Pearl Harbor National Memorial

Just visited Pearl Harbor for the 1st time with my son and had an amazing experience mainly due to Ranger Daniel May! We arrived just as the doors were closing but Daniel took the time to chat with us outside and encouraged us to return. He told us about the Jr. Ranger program which my son completed and was sworn in by Ranger May. Daniel definitely went above and beyond and really made our visit memorable! He truly cares about making the experience at Pearl Harbor superb and personnel. He's doing a GREAT JOB! Thank you for hiring a wonderful team and bringing smiles to the many families visiting this amazing historical site.

Despite being unable to get tickets online (thumbs down to that process, tickets were gone within minutes), my family of five were able to get walk-in tickets on a Tuesday morning. We were there for six hours total (probably one hour of waiting to get on USS Arizona, which was a unique and sacred historical tour experience). Next, the submarine tour was one of the best, most effective tours I have done. I highly recommend using the audio-guided tour with headphones. The onsite museum was fantastic and finally the battleship was remarkable. My heart was in my throat multiple times during our visit. Thank you serviceman and women and much thanks for a wonderful must-see/experience historical museum.

Absolutely perfect and solemn visit to the USS Arizona Memorial today. The ticket admissions numbers are limited for social distancing but we were able to buy tickets in advance. If I had to guess, I'd say the ferry seating was about 50% blocked. The Memorial itself was very moving and beautiful. Anyone coming to Honolulu should put this on top of their list to visit. So glad we came and paid our respect to those that have fallen in service to our freedom.

This is a great memorial to those lost at Pearl Harbor. Plan to spend at least 4 hours just for the Arizona Memorial, videos, exhibits, and Waterfront Memorial. The exhibits and videos are very educational. The boat ride to and from the memorial is nice. The memorial is well done. You get good views of different parts of the sunken ship and can still see the oil slick.nnThe audio tour is definitely worth it. It is easy for two people to share one audio tour by either sharing ear pieces, playing on speaker, or taking turns listening.nnYou need reservations to grantee going to the Arizona Memorial. Some tickets are released a week ahead and then some more are released 3PM the day before. It is helpful making an account at recration.gov before the tickets are released.

The memorial or museum has about four different tours. I was able to get onto the USS Missouri and the submarine. It’s good if you really like history or want to learn more, being that I’m not much of a history fanatic I skimmed through the majority of it. The Missouri had a lot of interesting points with a spot dedicated to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.nnThere’s also two rooms/areas to walk in for history on the attack and aftermath that are free. Two gifts shops and a food truck. Definitely get the pack for four that’s more affordable but make a whole day trip of it!