It is a now a historic landmark, museum, and tourist site located at 2913 Pali Highway, less than a ten-minute drive outside of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii.

The museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and is maintained with entrance fees, revenue from the gift shop, and other funds raised by the Daughters of Hawaii.

In 1850, two years after it was completed, the home was purchased at auction by Keoni Ana (John Young II) for $6,000.

In 1911, Territorial Governor Walter F. Frear declared it a park to be maintained by the City and County of Honolulu.

The house itself is a museum displaying Queen Emma's possessions, along with those of her husband, King Kamehameha IV, their son, Prince Albert Edward, and other members of the Hawaiian royal families.