Guided tours of USS Missouri last anywhere between a half an hour and two hours, or explore the ship at your own pace on a self-guided walking tour that takes you above and below the decks of America’s mightiest battleship.
Visitors with a valid military ID or contractors’ permit are able to access Ford Island directly. The last shuttle back to the Visitor Center leaves at 5:00 p.m. Allow about an hour to get the most out of your visit.īattleship Missouri Memorial and Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum are both located on Ford Island and are only accessible to the general public via the shuttle buses which depart from the Visitor Center every 15 minutes. Climb aboard USS Bowfin for a close quarters look at life aboard a WWII-era submarine, and stroll among the many fascinating indoor and outdoor exhibits in the Pacific Submarine Museum. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is conveniently located near the Visitor Center ticketing counters. While waiting for your tour to begin, you’ll have plenty of time to take in the other historic sites. Pearl Harbor is the number one visitor destination on Oahu, so be prepared for a wait, as much as two hours or more on a busy day. Time-stamped tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so it’s best to arrive early. The entire program lasts an hour and 15 minutes and includes a 23-minute documentary on the history of Pearl Harbor and a short boat ride to and from the memorial. Tickets for USS Missouri and Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum may be purchased in advance online.Īdmission to Arizona Memorial is free. Tickets for all four attractions are available at the Visitor Center ticketing counters. For a $3 fee, visitors may store backpacks, purses, diaper bags, shopping bags, and the like at the baggage storage area at USS Bowfin Park. For security reasons, bags are not permitted at any of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. and is closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.Ī National Historic Landmark, Pearl Harbor is also an active military base. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. To those who fought in the war, to those whose lives were affected by the war, their children, grandchildren, and each succeeding generation, Pearl Harbor is a place where people from far-flung corners of the world can come together in peace to honor the memory of the fallen and to celebrate the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.Each year, over a million visitors come to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites to see the USS Arizona Memorial, the Battleship Missouri Memorial, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, and Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Located on the island of Oahu, "The Gathering Place," halfway between Japan and the mainland United States, Pearl Harbor will always be a welcoming place where survivors of the attack can reflect on the events which led to the war and which had such a profound impact on the lives of an entire generation. Today, Pearl Harbor remains an active military base, Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, and a National Historic Landmark that's home to four unique attractions: from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that started it all, to the surrender of the Japanese on the deck of the mighty Battleship Missouri, these four historic sites together tell the story of the War in the Pacific, commemorating the accomplishments of a previous generation. At the focal point is the Pearl Harbor Vistitor Center which provides access to the USS Arizona Memorial, the USS Battleship Missouri or Mighty MO, Bowfin Submarine & the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum nearby. Discover for yourself what Pearl Harbor means to you.Ĭalled Pu'uloa, meaning "long hill," or Wai Momi, literally, "water of pearl," by early Hawaiians, Pearl Harbor, so named because of the abundance of pearls once found within its protected waters, is the largest natural harbor in the State of Hawaii and the number one visitor destination on Oahu. Pearl Harbor is Hawaii’s number one visitor destination with over 1.8 million visitors a year.
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