot on earth, and also Magic Island right next to Waikiki, where one of America's best fireworks shows happen on July 4th, and all of the great places to stop all around the island of Oahu. The map will call your attention to fine details, such as Laniakea on the north shore. When you stop and park across the highway, go to the beach there and check out the old, 300-pound green sea turtles grazing on the algae right at the beach, or even resting on the beach there, as they have for thousands of years. When you go to the windward side of Oahu, or the East Shore, Franko's Oahu guide map will guide you to the Polynesian Cultural Center (the PCC to the locals) and the Mormon Hawaii Temple, which is probably the most beautiful edifice in the State of Hawaii. To the southeast corner of the island, near Hanauma Bay, the map student will find Sandy Beach, famous for it's body-whomping heavy shorebreak, which commonly ruins a few unwary tourists' vacations, as they find out just how powerful the beautiful ocean can be. That's right, even though the map shows this attractive Oahu beach, you might want to stay out of the water! Around the map there are several photos showing the beauty that is Oahu. My favorite is the Waimea Bay surf photo, but I also like the view of Waikiki from atop Diamond Head. You've seen a thousand pictures of Diamond Head. It must be the most photographed mountain this side of Mt. Fuji. However, when have you seen a picture of Waikiki from the top of Diamond Head? I took this photo right after sunrise. There is also a photo of Yokohama Bay at the very end of the road on the Waianae side of Oahu. This area is seldom visited by tourists. Question: Why is Yokohama Bay referred top by the locals as “Pray for Sex Beach?” Oahu has so much to offer. It is like a whole country on one little island. It took 8380 words to fully describe everything on Oahu on Franko's Guide Map of Oahu!

SIDE 2 of Franko's Guide Map of Oahu
Side 2 is actually the original side 1 of this map, because Waikiki, which is mapped and detailed here, is such an important and huge part of Oahu tourism and activity. This side of the map includes Franko's Map of Waikiki and Oahu South Shore Details. The entire South Shore from Honolulu to Makapu'u Head, Oahu's easternmost point, is shown so that the viewer can get a close-up view of the island topography, including Diamond Head Crater. The highlight of this side of the map is the superbly detailed map of Waikiki, which shows where everything is, including most of the hotels, Kapiolani Park, Ala Moana Beach Park, Waikiki Beach, the Ala Moana Shopping Center, the International Market Place, over 200 buildings, the DFS Galleria, the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Ala Wai Harbor, Ala Wai Canal, Ala Wai Golf Course, and much more. This map of Waikiki is the very best there is. On the Oahu South Shore detail there is a needed bonus - exactly how to get to Waikiki from the freeway. Just in case the picture does not suffice, beneath the side 2 title block is the caption “Directions In & Out of Waikiki.” That ought to help! If you look closely, you will also find that the South Shore of Oahu has a number of trails for the hikers. This is true with side 1 of the map as well. There are something like 5 dozen captions informing you about what there is to see and do in Waikiki and on Oahu's South Shore on side 2 of this map. There are about that many again on side 1 of the map. With all of this information, and with such a fabulous island to explore, the map reader may find it necessary to book a very, very long trip to Oahu - like a year! Oahu is so wonderful that is was not that hard to find a lot to put on this map. Refining is and narrowing it down was the hard part. In the end, it appears that I've written a book on things to see and do in Oahu. But it is still a map, the best that I know of for Oahu or perhaps any island. I love Oahu and I think this map is fantastic for exploring Oahu. Below are the captions for side 2 of the map. Get a map asap so you can follow the captions along.