PEARL HARBOR HISTORIC SITESFACT SHEET
Welcoming more than 1.8 million visitors each year, the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites
include several independent memorials and museums — some under the purview of theU.S. National Park Service and others operated by private, nonprofit organizations.
Together, they carry forth the legacies of several of our nation’s most treasured icons,enduring tributes to the valor and sacrifices of our veterans during a time when the futureof our nation and the world truly hung in the balance. The result is a powerful visitor
destination and cumulative educational experience that has grown far beyond that of asingle day.
WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument(USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma and USS Utah Memorials)
The USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma and USS Utah Memorials are operated and maintainedby the National Park Service as part of the recently designated WWII Valor in the PacificNational Monument. The three ships’ memorials honor and commemorate all members ofthe U.S. Armed Forces and civilians who gave their lives to their country during theattack on the island of Oahu and Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Visitors to the USS
Arizona Memorial take a Navy launch to the memorial, from 7:30am to 3pm. The USS
Oklahoma Memorial is located on Ford Island next to the Battleship Missouri and can beaccessed via the Ford Island shuttle bus. Access to the USS Utah Memorial is limited tothose with base access. The visitor center is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admissionand parking is free. The official 90 minute USS Arizona Memorial Narrated Audio Touris available for just $7.50 and guides the visitor through 29 locations throughout theVisitor Center and onto the USS Arizona Memorial. (Military and group rates available).
For more information, call (808) 422-3300, 808- 954-8759 or visit www.nps.gov/valr orPacificHistoricParks.org.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
Adjacent to the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum andPark, operated as a private, non-profit organization, is dedicated to the sacrifice of morethan 3,500 submarine personnel lost in World War II. This gallant band of brothers,
compromising less than 2 percent of the U.S. Navy, sank more than 5.5 million tons ofenemy ships, while sustaining losses of 52 submarines that remain on Eternal Patrol. TheUSS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Combined
general admission to the submarine and museum is $15 per adult and $7 per child 4-12.
Military, kama‘aina (local resident) and school group pricing is available. For more
information, call (808) 423-1341 or visit www.bowfin.org.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
America’s last battleship, the USS Missouri (BB-63), completed an astounding career
spanning five decades and three wars — World War II, Korea and Operation Desert
Storm — and is best known as the site of Japan’s WWII surrender, which brought(more)Pearl Harbor Historic Sites
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history’s most devastating war to a close. The 887-foot, 45,000-ton “Mighty Mo” is open
for visitors as the Battleship Missouri Memorial, operated as a private, non-profit
organization on historic Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The Battleship Missouri Memorialis open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission, which includes choice of a guided
tour, is $29 per adult and $13 per child 4-12. Military, kama‘aina (local resident) andschool group pricing is available. For more information or to reserve a tour, call (tollfree) 1-877-644-4896 or visit www.ussmissouri.org.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, a private, non-profit organization, occupies theWWII hangars and control tower on Ford Island that still bear the scars as our nation’s
first aviation battlefield. Giving visitors a front-row seat to the Pearl Harbor attack by air,
the war in the Pacific Theater, and presenting 45 aircraft and their stories, the museum
was named “one of the Top Ten Aviation Attractions” by TripAdvisor®. Pacific Aviation
Museum Pearl Harbor is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $25 per
adult and $12 per child 4-12. Military, kama‘aina (local resident) and school grouppricing is available. For more information, call (808) 441-1000 or visit
www.PacificAviationMuseum.org. Tickets and a free flight simulator coupon areavailable online.
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