Located on Ford Island, the Pacific Aviation Museum offers an introductory movie and exhibits on the planes involved in the Pearl Harbor attacks. After you have visited the USS Arizona Memorial, you may proceed across the parking lot to purchase tickets for the USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum, the USS Missouri, as well as the Pacific Aviation Museum. Tickets may be purchased individually or within a package. The Bowfin is located near the ticket booth. To visit the USS Missouri and Pacific Aviation Museum, ride the shuttle bus that takes you on to Ford Island.

Pearl Harbor is a place familiar to Americans and Chinese alike. On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and other military installations in Hawaii. This attack galvanized America and ushered in the United States’ official entry into World War II. Of course, for China, World War II started long before the “Day that will Live in Infamy” and American assistance, in the form of Lend-Lease aid, also predated the attacks. If you visit Hawaii, then a stop at Pearl Harbor is practically mandatory. It is not just an American historical site, but a world historical site. The USS Arizona Memorial offers free admission to its exhibit hall, theater and the memorial itself. You access the memorial by boat after viewing the introductory movie about Pearl Harbor and World War II.