- First Catholic Church near Mapulehu: this tiny church was the first Catholic church built on Molokai except for Father Damien's mission at Kalaupapa.
- Halawa Valley, onetime center of population. This beautiful valley has ancient heiaus (temples) and two plunging waterfalls, Moaula Falls and Hipuapua Falls.
- Iliiliopae Heiau is on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the largest heiaus in Hawaii, 320 feet by 120 feet; it was a site of human sacrifice. Iliiliopae is on private land and may be visited with permission.
- Kalaupapa is one of the most isolated and beautiful communities in the world, where Father Damien once ministered to lepers. Kalaupapa is now designated a National Historic Park. Access is by air or by mule train down a 1,600-foot switchback trail.
- Kamakou at 4,970 feet is the highest elevation on the island of Molokai. The mountain is the site of the Nature Conservancy's 2,700-acre Kamakou Preserve with rare plants and birds.
- Kaunakakai, the main town of Molokai, is virtually unchanged since the 1920s. The town resembles an Old West movie set with its collection of quaint shops and restaurants. It is famed in song for its "Cockeyed Mayor".
- Kawela City of Refuge, where 200 feet up a ridge separating two gulches are Menehune walls as well as salt vats from the reign of Kamahameha V.
- Maunaloa is a former Dole plantation town with quaint buildings and shops selling works by Molokai artists and craftsmen.
- R.W. Meyer Sugar Mill was built in 1878 by Meyer at his Kalae home site.
- Moanui Sugar Mill: the ruins of this old sugar mill, operated from 1870 to 1900, can still be seen on the road to Halawa Valley.
- One Alii Park is a country beach park with restroom facilities, outdoor shower, grills, and picnic tables. One of only two parks on Molokai where camping is permitted.
- Palaau Park is a state park overlooking Kalaupapa Peninsula. Palaau has well-equipped picnic grounds and winding trails. Here, too, is the phallic rock.
- Pukuhiwa Battleground, where canoes lined the shore for four miles during a major battle in Kamehameha I's campaign to unite all the Hawaiian Islands under one rule. Piles of sling stones from the battle can still be found in the area.
- Smith & Bronte Landing, marked by a plaque commemorating where two pioneer aviators on the first commercial trans-Pacific flight made an emergency landing in 1927.
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