Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: Interactive WWII Era Exhibition with Audio Tour and Shuttle

42 Ratings

Honolulu

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Experience the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Discover the impact of aviation in WWII and explore historic hangars filled with aircraft and artifacts. Don’t miss the Top of the Tower Tour for a panoramic view of the battlefield.

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum - Enjoy general admission to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor and step back in time to discover more than 70 years of Pacific aviation history.
Begin your journey at Pearl Harbor on historic Ford Island in the actual hangar that survived the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack. Peruse Hawaii’s largest collection of…

What's Included

Audio tour headset in 6 languages
Explore 70+ years of Pacific aviation history
Free Ford Island shuttle service

What's Not Included

Restaurant, Shopping
Combat Flight Simulators
Top of the Tower Tour

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the historic day of December 7, 1941, experiencing the attack on Pearl Harbor at the very location where the first bombs dropped. Discover how aviation played a seminal role in the Pacific war and how it arose from the devastation of Pearl Harbor to become a symbol of hope, redefining liberty and rallying a nation towards victory….

Location

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

319 Lexington Blvd, Historic Ford Island

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.3

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Patricia_d

Oct 23, 2024

Awesome time!! - Our 2nd time coming to Pearl Harbor from the states. Love the history! Everyone so friendly and knowledgeable enjoyed the gentlemen speaking of the airplanes material of the wings!

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Dennis_a

Oct 21, 2024

Unique experience - I'm an aviation enthusiast and love looking at aircraft, even different entities of the same model. It was a great experience talking to the team and getting a few inside stories about 'Swamp Ghost'.

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Deborah_r

Sep 30, 2024

Pearl Harbor and Disney - It was very interesting to see Disney's contribution to the war effort of World War II. The artwork that was created to support the war effort was insightful and interesting. Highly recommend.

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Gwen_d

Sep 26, 2024

Educational - I enjoyed the audio self guided tour of the museum. It was very interesting and informative. Seeing the plans and the stories of the pilots made history come alive!!

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Kate

Apr 15, 2024

Alex the Lead Docent was awesome! - As we toured the PHAM museum, we were quietly mumbling questions and curiosities as we read through the material at each installation. Alex came up to us to answer our questions, and he ended up spending 45-minutes talking us through the pre-WWII Historical conflicts in the Pacific. We learned more in 45-minutes with Alex than we had in our entire lives! Alex made this trip truly thought provoking and meaningful, so thank you to him!

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509iurir

Nov 7, 2024

Hawaii 2024 - Aviation Historical Museum many fighter planes and not only you take a journey into the past and American history

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Robberto217

Apr 19, 2024

A must see but slightly poor presentation of exhibits - Being an aviation/ military history fanatic this was number 1 on my list for visiting Honolulu. I had a faf on my phone getting my ticket up but the wifi is good if you have a non-US SIM card like me. The first hangar has limited exhibits however the pacific war exhibits were fab! My favourite was the Zero as I’ve never ever seen one before in person (being British were only used to seeing German planes in museums on the Axis side). I do think there should be more information billboards or posters to shower more information on some exhibits, the P-40 hanging on the ceiling for example I couldn’t easily see the story of the two that got airborne during the attack. The gift shop is good but a little pricey. We didn’t buy any food as it looked pricey and we didn’t go on the simulator but it looked quite good. The parked up planes outside were my favourite bit as there’s no F-14s in Europe and I was like a kid in a candy shop walking around it. That being said, there were not information billboards against every aircraft (I always like to know the airframes history and a bit about the type information), the aircraft were also not very well maintained and clearly are left outside all year by the weathering. Hangar 79 was the most disappointing part. It’s just a bunch of aircraft bits thrown together and very limited information. The best bit in the B-17E wreck although this didn’t even mention the types participation in the attack which is strange. I was expecting some more displays and the other Dauntless to be out on display and not sat behind all the bits of parts in the background. Shuttle bus around the site is very frequent and convenient.

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Alistairb554

Feb 22, 2024

A Trip back in time. - I came here after booking my Tour reservation directly off their Website on Wednesday February 21 2024.I was a bit apprehensive but it was easy I took the Local 42 Bus that takes you right there i there around 10 AM Thursday February 22 2024.I was impressed by The array of Aircraft they had a Curtis P 40 War Hawk,The Mitsubishi A6M Zero a Japanese Carrier Fighter Aircraft that like it's similar looking German Radial Engine Counterpart The Focke -Wulf FW 190A was a nasty surprise to Allied Fighter Pilots when it first showed up.Other Cool Planes like a Grumman Wildcat & Jets outside like The F-86 Sabre,F4 Phantom,F-15 Eagle,Mig 21 etc.If you're into Aircraft you will like this Exhibit.Added bonus I also saw some Lockheed F-22 Raptors Air Superiority Fighters doing some training exercises turns,rolls & dives overheard of The Pearl Harbor Area that was cool sight to witness.So would I recommend visiting this Aviation Museum..YES! 👍

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Jeff_m

Oct 26, 2023

Great aviation museum - Each display was well marked with ample information describing it. The planes were restored well and the Veteran who shared information was well informed and shared lots of stories.

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Doublediamond0

Jul 9, 2024

Skip this museum - Skip this one. We had a terrible experience. First, the museum is very small. Second, there is nothing interactive for kids. We had a terrible shuttle experience. It took us 45 minutes to get from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center to the Aviation Museum. Yes, there was a broken down bus. Yes, there was traffic, but that's unacceptable when they don't let you drive; you are required to take a poorly run shuttle service. I was able to talk my kids into trying the museum because of the temporary Disney exhibit. Even that was a bust. It took so long to get to the museum, that we got there at 4pm. The museum closes at 5pm but Disney at 4pm. Another fail. Nowhere on my tickets stated that. Do your family a favor by skipping this poorly run place.

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