USS Arizona Memorial Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the USS Arizona Memorial. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Salute to Pearl Harbor Including USS Arizona

• Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial & Honolulu City Tour

• Pearl Harbor City Tour

• Pearl Harbor: USS Arizona Memorial & USS Missouri Battleship Tour from Waikiki

• Oahu: Magnum PI Hughes 500 4-Passenger Doors-Off Helicopters

It is free to visit the USS Arizona Memorial and to enter the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and grounds. However, all visitors must have a ticket, and a US$1 fee is required to make a reservation for the USS Arizona Memorial Program, which includes a shuttle boat ride out to the memorial. Tickets can be reserved in advance via recreation.gov. Alternatively, some sightseeing tours include memorial tickets, with prices from US$45.

Yes, the USS Arizona Memorial is worth visiting. Located within Pearl Harbor, the memorial is situated above the wreckage of the sunken battleship that was attacked during World War II—look down through openings to see it below. Many visitors come here on guided tours that feature multiple sites, including the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and attractions in and around Honolulu.

Per one customer who booked the Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial & Honolulu City Tour, "Very well done. My father served in Hawaii in WWII, so it was an emotional experience for me. This is something that all Americans should see."

You can reserve your free USS Arizona Memorial tickets for the 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.

No, 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.

You’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.

The 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.

No, 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.

There are lots of things to do when you're done visiting the USS Arizona Memorial. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Oahu:

• Pearl Harbor National Memorial

• Oahu North Shore

• Halona Blowhole

• Diamond Head

• Dole Plantation

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Oahu.