Getting ready for the Battleship Missouri Memorial.

• The ship is on Ford Island, an active Navy base. Park at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center ($7, credit card only), buy tickets at the Missouri booth there, and ride the free shuttle, which leaves about every 15 minutes; allow about 30 minutes each way. Taxis and ride-shares can only drop off at the Visitor Center.
• The Pearl Harbor bag rule applies on the shuttle: bags that hide their contents and are bigger than 1.25 x 2.25 x 5.5 inches aren't allowed, including backpacks, purses and diaper bags. Clear bags are fine, and so are strollers and water bottles. Pack baby things in a clear, resealable bag, and tell security about a medical bag, which may hold only medically necessary supplies. Paid bag storage is to the right as you enter the Pearl Harbor National Memorial ($7 a bag, $10 for oversized bags).
• General Admission includes a 35-minute guided tour with no separate reservation, on a wheelchair-accessible route with an elevator to the Surrender Deck. Plan on about two hours aboard. The upper and lower decks need steep ladders, and the Missouri asks everyone to face the ladders and keep their hands free.

• Tickets: General Admission $44.99 for ages 13 and up and $19.99 for ages 4 to 12. General Admission tickets are available every day and you can buy them when you arrive; an Arizona Memorial reservation isn't needed. Chuck's Quest, a self-guided scavenger hunt booklet designed for ages 4 to 12 (and fun for all ages) that takes about 45 minutes, is $8 per participant, added to an adult or child General Admission ticket online or at any ticket window when you arrive ($27.99 with child admission online). The Passport to Pearl Harbor ($99.99 for ages 13 and up, $49.99 for ages 4 to 12) covers the Missouri, the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in one day or two days in a row; it is for one guest and can't be shared.
• Kamaʻāina and military discounts are offered on site with valid ID, and each adult getting the kamaʻāina discount must show their own Hawaiʻi-issued ID. The discounted prices aren't posted.
• Upgraded tours: the Captain's Tour (about 45 minutes) and Chief Engineer's Tour (about 60 minutes) are $32 each on top of General Admission, for ages 10 and up, up to ten people at a time. They are physically strenuous, with steep ladders, tight doorways and low overheads; closed-toe shoes are recommended, check in at the Missouri ticket window at least 15 minutes before, and all sales are final with no refunds or exchanges. If you take the shuttle, arrive at the Visitor Center at least 1 hour before tour time; late arrivals must be rescheduled.
• Shuttle: the first bus to the ship leaves the Visitor Center at 8 am and the last bus back leaves the ship at 4:05 pm. Photography isn't allowed on the shuttle. Bring a government-issued photo ID; guests may be asked to show it when boarding or riding. At least one shuttle each day has a wheelchair lift; guests using power wheelchairs are asked to move to a manual wheelchair for the ride, and staff help and store the power chair under the bus.
• Food: eating on board isn't allowed, but a drink with a lid is encouraged. On the pier, Slider's Grill is open 10 am to 2 pm and Wai Momi Shaved Ice & Quick Bites 9 am to 3 pm, both closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day; the Battleshop sells snacks and drinks 8 am to 4 pm. Concessions, vending machines and rest stops are on the pier and ship.
• Access: wheelchairs at the main entrance (ask a staff member). A ramp at the aft brow takes wheelchairs, walkers and strollers from the pier to the Main Deck, and an elevator goes from the Main Deck to the Surrender Deck. The Wardroom is the only interior room reachable by wheelchair. Accessible restrooms are at the aft brow and on the pier before the entry gate. Service animals are welcome. For a sign language interpreter, call (808) 455-1600 at least two weeks ahead.
• What to wear: the Missouri asks for respectful clothes for a memorial. It recommends comfortable walking shoes (sandals are fine), light clothing, sunscreen and a hat, and asks you to start drinking water before you arrive and keep it up on the ship. Swimwear isn't appropriate, and shoes are required.
• Exhibits: the ship's exhibits include Divine Wind, about the kamikaze plane that struck the ship in 1945, with pilots' farewell letters, and Pathway to Peace, with archival film footage. Living History Day is 9 am Jan 30 2027, with free pier activities for everyone, free ship admission for kamaʻāina, military and Mighty Mo Members, regular prices for others, and a free shuttle from the Visitor Center 8 am to 4 pm.

Call

(808) 455-1600 ext. 239 Battleship Missouri ticketing office, visitor information(808) 455-1600 Battleship Missouri: sign language interpreter requests, at least two weeks ahead

Source: ussmissouri.org