Honolulu
USS Arizona Memorial
A white memorial built over a sunken battleship. Over a thousand sailors are still below.
Why go
Quiet, moving, and unlike anywhere else. You reach it by boat.
The catch
It is a war grave. The programme itself is free, but Recreation.gov adds a $1 non-refundable booking fee per ticket, and slots are released on a schedule and go fast. Parking at the visitor centre is $7 a day.
- How long
- 1 hour
- With children
- With care
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free + $1 booking fee
- Parking
- Easy
Before you go
- Reservation required
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 28 min | 14.1 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 29 min | 10.6 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 21 min | 10.8 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 24 min | 12.1 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
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What else is close
Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum4 min awayHangars on Ford Island, still carrying bullet damage from the attack, filled with aircraft.
- Pearl Harbor6 min awayThe memorial site for the 1941 attack that brought the US into WWII.
- USS Bowfin and the Submarine Museum7 min awayA Second World War submarine you can walk through, moored beside the Pearl Harbor visitor centre.
- Aloha Stadium Swap Meet8 min awayA large open-air market in the ring road around Aloha Stadium.
- Kea'iwa Heiau14 min awayA healing heiau at the top of Aiea Heights, inside a state recreation area.
- Bishop Museum15 min awayThe state museum of Hawaiian and Pacific culture and natural history, in a Victorian stone hall.