If you guessed pineapple, you chose correctly! This is a baby pineapple – it still has a ways to go before it will be ready to harvest.

This photo was taken at the Dole Plantation in Wahiawa Town, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Dole Plantation started out as a fruit stand in the 1950’s, but opened to the public in 1989 as Hawaii’s “Pineapple Experience.”  Although pineapples are native to South America, Hawaii has the perfect environment to cultivate them. There is an extensive garden that gives tourists the opportunity to view and learn about the many varieties.

As with all tourist spots, they also have a very large gift shop…  My favorite part of the shop was the pineapple ice cream :)