The USSArizona Memorial floats above the watery site where the eponymous battleship was bombed and sunk, taking 1,177 lives with it, in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The solemn, all-white memorial features a marble wall of names of those who served onboard and spans theArizona’s width, with openings to look down on the sunken hull.
It’s free to tour the USS Arizona Memorial and the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, but you do need to reserve your free ticket in advance. You can do this at recreation.gov. If you come as part of a tour, your operator will take care of reserving your spot.
...MoreYou can reserve your free tickets for the USS Arizona on recreation.gov. The first allotment of tickets is available up to 56 days in advance, and goes live at 3pm Hawaiian time. For next-day entry, check the website for a second round of tickets released at 3pm.
...MoreNo, you can’t visit the USS Arizona without a reservation and same-day tickets are no longer available. Instead, you’ll need to book tickets in advance on the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Tours page of recreation.gov, or go as part of a guided tour led by a third-party operator.
...MoreYou’ll need about two hours to explore the USS Arizona Memorial. This will give you enough time to take in all the exhibits and watch a short documentary about the attacks on Pearl Harbor. That said, many visitors spend a whole day at Pearl Harbor.
...MoreThe best time of day to visit the USS Arizona Memorial is first thing in the morning—you’ll be less likely to run into big crowds if you take the first tour of the day. Plus, the weather is generally cooler in the early morning.
...MoreNo, parking isn’t free at the USS Arizona Memorial—it costs US$7 a day, as part of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). Entry to the USS Arizona Memorial and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial is free of charge, but you’ll need to book in advance.
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