Can you live on Ford Island?
Ford Island really is an amazing place to live. There is so much history crammed into such a small geographic area. Me and Seth are both really good amateur tour guides, so look forward to seeing all the sites up close and personal if you ever decide to come visit us and get a taste of the Hi-Life!
Can you tour Pearl Harbor on your own?
If you plan to go on your own, you can buy the Passport to Pearl Harbor which is a self-guided tour. Strollers are allowed in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, but they are not allowed inside the theater or on the shuttle that will take you to the USS Arizona Memorial.
How early should I get to Pearl Harbor?
You want to be able to get the most out of your Passport to Pearl Harbor tickets and to do that, we recommend that you plan to arrive fairly early in the morning, as close to the 7:00 AM opening time as possible.
What is still seeping out of the USS Arizona?
Fuel continues to leak from USS Arizona’s wreckage. However, despite the raging fire and ravages of time, some 500,000 gallons are still slowly seeping out of the ship’s submerged wreckage: Nearly 70 years after its demise, Arizona continues to spill up to 9 quarts of oil into the harbor each day.
How long will the USS Arizona last?
It’s believed between 14,000 and 64,000 gallons of oil have leaked from the USS Arizona since the attack, and the National Park Service estimates it could continue to leak for 500 years.
Can you dive on the USS Arizona?
No. One of our nation’s most sacred sites lies underwater, seen up-close by only a few divers a year: the USS Arizona, sunk in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor in a horrific 1941 attack that brought the United States into World War II.
Is Pearl Harbor still an active naval base?
Today, Pearl Harbor remains an active military base, Headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, and a National Historic Landmark that’s home to four unique attractions: from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that started it all, to the surrender of the Japanese on the deck of the mighty Battleship Missouri, these four …