Pearl Harbor is not just another Hollywood movie.

Pear Harbour

We all have most likely seen it…Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Affleck…and it is a good movie too.  What is interesting about the Pearl Harbor though, is the history of this place and its memorable battle of 1941. This place is special and the memory of the Japan attack is still vivid there, cause due this attack , the United States got involved into the World War II.
What I like about this place is not only the actual museum dedicated to this memorable event of the 7th December 1941. You can also read many interesting information regarding the diverse Hawaiian population, how the migration from different countries has started and how many different nations live on the Islands nowadays.
It is a great history lesson, that should be definitely included into the Hawaiian visitor's schedule.

Useful information:

Direct buses from Waikiki: 20,42
Book tickets in advance at : www.recreation.gov
Search for "Pearl Harbor Historic Sites (USS Arizona)"
                                                         
 ** You must arrive at the Visitor's Center one hour prior to your ticketed time **

                                                                   OR

Arrive at Pearl Harbor Visitor's Center by 7:30 AM to get walk-in tickets daily and they are given on a first come, first served basis.
 
                                                           Other Sites at Pearl Harbor:

USS Missouri:  site of Japanese surrender in 1945

USS Bowfin: Submarine museum with 4,000 submarine-related artifacts

Pacific Aviation Museum: Museum dedicated to the history of aviation

* Each of these sites has a separate admission price, but there is a bundle deal. Please see
          www.pearlharborhistoricsites.org for more information.

ENJOY :)

Peral harbour ( inside the museum)