• A unique perspective - visitors look down upon the USS Arizona

    World War II Valor in the Pacific

    National Monument HI,AK,CA

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  • Sequestration Update: Changes in USS Arizona Memorial Tour Schedule

    Until further notice, the last USS Arizona Memorial tour will begin at 1:00 pm instead of 3:00 pm each day. The visitor center will close at 4:30 pm instead of 5:00 pm. The USS Missouri, USS Bowfin, and Pacific Aviation Museum are not impacted. More »

Operating Hours & Seasons

Updated March 4, 2013

World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument is the portal for all visitors to Pearl Harbor. It consistently ranks among the top three most heavily-visited tourist destinations in the State of Hawaii. Visitors should expect heavy visitation throughout the year, but our busiest seasons are during the summer, winter holidays, and spring break. Daily visitation is often more than 4,000 visitors.

  1. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  2. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.
  3. Timed programs to the USS Arizona Memorial begin at 8:00 a.m. and run through 1:00 p.m. daily.

The USS Oklahoma Memorial and USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island are both open from dawn to dusk; however, unlike the USS Oklahoma Memorial, the USS Utah Memorial is not currently available to the public via shuttle. Access to the USS Utah Memorial is currently limited to visitors who have military base access.

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

There were 1.4 million gallons of fuel on the USS Arizona when she sank. Over 60 years later, approximately nine quarts still surfaces from the ship each day. Some Pearl Harbor survivors have referred to the oil droplets as "Black Tears."