Planning your trip to Pearl Harbor

Tips for your Pearl Harbor tour, how to get tickets

You can purchase tours and tickets to the Bowfin, Missouri and Pacific Aviation Museums online for less than at the door. (Arizona Memorial is free, but you must get your ticket at the Visitor Center.)

Pearl Harbor Tours we recommend (pickup in Waikiki or the Honolulu International Airport):

• Arizona Memorial & Circle Island Tour
• Arizona Memorial & Aloha Flea Market
• Pearl Harbor, Arizona Memorial & Honolulu City Tour
• Arizona Memorial Duck Adventure
• Arizona Memorial, Pacific Aviation Museum, City & Punchbowl Tour
• Home of the Brave Hawaii Military Base Tour
• Stars & Stripes Tour
• USS Missouri, Arizona Memorial, City & Punchbowl Tour

Ticket purchase only:

• Battleship Missouri Memorial
• Pacific Aviation Museum

If you plan to drive yourself, you can purchase tickets to the museums with the links above at a discounted rate. Tickets to the Arizona are free but must be picked up at the Arizona Visitor Center at Pearl Harbor. Tickets to the Bowfin Submarine Museum ($10 adult, $4 child) can be purchased at the door.

What to Wear to the Arizona Memorial:

Civilian: The minimum dress attire for the USS Arizona Memorial is footwear, shorts and shirt. Sandals and Flip Flops are permissible, but bathing suits or profane T-shirts are not allowed on-site.

Military: The minimum dress attire for military personnel is dress whites or better, or service equivalent. BDU’S are not allowed on the memorial.

What not to bring:

Security is tight, and just about everything is prohibited, including purses, handbags, fanny packs, backpacks, camera bags, diaper bags, luggage and/or other items that offer concealment. Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder. A storage facility where you can pay to have them store your bags ($3 fee) is available at the entrance to USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park. The storage facility is in operation daily 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visitors may use the same bag storage and parking stall for all three tours. Do not leave valuables in the car.

Pets are not permitted at the USS Arizona Memorial. Service animals are not considered pets and are allowed.

Strollers:

Strollers are allowed in the park visitor center, but not in the theatres or on the Navy water taxi. Strollers may be stowed at the visitor center front desk prior to program tours.

Hours:

All museums are open seven days a week, 362 days per year. They are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• USS Arizona Memorial:
  7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  First program (Summer) 7:45 a.m.; 8:00 a.m. (Winter)
  Last program 3:00 p.m.
  Arrive early in the day to assure getting a free ticket to the memorial.
• Battleship USS Missouri Memorial and Museum:
  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Ticket window closes at 4:00 p.m.
• Pacific Aviation Museum:
  9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• USS Bowfin Submarine Museum:
  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Ticket window closes at 4:00 p.m.
  The last tour of the submarine begins at 4:30 p.m.