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Please note: Due to a Navy event, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum will close at 3:30 pm on June 3 & 4, 2023. The last shuttle leaving the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center will depart at 3:00 pm. All guests are encouraged to arrive early to maximize your time during your visit. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Top of the Tower Tour

The Top of the Tower Tour is a once-in-a-lifetime experience featuring the Pearl Harbor battlefield from the iconic Ford Island Control Tower. A silent witness to the December 7, 1941 attack, the tower is now open to the public for the first time in decades, memorializing our Greatest Generation and the “day which will live in infamy.”

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Top of the Tower Tour Includes:

A first-class guided tour of the tower -- which is 15 stories and 168 feet tall -- including the restored elevator, upper cab, and 360° view from the observation deck. Access to the Operations Building, including the bottom floor of the historic structure and a self-guided tour of the Museum’s new firehouse exhibit.

Availability: Only 120 tickets are available each day.

Timing: Tours run from 9:40 a.m.-4:20 p.m. daily. Tours are set to 40 minute increments and guests are advised to arrive at least 10 minutes early. Refunds are not available for missed ticket times. Each guest is limited to no more than 30 minutes at the top.

Rules:

Children must be 42” tall to access The Top of the Tower Tour.
Elevator capacity is limited to four people, including the operator.
Elevator transport order is based on time slot of tour. The first guest group up is the first one down.
The tour may close due to inclement weather.

Please note, the Ford Island Control Tower is a historic building. Access to the Observation Deck requires ticket holders use handrails to climb two flights of steep stairs.

$19.99 (USD) as an add-on to general admission or Passport to Pearl Harbor.
$34.99 (USD) as a single ticket price. (Top of the Tower Tour ONLY)

General Museum Admission

Experience the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor like you never have before, from the place where bombs first fell on that fateful day. Beginning with the attack and covering 75+ years of Pacific aviation history, General Admission gives full access to our 50+ aircraft and all exhibits in Hangar 37, Hangar 79 and The Raytheon Pavilion.

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Adult: $25.99 (USD)
Children (Ages 4-12): $14.99 (USD)
Members: Free
Children 3 years of age and under, free.

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MUSEUM HOURS
Open from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s Day.

LOCATION
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Historic Ford Island
319 Lexington Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

PARKING & SHUTTLE
Free shuttles depart approximately every 15 minutes from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. The last shuttle returning visitors to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center leaves the Museum at 5:00 p.m.