pearl harbor memorial tour

Passport to Pearl Harbor 

See everything pearl harbor has to offer with the passport to pearl harbor. one historic location, four very distinct destinations, each as compelling as the next and none that you'd want to miss. adult (ages 13+) - $89.99 child (ages 4-12) - $44.99, ticket includes: ​, visitor center self-guided multimedia tour, pearl harbor virtual reality center, ​ pacific fleet submarine museum general admission , battleship missouri memorial general admission, pearl harbor aviation museum general admission .

PASSPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE RESERVATIONS TO THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. Please visit the National Park Service website at  recreation.gov  to reserve tickets.

Multimedia Tour

Virtual reality center.

Adult (A ges 13+) - $20.99 ​

Child (Ages 4-12) - $16.99

This package includes an Unlimited  Multimedia Tour and one Virtual Reality Experience.

General Admission  

Adult (Ages 13+) - $21.99 ​

Child (Ages 4-12) - $12.99

Audio tour included with General Admission ticket.

Adult (Ages 13+) - $34.99 ​

Child (Ages 4-12) - $17.49

Add-O n Tours

(Must include General Admission or Passport)

Captai n 's Tour 

Adult (Ages 13+) - $30.00 ​

Child (Ages 10-12) - $30.00

Chief En gine er’s Tour

Child (Age s 10-12) - $30.00

Adult (Ages 13+) - $25.99 ​

Child (Ages 4-12) - $14.99

Add- On Tours

Top of the Tower

Add-On to General Admission - $19.99 ​

Individual Ticket - $34.99

Fighter Ace 360 Flight Simulator 

Purchased On-Site

Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Memorial Tours

Where real history come alive..., uss arizona multimedia and vr tours.

• Chief's Run The Navy!
• 15 Stops - 30 to 45 mins
• You control Your Pace.
• Clock 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Hour Glass 30 to 60 minutes

USS Arizona Chief’s Narrated Multimedia Tour

Let Jamie Lee Curtis and real Pearl Harbor Survivors guide you through the Pearl Harbor National Memorial on this narrated tour of the historic memorial that you will never forget.

• Great Reviews!
• NEW VR THEATER!
• 306 Degree Experience!
• Clock 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Hour Glass 15 minutes

Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality – Skies Over Pearl Tour

Special VR Tour that lets you experience the Japanese attack from the deck of the Battleship USS Utah in Pearl Harbor. Step back in time and discover the National Park Service’s new Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Center.

• Special Access
• 23 Stops - 45 to 60 mins
• You Control Your Pace!
• Hour Glass 60 + Minutes

USS Arizona Commander's Narrated Multimedia Tour

Let Jamie Lee Curtis and real Pearl Harbor Survivors guide you through Pearl Harbor National Memorial on this 60-90 minute narrated tour of the historic memorial that you will never forget.

• Explore the Battleship Arizona...
• Underwater...
• 360 Degree Views!

Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Explore the USS Arizona Tour

Step back in time and discover the National Park Service’s new Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Theater.

• Unlimited Access
• 28 Stops - 60 to 90 mins
• You Control You Pace!
• Hour Glass 60 to 90 Minutes

USS Arizona Pearl Harbor Captain's Narrated Multimedia Tour

• Most Popular VR
• Travel Back In Time
• Thrilling 360 Degree Experience

Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Air Raid Tour

Step back in time and discover the National Park Service’s new Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Center.

• STEP BACK IN TIME...
• When our Greatest Generation...
• Saved the World!

Pearl Harbor Walk The Deck of USS Arizona Virtual Reality Tour

Pearl harbor deluxe and vip combination tours.

• SAVE ON COMBO
• 60 to 90 mins
• Narrated and VR Adventure Included!

Official Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Deluxe Combo Tour

Join us for a self-guided tour through the USS Arizona followed by exclusive access to WWII archives.

• THE VIP TOUR
• All 4 VR Tours & The Captain's Tour

Official Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Admiral's VIP Tour

Join us for an Admiral’s VIP self-guided tour through the USS Arizona, including exclusive access to our WWII archives and All four VR tours.

A Tribute to the USS Arizona

Join Pacific Historic Parks as we pay tribute to an important part of US history. Take one of our many tours of the USS Arizona and experience the stories of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country.

• Inter-Island Tours
• Compare Tours
• Private Tours
• Visiting Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona Memorial

• Battleship Missouri Memorial
• The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
• USS Oklahoma Memorial
• Aviation Museum

Transportation

• Attack Timeline
• Heroes & Survivors

Guided Tours

The complete pearl harbor experience (small group).

Experience a complete overview of the United States entry and role in World War II. Visit top sites with transport from Waikiki. Includes:

• Admission to the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri Battleship, USS Bowfin Submarine, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, USS Oklahoma Memorial, USS Missouri Battleship Museum, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
• Visit to the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater
• Honolulu Historic Visit and Sightseeing, including Iolani Palace
• Round-trip transportation from Waikiki

Convenient pick up from several Waikiki locations.

Choose your pick up location when booking.

What’s Included

Visit all the top Pearl Harbor Attractions and Memorials including: USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri Battleship, USS Bowfin Submarine, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, USS Oklahoma, and the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

Live tour narration by a knowledgeable driver guide.

View film footage of the December 7th attack.

Downtown Honolulu City Tour including Iolani Palace, Punchbowl National Cemetery, King Kamehameha The Great Statue & Hawaii State Capitol.

Lunch is not included in the tour price. No-Host Lunch is available for purchase at Laniakea Cafe at the Pacific Aviation Museum. Food and drinks are also available at the USS Missouri.

$ 199 / Adult

Need help choosing the right tour for you, tour highlights.

Battleship Missouri

USS Bowfin Submarine

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater

Honolulu Historical Sites

Submit a review, frequently asked questions, what is the baggage policy.

No bags are allowed at Pearl Harbor, including iPad cases and clutch wallets. A wallet must be no larger than a cell phone.

Bags can be checked at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center ($7.00 for a small bag, $10.00 for a large bag). It is recommended to only bring essential items such as phones, wallets, water bottles, or any needed medications.

Can I bring a stroller, wheelchair, or mobility device?

Pearl Harbor is an accessible site, there are no hills, and the paths are mostly flat. Wheelchairs are not available for rent at the park. There are benches placed around the visitor center and there are wheelchair locks on the US Navy navy boats to and from the memorial that sport visitors back and forth to the Memorial.

Motorized mobility devices are welcome at the Visitor Center and on US Navy Vessels, and the USS Arizona Memorial.

Strollers are welcome on site but can only go so far as the USS Arizona Memorial pre-boarding area at the Park Theater. Strollers are not permitted on US Navy vessels or the USS Arizona Memorial, please bring a baby carrier as an alternate option in these areas.

Can I bring food and beverages?  

Due to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial's no-bag policy, only bring snacks and water bottles that you can carry. There is a small snack shop on site that carries various sundry snacks and cold beverages as well as restaurants throughout the area. There are water fountains located throughout the park to use or refill water bottles.

What is appropriate dress and attire?

We recommend that all visitors consider this site is for remembrance and reflection of the loss of life in service to the United States, therefore please plan for appropriate dress. Battle dress uniform is not allowed on the memorial, though it is allowed throughout the visitor center and at sites on Ford Island. Military visitors are welcome to wear civilian attire when visiting.

Come prepared with comfortable shoes as you will be on your feet throughout your visit, including a hat, sunglasses, and reef-safe sunscreen are recommended.

Find a Tour

Remember Pearl Harbor Tour from Waikiki

Guided Tour

The Complete Pearl Harbor Tour Experience With Lunch

Pearl Harbor & Honolulu City Tour from Waikiki

Official Passport to Pearl Harbor

Booking and cancelling are easy with pearl harbor oahu., cancellations on tours without airfare.

• Tours - Changes and cancellations are allowed up to 24 or 48 hours before tour time depending on the tour. FULL REFUND PROVIDED.
• Passport to Pearl Harbor - Changes and cancellations are allowed up 24 hours before tour time.  10% cancellation fee applies.
• Any cancellations made within 24 hours of tour time are non-refundable.
• No-Shows are non-refundable.
• Groups of 8 or more may make changes and cancellations up to 17:00 local time, 7 business days prior to the activity. Cancellations made later are subject to a 100% charge.

Cancellations on Tours with Airfare

• Tours that include airfare are non-refundable.
• Airfare is not transferable and not changeable.

Although flights are non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-changeable, please give us notice as soon as you know that you will not be able to go on the tour and we will try to work with our airline partners to reschedule you. While this has happened, it is not a guarantee.

What happens if Pearl Harbor closes for weather or security reasons?

Most of our tours will include a full refund in such cases. Tours including airfare and combo tours may operate depending on the circumstances. If they operate, unused admissions will be refunded.

The movie at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center, the boat to the Arizona Memorial, the Arizona Memorial, and the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center are all out of our control. If there is a closure for safety, weather, mechanical or other causes, tours that have already departed are not eligible for refunds.

Other Pearl Harbor Tour Cancellation Policies

Rescheduling is not allowed within 24 hours of the tour. Because this is within the 24-hour cancellation policy, it is non-refundable.

Your pick-up location will be sent to you after booking. It is the guest's responsibility to be at the pick-up location at the time scheduled. Failure to be at the correct location or the correct time is considered a no-show and will not be rescheduled or refunded.

Plan Your Visit

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

Pearl Harbor National Memorial, a unit of the National Park Service, offers visitors a place to connect with national, international, and personal histories of World War II in the Pacific, ranging from events leading to the December 7, 1941, attack on O’ahu, to continued peace and reconciliation. The memorial is a “place of remembrance and contemplation of the nature of war and the sacrifices of those who lost their lives during the Pacific War.” Pearl Harbor National Memorial is adjacent to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and includes the mostly open-air Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, two-world class museums, is home to the USS Arizona Memorial, along with the USS Utah, and the USS Oklahoma Memorials (located on Ford Island), the shipwrecks; submerged resources; mooring quays F6 North and South, F7 North and South, and F8 North and South; the six Chief Petty Officer Bungalows; and other historic and archeological sites that are tangible features of Battleship Row and the Pearl Harbor environs.

Park Information

Free admission to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, which includes two museums and the park grounds is open to the public, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, seven days a week (closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day). 

No purses, handbags, backpacks, camera bags, diaper bags, or other items that offer concealment are allowed in the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Allowable items include wallets, cameras, cellular phones, and bottled water. Medicine can be brought into the park in a clear bag. Baby carriages and wheelchairs are permitted. Bag storage is available outside the main gate for a fee of $6.00 per bag and $10 per luggage. Parking fee is $7/day.

Pearl Harbor Narrated Multimedia Tours

Multimedia Tours. Narrated by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, real WWII Veterans, Pearl Harbor Survivors, and National Park Service historians. Customize your tour to your schedule. Our basic Chief’s Tour has 15 stops while the Commander’s Tour has 23 and the Captain’s Tour has all 28 stops so you can select the indepthness of the experience you want and have time for…. To save more and increase your fun checkout the Deluxe Combo and or the Admiral’s VIP Tours

Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Theater 

The Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Theater via virtual reality technology has four (4) exciting VR adventures that include “Skies Over Pearl”, “Air Raid Pearl Harbor”, “Walking the Deck of the USS Arizona Before the Attack," and “Experience the USS Arizona Memorial". All equipment is provided, with VR staff available to assist you. 

Visit Our Book Store

For that special souvenir, hat, book, or the perfect gift for family and friends, don’t forget to visit the bookstore and gift shop just inside the entrance. The staff are very warm and helpful, and the proceeds for sales go towards our educational programs, remembrance ceremonies and preservation efforts of the park. So when you make any purchase you are helping us preserve this very important history for future generations.

Visit the USS Oklahoma and USS Utah Memorials

If you want to see the USS Oklahom a and USS Utah Memorials on Ford Island and do not have an Active-Duty Military ID, you must reserve seat/s for the Ford Island Bus Tour, as these sites are located on Ford Island, an active-duty military base. This program is fully guided and escorted by National Park Service Rangers in careful coordination with the United States Navy. Reservations are required for this time and capacity dependent program. Plan your visit by reviewing our Ford Island Bus Tour page. This program departs from and returns to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. National Park Service facilitated Ford Island Bus Tours are running (weather and safety permitting) as of May 4, 2022. However, base security concerns may necessitate the cancellation of programs, every effort will be made to notify the public in a timely manner although they may still occur on short notice.

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Pearl Harbor Narrated Multimedia Tours & Virtual Reality Center

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

These Programs DO NOT include National Park Service boat tickets to the USS Arizona Memorial or movie. Please visit the USS Arizona Memorial tour to reserve those tickets.

The NEW PEARL HARBOR Multimedia Tours & Virtual Reality Center provides seven Multimedia and Virtual Reality Tours and is open the entire day between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the day of your reservation.

There is a reason why the USS Arizona Memorial is the number one visited destination in Hawaii. Millions of visitors from all over the world come to this majestic setting to see for themselves where World War II began for the United States on December 7th, 1941. 

These incredible multimedia and virtual reality experiences are highly recommended to all visitors that desire a more engaging and enriching Pearl Harbor experience that includes that transport you back in time to the actual attack in Pearl Harbor or allow you to walk the deck of the USS Arizona before it was attacked or explore it under water as it rests today. 

Please check in with your confirmation at our USS Arizona Memorial Virtual Reality Center, located in the courtyard of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. 

Need to Know

This program DOES NOT include the boat tickets to the USS Arizona Memorial. Please visit the USS Arizona Memorial tour to reserve those tickets.

The Pearl Harbor Virtual Reality Tours are available to start all day long after 7:00 am but must be started with enough time to make the tour stops before the park closes at 5:00 pm. If you have boat tickets, please pick up your multimedia tour smartphone before checking into the boat if you have tickets as it has content that may be viewed on the USS Arizona Memorial

The visitor center has reserved accessible parking near the entrance. The restrooms, theaters, exhibit galleries, bookstore, information desks, drinking fountains, Navy shuttle boats and the USS Arizona Memorial are all fully accessible to visitors in wheelchairs or scooters. Walking the distance between facilities may be challenging for visitors with mobility issues. Several benches are located throughout the site for opportunities to rest. Please note: The visitor center does not offer wheelchairs to the public. Please use assistive devices with care; walkers with wheels have caused accidents when used as wheelchairs. Stay hydrated in the tropical climate. 

For hearing impaired visitors, all films are fully captioned in English. There is an induction loop for use with hearing aids in the theater. Visually impaired visitors will find signage in braille in addition to tactile models of various interpretive resources throughout the site. Braille booklets regarding Pearl Harbor are available at the information desk. 

Bags are prohibited at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Clear, see-through stadium bags and bags containing medical devices or medication may be allowed into the site at the discretion of the National Park Service. Cameras, cell phones, and wallets are allowed. Bags may be secured in a storage facility near the visitor center entrance for a fee. More information is available on the park’s website.

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial may be cancelled or modified due to high winds, and other safety concerns.

Please plan for traffic and allow time to find parking in one of the near by parking lots located within walking distance of the visitor center. Taxi cabs and ride share companies must follow parking lot signage, as well as all pickup and drop-off protocols.  

Visitors are reminded that they are visiting a site of tremendous loss of life in service to our country. Military visitors to the memorial are within the bounds of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and military regulations relating to military dress are enforced by Navy personnel. Per the Pacific Commander, military visitors in uniform are required to dress in Class B or better in order to gain access to the USS Arizona Memorial. Battle dress uniform is not allowed on the memorial, though it is allowed throughout the visitor center and at sites on Ford Island. Military visitors are welcome to wear civilian clothes when they visit.

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180 days before @ 3:00pm HST

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808.954.8759

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• Visitor Center 30 Min Narrated Multimedia Tour
• Visitor Center Unlimited Narrated Multimedia Tour (28 Stops)
• Virtual Reality Center - Skies of Pearl Harbor Vr Tour
• Virtual Reality Center - Air Raid Pearl Harbor Vr Tour
• Virtual Reality Center - Walk the Deck of the USS Arizona Vr Tour
• Virtual Reality Center - Explore the USS Arizona Today Vr Tour
• #1 Vip Pearl Harbor National Memorial Tour (28 Stops - Unlimited Narrated and Vr Package)

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The Most Decorated Battleship in U.S. History Gets an Overdue Face-Lift

It has been 34 years since the Battleship New Jersey was last pulled out of the water for maintenance.

Roughly 45,000 sailors and Marines served on the U.S.S. New Jersey’s decks in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Lebanese Civil War and the Iran-Iraq Tanker War. Credit... Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

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By Tracey Tully ,  Rachel Wisniewski and Erin Schaff

• May 1, 2024

The most decorated battleship in the history of the United States is done with war.

The engines of the vessel, the Battleship New Jersey, are no longer permitted to operate, by order of the U.S. Navy.

But on a windy afternoon in March, tugboats pushed and pulled the ship away from land for the first time in more than 20 years. It left its berth in Camden, N.J., en route to Philadelphia, where it was guided into dry dock to undergo two months of repairs that can only be completed out of water.

Muriel Smith was there to watch.

“You’ll get me crying,” Ms. Smith, 87, said, describing the emotions she felt as a mammoth American flag was hoisted aloft during the shifting of colors before the Battleship New Jersey left the dock on March 21. Ms. Smith, a writer who lives in New Jersey, was on hand in 1999, too, when the ship made its way through the Panama Canal, headed toward its new career as a museum and memorial .

At each event, she said, she thought about her children, two of whom served in the U.S. Marines and one, Tracie Smith-Yeoman, who retired from the Navy as a commander.

“I feel like my own kids are being honored,” Ms. Smith said about the financial commitment that enabled the monthslong maintenance project.

“All the lives that served on her,” added Ms. Smith-Yeoman, who now teaches naval science at a magnet school on the Jersey Shore. “All that she did to secure the freedoms of so many people.

“It’s important that we never, ever forget that.”

No other U.S. battleship served in more military campaigns. Christened on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1942, it went on to earn 19 battle stars during 21 years of active service . Roughly 45,000 sailors and Marines served on its decks in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Lebanese Civil War and the Iran-Iraq Tanker War.

The ship arrived at its permanent dock in Camden in October 2001, just after the Sept. 11 attacks. For security reasons, it was a hush-hush affair. “They moved her in the middle of the night without anybody on board,” Ryan Szimanski, the museum’s curator, said.

As a museum, the battleship has become known for its hands-on military history tours and for the Scout sleepovers, retirement parties and high school proms that help to pay its bills.

It was years overdue for the routine maintenance required to keep it safely afloat for the next couple of decades in the Delaware River. And preparations for pulling the 887.7-foot ship about six miles, from Camden to Paulsboro, N.J., and then to Philadelphia, were complete even before the $10 million it will cost to finish the job was secured.

To get to Philadelphia, the battleship had to pass under the Walt Whitman Bridge, which has a low-tide clearance 26 feet shorter than the ship’s tallest point, Mr. Szimanski said.

A mast and antennas had to be removed to make it fit. And as the battleship neared Philadelphia, its onboard tanks were flooded with water to weigh it down enough to shimmy it into Dock No. 3 of the Philly Shipyard .

It took three days to drain the slip, leaving the hull fully visible for the first time in 34 years.

For weeks, workers have been hunched underneath the battleship welding waterproof caps and replacing anodes as others perch on equipment high overhead, pressure-washing and painting the hull.

Before returning to Camden in late May, the ship will have been sprayed with six coats of epoxy in three distinct colors — layering that will help museum officials track the underwater erosion process.

Weekend tours have allowed ticket holders from as far away as China and South America to walk beneath its underbelly. One man flew back and forth from California within 24 hours for the opportunity to climb down five flights of stairs into the cavernous boat basin where the work is being done.

“They don’t do this, anywhere, very often,” said Libby Jones, the museum’s director of education. “If you’re into this kind of stuff, this is it — this is the Super Bowl.”

Along the way, Mr. Szimanski has stumbled into internet fame.

A YouTube channel he and Ms. Jones created at the start of the pandemic to offer programming while the museum was closed now has nearly 240,000 subscribers. Tickets for the dry-dock tours that Mr. Szimanski leads are selling for $1,000. (Tours led by other guides are $225.)

“I think it’s crazy!” said Mr. Szimanski, 34, who grew up in Baltimore and has been working on museum battleships since he was a teenager.

He is driven, he said, by a desire to offer an authentic window into the country’s military history, including the 1,600-room battleship’s capacity for devastation and the sacrifices that have accompanied it home from war.

“Maybe that will be enough,” he said, “to remind us not to do it all over again.”

Tracey Tully is a reporter for The Times who covers New Jersey, where she has lived for more than 20 years. More about Tracey Tully

Erin Schaff is a photojournalist for The Times, covering stories across the country. More about Erin Schaff

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