Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Visitor Center in Honolulu

Good spot to come and learn more about the history of pearl harbour.

I love everything related to military history. Being military, that might sound biased but I assure you that it’s not. This is one of the most amazing places that I’ve ever visited in my 39 years of life. Every single exhibition or museum that we visited is special. This is a must visit if you’re around the area. And like we were told, this would give you cooler points that going to the beach.

Security people are a little rude.The place is organized and clean. The lines to see the memorial is 2hours long and other than a couple small museums and some placards theres not much to look at. I respect the solemn atmosphere and important history but the experience is underwhelming.

I am grateful to experience the Pearl Harbor Memorial site. The exhibits brought together various moment in history of sadness, courage, and patriotism to this great nation.

As a proud veteran of service I am awestruck by the story of Pearl Harbor to begin with. The memorial plaques that describe the ages of infants murdered there stirs my soul. And of course, the names of the thousands of service men and women killed there demands eternal remembrance.

Such a great memorial. Highlight of our trip. Was not able to get reservations for Arizona memorial but standby line moved very quickly and was able to visit. Moving place

If you are on ohau you just have to visit this place, its pretty neat. I went to the battleship Missouri and had a blast, really cool ship. The submarine was closed for maintenance.

We spent morning to evening checking out all the historical sections here! Lot of the museums at the visitors center is free and well set up. Get the passport to pearl harbor pass if youre looking to do all the other sites like bowfin, missouri, aviation museum etc. The grounds are beautiful and plenty of restrooms and a shop to grab food n drinks.

Historical information and very organized. Get there early, lines get very long quick. I do wish theyd put the bridge along the length of the ship instead of crossways. Nonetheless...IF your in Honolulu, go.

A must see while visiting Oahu. The historical lessons are important to tell for generations to come.

This place is awesome. Everyone in the United States should come and experience it. It is very surreal what the sailors and marines went through during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

We only had time to do the Aviation museum and that was great. The tower tour, a little extra $, gave the whole experience great context. It is a recently opened experience and I would highly recommend it. If you have a hard time climbing stairs, make sure to let them know ahead of time. The Bob Hope exhibit was a welcomed reprieve from the heat and also well done. He was a wonderful man and they put his humor throughout. The volunteer are wonderful and their passion is catchy. If you only have a few hours before your flight and want to experience a portion of Pearl Harbor, i recommend this. Wear comfortable shoes - theres a lot of walking - and beware that you cannot bring bags of any kind into the park.

It’s hard to find parking as it is a very popular place. Make sure to bring a water.They have 2 free museums you can visit to learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor and events lead to that.For an additional fee you can visit USS Missouri, that I highly recommend, Aviation museum, submarine.If you want to visit USS Arizona, make sure to book tickets in advance. Like at least month before your visit. USS Arizona tickets are free on the official website.

Amazing history. All of the various sites are terrific. The docents are super knowledgeable. Warning, Blowfin tour is not for people who are claustrophobic.

A very somber experience but definitely one everyone should experience. Great info from all of the staff there!

There isnt a whole lot to see for free but there is some

Unfortunately I messed up my dates and missed my slot for the memorial boat ride (you need to book a few weeks in advance).Still decided to go and take a look at the other elements of the museum. As you would expect there is quite a heavy, emotional feel to the place.Some good exhibits that give great insight into the events with effort to explain all sides of the story. I would have loved to go back and take more time to see all sights.

Unique, fascinating and important historical site caught up in an over Americanised experience. Each site is expensive and there are ridiculous queues and wait times for the Arizona and shuttle buses that takes away from the overall appreciation of our visit. We came away frustrated rather than revering in the significance of such a sacred site.

Very well thought out and accessible memorials. Pay your respects to our fallen soldiers.

Pearl Harbor is worth the trip. Plan a full day to spend here. Arizona tickets are hard to come by, but there is a standby line, plan 2+ hours and get in line around 7am. You can buy other packages online for submarine, battleship, and air museums but you can only get Veteran discount in person for your Vet. Show respect for those who have been lost, take pride in how far we have come, and remember all whove served.

Visiting Pearl Harbor was one of the top reasons we made the trip to Hawaii. My son loves WWII history and this was a dream of his. Highly recommend!!!

As a non-American tourist, the site was very disappointing. I expected a museum - but there’s only two very small ‘exhibits’ with a few signs. You can take a free boat to the site of a sunken ship (USS Arizonabut there is nothing to see there, just a wall with the names of deceased personnel. The whole site is more of a memorial/remembrance site than a historical site.Their website says the USS Arizona is a 1.5hr free program, with a movie and talk from rangers but there was none of that when we went. We waited 2 hours in line for a short 5min boat ride to a memorial site.Overall, definitely skippable and do not bother waiting in the stand by line for the USS Arizona.(We did not got to the paid museums.)

Very nice very informative most of its free the only part that you got to pay for it as I separate Excursion for the submarine and the ship from which they signed surrender of Japan

Would take a full day to explore all sites. Things to know before you go:For security reasons, bags are not permitted at any of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. For $6 per bag, $10 oversize/luggage, visitors may store backpacks, purses, luggage, and shopping bags at the baggage storage area.Parking and admission to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center are free.Admission to Arizona Memorial is free. Boat departs every 30mins. Must reserve timed ticket in advance at recreation.gov (require account sign in). If there are no tickets available, additional (but very fewtickets are released 3pm (HSTthe day prior to visit. Be ONTIME if you have reservation. If you don’t have a reservation, plan to spend approx 1.5hours in the standby line (if you are not the first standby group that get to board), good thing is only 1person/party have to stay in line and the rest can explore the exhibits while waiting for your turn.Battleship 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. The last shuttle back to the Visitor Center leaves at 5:00 p.m. from Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.

A very well organized and engaging memorial/museum, especially for history buffs and armchair generals. You could spend at least 4 hours here just doing the Arizona memorial (reservations recommended, but if you arrive early, the standby line seems reliable and fastand just going through and reading all the free stuff. They do an excellent job retelling the events leading up to and including the attack, and events following. Many stories and heroics are recorded here for your reading of the soldiers, marines, and seamen.

This historic American treasure is a great place to remind us of the great sacrifices and devastation we had to endure to maintain our freedom. The Arizona is a separate tour in the park. It was the highlight of the day for me! It is a National burial site or cemetery. The ship is barely under water so you can still see the silos and other fine details. It is a beautiful memorial and gratifying way to pay tribute to the young veterans that paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

My 8 year old had learned about pearl harbor in school and wanted to visit it. We tried signing up for the free boat ride USS Arizona Memorial the day or two before,.. but it filled up immediately.There is like two parking lots. The main one gets full. There is one literally to the right of it. Im not sure why its not connected.. but maybe because its for the submarine museum next door. Anyways,.. we ended parking to the right (free parking).I didnt like the bag policy. As some have mentioned, parents with babys.. its abit of an annoyance to have to check in your bag or backpack at the bag checkin center. Luckily my wife had a clear bag. But whats surprising is the approved purse size. My wifes purse was literally just a few inches too long and we were asked to check in her purse.Entrance is free.There were about 2-3 exhibit rooms. You can view them pretty quickly or you can take your time as they have some audio recording you can listen to.There was an outdoor video, but we passed on this.You can walk around the center and take pictures and that takes about 30 min.We finished the visitor center in about 1.5-2hours. It was interesting, but Im not a huge history guy.

Even though most park are free, the boat tour is not. It is recommended to buy boat ticket in advanced. So many historical documents here. Must visit if you plan to go to Oahu.

This is a must visit place here on Oahu. Its absolutely crucial that you book your tickets in advance if you want to be sure that you can get in because there is a limit on the number of guests they let in. You can walk the museum area until 10 minutes before your scheduled time to board the boat. While on the memorial you have 15 minutes to see everything before the next boat and people arrive and your boat lines up to head back to the visitor center

A place you must visit while here in Oahu. I live on the island and am always discovering something new here. Although the tour boats to the USS Arizona are not running due to a safety issue with the doc, there is still so much to see here. The USS Bowfin is a great site to tour and learn about submarine warfare/evolution since WW2. There is plenty of staff and park rangers around to ensure you and your families have a wonderful experience. Expect to be here a solid half day if you go on both the Arizona and Bowfin. That time spent is 100% worth it.

Every time we come to Oahu we pay our respect to this place. As a family of military personnel, coming here is very surreal. The devastation that happened here is saddening but I love how we get to pay our respect by honoring these fallen hero’s.

It was humbling to be there and see all the sacrifices that were made for our freedom. Many great people lost their lives. Would be better if the ship tours and memorial were included with ticket prices and not an extra fee.

Words cant express the feeling of standing on the spot where so many paid the ultimate price defending our country! The Navy and park service do a fantastic job of allowing the public to experience this important part of history. The gift shop has a good selection of souvenirs at reasonable prices.

As a veteran, I wanted to pay respect to my fallen brothers in arms. Hint: you can take petals off the flowered leis and drop them in the water. Dont throw the entire lei, fish can choke on the string. I would like to visit again.

Ive heard about and seen photos, news, movies about Pearl Harbor all my life but seeing the memorial in person (at 55 years oldwas an incredible experience. The ticket to Ride the boat to see the memorial is free, but it will cost you to tour the Bowfin, about $13 for an adult, and the Missouri battleship, about $30 per adult. I recommend both. We arrived at 7am and left around 230pm to see 3 of the four sights. The fourth was the Aviation museum, but we were too tired to tour it. All in all the trip to the Arizona memorial was the highlight, or lowlight when you know there are over 1000 graves just below the water. The tour guide was superb. Pointing out small but stunning details about that horrible Sunday morning.

Beautiful memorial with great views of the harbor and Ford Island. Theres plenty of parking here and is also easily accessible by bus. Numbers 20 and 42 will bring you here from Waikiki at a cost of $5.50 for a day pass. Its strictly a no bag policy anywhere whilst inside the memorial and on the island so just dont bring one. If you do bring a bag then youll have to pay $5 per bag to store it for the day. We arrived early in the morning, just as the park was opening. I would recommend doing the same as you entitle yourself to the free tickets for the USS Arizona Memorial. This is free anyway but at this time theres less crowds and you watch a short video with a bit of extra information from rangers. Once this was done we went on a short boat ride to the memorial itself spending approximately 15 minutes there and then came back to the centre. From here we got the shuttle across to the Missouri Memorial where we were able to look around and got guided tours included in the price of the ticket. It is truly a brilliant place to spend the day learning about history and paying your respects to those who lost their lives.

Very well run by the parks service in cooperation with the USN. Tickets go quickly so get there early if you werent able to get one of the handful available by online reservation the previous day. There are many artifacts, viewing areas, and exhibits about the entire a events if you arent able to make it out to the USS Arizona.The USS Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum are both well worth the trip on their own. The Aviation Museum is a bit pricy but active military and veterans receive discounts.

Fantastic place to visit. Everyone that we met their were very informative, helpful and friendly. Everything was very well done. The introductory movie had actual footage from the attack and information I had not known before. The Arizona memorial itself was awe inspiring and yet very solemn. What an honor it was to have been able to visit.

Great place of history to remind ourselves that we shall never ever go to war sacrificing even one life.... The great value of those place had been hammered down from the food trucks, service at the did stores after forcing is to leave our bags outside.... It is very very dad. My biggest advice to all, NEVER rely on their food service, take your own snacks and drinks, ask for a PLASTIC BAG (sat the Baggage Counter to carry ask your food inside...

Pearl Harbor is a must see. There is no fee to the visitor center and the boat ride to the USS ARIZONA Memorial is free but you do need a free ticket to reserve a seat on the boat. The National Park Guides do an amazing job leading the tours. They are well versed in the history of Pearl Harbor and the battle. I would recommend the introductory Pearl Harbor video, just to get your mind ready for the significant of the site you are about to tour and walk around. You can spend a lot of time just walking around this national park, but don’t miss the boat tour to the USS ARIZONA. It is an amazing tour of the harbor and the scared ground of the USS ARIZONA.

It is an amazing and yet chilling travel back into the history of December 7th 1941. Another must do family oriented thing to do. There is walking through the USS Missouri ship and climbing down the ladder stairs backwards. Which I loved. The USS Arizona is a lovely memorial dedicated to the men that perished that day. A must experience in person to feel the totality of that day.

Plan for a whole day. So much to see and do. Get there early as spots for The Arizona Memorial run out quick on busy days. Be sure to grab some lunch at the Aviation Museum. It was a pleasant surprise.

Very sober and calm. The provided movie is also pretty good. It was nice getting a more detailed story of what events took place here. It was very unnerving seeing the Arizona underwater, knowing that many people were still inside. I very much recommend this place

Great experience. Everyone should take time to remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving. It’s an amazing story of how the US came together over such a great tragedy.Disappointed that the Arizona Memorial is closed until this fall (2019). You can still see the film and take a short ride in the harbor, but not the same as stepping foot onto the memorial.Get there early - before 0700. Arizona tickets are free. Other areas of the museum cost various amounts, depends on what you want to see.

Seeing Pearl Harbor is something I will never forget. Both of my parents have served our country. Being able to bring back memorabilia and pictures for them to see. It was just amazing. Its so informative with the history of this place.

This is a lovely place, unfortunately the Arizona Memorial is still not open. Each exhibit must be paid separately, so take enough cash. If you do all of the exhibits you will spend a good 4 hours there. I was lucky enough to meet 2 of the survivors the day that I went, they are usually there on Sundays.

This is a place that every single American should take the time to visit. You wont understand the importance of what happened until youve been there and seen it for your own eyes. Im proud to be an American and I appreciate the dedication to our Country that fellow Americans put their lives on the line to protect our freedom. Be sure to bring sunscreen as it can be really hot. Make sure you check in right as you get there to get your ticket for the USS Arizona as they only give out a limited number of tickets each day. Enjoy!

Great historical landmark, i recommend anyone who is able to go and see it. It is well worth the money and trip. Free to get in $5 to store your purse or backpack only wallets and phone allowed inside. There are a few tours you can pay for or just walk thru the museum for free. Well worth it tho. always nice to learn about history.

Beautiful memorial. A must see. Unfortunately, we could not go into the Arizona memorial. I guess it maybe under construction and is closed. Dont take any bags or purses or you will have to take them back to your car. I was disappointed that they did not have wheelchairs available for use. If you want to see inside the submarine it is an additional charge. Very peaceful place.

A tremendous tribute to all the men and women who lost their lives here. The museums have great detail. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. Allow an entire day if you plan to do the entire base. Missouri and Utah require shuttles from the visitor center. Included here are some pics of the park and the USS Bowfin which is close to the visitor center but has an additional $15 charge per person. My wife and I felt it was worth the money.