FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Now You Can Book Your Entire Pearl Harbor Experience Online
New Service Enables Visitors to Book all Four of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (March 6, 2012) — Planning a trip to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites isnow easier than ever thanks to the National Park Service and Recreation.gov. Visitors for the
first time can now make reservations for the USS Arizona Memorial tour for a $1.50 nonrefundable, convenience fee per ticket.
Recreation.gov, in conjunction with the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites and the National Park
Service now offers three Pearl Harbor ticket options – the USS Arizona Memorial Tour, the USS
Arizona Memorial Audio Tour and the new Passport to Pearl Harbor.
“For almost 32 years, tours to the USS Arizona Memorial have been offered on a first come, firstserved basis. This new service will enhance the visitor experience by giving individuals andgroups the option to make advance reservations for their visit to Pearl Harbor Historic Sites,saving them time and hassle.” says Paul DePrey, Superintendent, for WWII Valor in the PacificNational Monument. “For anyone without access to online booking, visitors can call
Recreation.gov toll free at 1-877-444-6777 and a limited number of walk-in tickets will still beavailable daily.”
The Passport to Pearl Harbor is perfect for those looking to get the entire Pearl Harbor
experience for one low price. The Passport provides access to all primary Pearl Harbor historicsites for just $55 per adult and $30 per child. For just $10 more, the Passport holders can upgrade
to a Two Day Pass that allows them to return to Pearl Harbor within a seven day period.
“From remembering the attacks of Dec. 7, 1941 at USS Arizona Memorial, learning about thenation’s first aviation battlefield at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, boarding the USS
Bowfin submarine, affectionately nicknamed the Pearl Harbor Avenger, and seeing the spot ofImperial Japan’s unconditional surrender aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial; the Passport
to Pearl Harbor is the best way to get the whole story of WWII in the Pacific,” said Michael A.
Carr, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Battleship Missouri Memorial.
The Passport to Pearl Harbor includes:••••

The USS Arizona Memorial Audio Tour;USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park museum admission and audio tour;
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor admission; andBattleship Missouri Memorial admission and the choice between four tours.

Upgraded tour options at the Battleship Missouri Memorial and Pacific Aviation Museum PearlHarbor are available for an additional fee.

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About Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov, part of the Recreation One-Stop E-Gov initiative, offers and provides a single
point of access to information about Federal recreational activities and reservations. It provides acomprehensive source of information about thousands of Federal recreation opportunities.
Information about recreation opportunities on Federal lands is displayed based on the interests ofthe customer, not centered on the agency providing the recreation opportunity. Recreation.gov isprovided under the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS), a Federal interagency
program which delivers recreation reservation services for participating partner agencies under acontract administered by the USDA Forest Service.
About the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites
Welcoming approximately 1.7 million visitors each year, the Pearl Harbor attractions include
several independent historic sites — some under the purview of the U.S. National Park Serviceand others operated by private, nonprofit organizations. Together, and in partnership with Joint
Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, they carry forth the legacies of some of our nation’s most treasured
icons. Although Pearl Harbor is one historic destination, there are four distinct sites to visit, eachwith its own story to tell. Each attraction is as compelling as the next and none that the visitor
would want to miss. For more information on the four attractions at Pearl Harbor, visit
www.PearlHarborHistoricSites.org.
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 maintained by theNational Park Service as part of the recently designed WWII Valor in the Pacific NationalMonument. The three ships’ memorials honor and commemorate all members of the U.S. Armed
Forces and civilians who gave their lives to their country during the attack on the island of Oahu
and Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial take a Navy launch tothe memorial between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. The USS Oklahoma Memorial is located on Ford Islandnext to the Battleship Missouri and can be accessed via the Battleship Missouri Memorial shuttlebus. Access to the USS Utah Memorial is limited to those with military IDs. The Pearl HarborVisitor Center is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking is free. For more
information visit nps.gov/valr, PacificHistoricParks.org or call 808-954-8778.
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
Adjacent to the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park,
operated as a private, non-profit organization, is dedicated to the sacrifice of more than 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 of enemy ships, while sustaining
losses of 52 submarines that remain on Eternal Patrol. The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum andPark is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Combined general admission to the submarine andmuseum is $10 per adult and $4 per child 4-12. Military, kamaaina (local resident) and schoolgroup pricing is available. For more information, call (808) 423-1341 or visit Bowfin.org.

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Battleship Missouri Memorial
The battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) completed an astounding career spanning five decades andthree wars — World War II, Korea and Operation Desert Storm — and is best known as the siteof Japan’s WWII surrender, which brought history’s most devastating war to a close. The 887foot, 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 BattleshipMissouri Memorial is open daily from 8 am to 4 pm or from 8 am to 5 pm. during summer
months (June, July and August). General admission, which includes choice of a guided tour, is$22 per adult and $11 per child 4-12. Military, kamaaina (local resident) and school grouppricing is available. For more information or to reserve a tour, call (toll-free) 1-877MIGHTYMO (1-877-644-4896) or visit USSMissouri.org.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, a private, non-profit organization, occupies the WWII
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 Pacific Theater and presenting 28 aircraft andtheir stories, the museum was named “one of the Top Ten Aviation Attractions” byTripAdvisor®. Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
General admission is $20 per adult and $10 per child 4-12. Military, kamaaina (local resident)
and school group pricing is available. For more information, call (808) 441-1000 or visit
PacificAviationMuseum.org. Tickets and a free flight simulator coupon are available online.
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