Make Kilauea Visitor Center your first stop when entering the Park. Rangers are on duty in the visitor center from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily and will provide visitors with the latest information on the current eruption, hiking information and permits, and the daily schedule of ranger-led activities. The ...

The Thomas A. Jaggar Museum is a museum on volcanology with displays of equipment used by scientists in the past to study the volcano, working seismographs, and an exhibit of clothing and gear from scientists who got a bit too close to lava. There is also a gift shop ...

Volcano Art Center lies next to the Kilauea visitor center. It is housed in the historic original Volcano House built in 1877. During the nineteenth century, many visitors to Kilauea stayed at Volcano House. Today it is a gallery for local artists and craftsmen. This is a good place to ...