USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Hawaii, United States
4.5 (3.966 reviews) Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #13 in Oahu Speciality Museums
Excellent tour of successful WWII Submarine
Visited the first Friday in December. I had limited time due to the time constraints of being on a bus tour. Admission for 1 adult is $21.99, plus $1.54 "service fee." They will ask to see your proof of vaccination card and ID. I visited the museum first and found it to be excellent and informative with many exhibits and displays honoring the service and role of many of the US subs in service during the war. The exhibits included many operational details of sub patrols and battle flags honoring the many subs that served. Next, I visited the submarine itself and found it to be in excellent condition and well worth visiting. Be careful walking on or in the sub because there are many places you (or children) can trip and fall or hit your head going through the smaller sub doors. I spent less than an hour going through the museum and about 20-30 minutes on the sub itself, but I could have stayed longer if my time wasn't limited.
Address
11 Arizona Memorial Dr, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96818-3104
Mobile
Website
http://www.bowfin.org/
Working hours
Monday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, April 26, 2024, 21:58
User Ratings
4.5 based on (3.966 reviews)
Reviews
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5AppMyHome 5:00 PM Apr 25, 2022
Great place to learn about submarines and WWII history
We loved this self-guided tour of the Bowfin. I had no idea about the history of submarines in World War II and I learned so much. The free audio tour was very clever, when you walked through different places on the boat it started automatically. The sub is well preserved and you get a great feeling of what it must have been like to live and work on it in the past. I'd definitely recommend it, but if you have trouble walking or getting in and out of tight spaces, I would skip it and just tour the museum on land.
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5Richard W 5:00 PM Jun 16, 2021
A very interesting and informative place to visit.
Located at the Pearl Harbor Memorial, this WWII submarine and adjacent museum are a Must See. The admission fee is $20 and we spent almost 3 hours in the submarine and museum which is excellent. This really give you a feeling for what the submariners lives were like during the war and the hardships endoured.
