USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu

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. There’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!

Just awesome! First of all, thanks to brave men and woman that served and currently serve! Touching experience and really informative! The scenery around the site is so gorgeous and the tour guides really care so much about the site and it makes it that much better! Take the time and go pay respects and learn about this special place.

It's definitely worth visiting. Even without a ticket, there are two free exhibits, and you can see the USS Missouri Battleship from far away. If you do get tickets, my favorite part is the USS Missouri Battleship. It's really cool to see the technology on board and it gives you a good idea of what life was like on a WW2 battleship.

Very important to arrive early if you're headed to USS Arizona! They leave about 10 minutes early for each escort out there. This historic site is beyond a bucket list item. This is the only place in Hawaii not on Island Time. Like I mentioned prior just get here early. We spent easily 2.5 hours listening to the audio tour. Map out plenty of time as there is plenty to see, read, and take in.

Visited on a not very busy Sunday morning. We were super excited to see this historically important military base/museum but disheartened to be greeted by baseless rules and sarcasm from the security guard. I had a tiny purse with me which was apparently not allowed. Knowing how atrocious the theft is in Honolulu, we were disappointed we had to leave my purse behind. Fortunately, I was able to take the important contents and place into my pockets, however here’s where the logic disappears: there were NO metal detectors and no security checks entering the museum. So, I pointed out to the guard that I’m literally moving the contents of my purse to my pockets. He didn’t seem to care. Not a fan of silly rules. Too much red tape to actually see this historic monument. Disclaimer: we went during Covid. We did see a gorgeous double rainbow and appreciated learning about some history while we were there. We were ultimately turned off by the poor customer service and plethora of silly rules (with a true lack of actual security) so we left after 20 minutes. Maybe it’ll be a better experience in a year from now.