USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

Honolulu USS Arizona Memorial Museum
Honolulu USS Arizona Memorial Tours
Honolulu USS Arizona Memorial

The history of America’s valor in the Pacific comes to life at the USS Arizona Memorial at Honolulu’s Pearl Harbor. Tour the legendary USS Arizona Memorial, the final resting place for many of the ship’s 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship, the 184-foot-long Memorial features two movie theaters, a museum, a bookstore and gift shop, exhibits outlining the Pearl Harbor attack, and the shrine room, with the names of those who perished on the USS Arizona engraved on a marble wall. Dedication of the USS Arizona was approved by President Eisenhower in 1962.

Honolulu, Hawaill USS Arizona Memorial Museum

USS Arizona Memorial
Museum & Exhibits

The USS Arizona Memorial museum highlights the sights and sounds of the fateful attack on Oahu, with dramatic photographs, artifacts of the battle, history exhibits and personal memorabilia of the crew. See stirring exhibits near the water’s edge, including the Interpretive Exhibit Panels where visitors imagine the experience of that tragic day, by superimposing descriptive images of Pearl Harbor as it was in 1941 across the panorama of the port today. The Remembrance Exhibit honors all the military personnel and civilians who died on that fateful morning during the attack. Some days, you can meet Pearl Harbor survivors who share their fascinating stories and sobering remembrances.

Honolulu Hotel That Honors the USS Arizona Memorial

Located on the western edge of Waikiki Beach, our classic Waikiki hotel is 3 blocks to the white sands and blue surf of Waikiki Beach and walking distance to Waikiki’s exciting attractions, shopping and entertainment, including Waikiki Beach Walk, Royal Hawaiian Center, International Market Place, Waikiki Shell, Honolulu Zoo, Waikiki Aquarium and the Hawaii Convention Center. The hotel is a short drive to downtown Honolulu and Pearl Harbor.

USS Arizona Memorial Tours

Start your tour of the USS Arizona Memorial at the Visitor Center, featuring a theater that shows a 23-minute documentary film on the Pearl Harbor attack. Take the narrated tour of the USS Arizona Memorial with an audio headset from the visitor center. Join Pearl Harbor Survivors as they share stories and remembrances of December 7, 1941, in the one-hour audio tour narrated by Academy Award winning actor and US Navy WWII veteran Ernest Borgnine. After the tour,browse the bookstore filled with books, videos, audio tapes, posters and mementos of the USS Arizona and War in the Pacific. For additional information and tours, visit http://www.nps.gov/usar/