Honolulu, Hawaii 🌺｜Ultimate Car-Free Travel Guide 5.0

1️⃣6️⃣ Pearl Harbor National Memorial 💡 Bag storage required before entry: Large bag: $9 + tax Small bag: $7 + tax 📍 USS Arizona Memorial Built on the remains of the sunken battleship. A deeply moving historical site. 🕒 Daily 7 AM–5 PM 💡 Advance booking required on Recreation.gov ($1 fee per ticket). Tickets released daily at 3 PM—often sell out fast! 🎫 💡 Walk-ins possible—head to the info desk to scan a QR code and join the virtual queue. Wait times average 1+ hour. We got lucky and waited <1 hr, but still queued 45 mins inside. 📍 Battleship Missouri Memorial A must-see for history buffs 🚢—where Japan signed the unconditional surrender ending WWII. 🕒 Daily 8 AM–4 PM 🎟️ Tickets: Adult $39.99 | Child (4–12) $19.99. Available on-site; no reservation needed. 💡 Free shuttle from Pearl Harbor Visitor Center runs every 15 mins (8 AM–4 PM). 🚌 Shuttle stops: Battleship Missouri Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Returns to start 💡 Self-guided or join a 35-min guided tour. 📍 Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Not as large as the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, but still worth a visit if you can’t make it there ✈️. 🕒 Daily 9 AM–5 PM 🎟️ Tickets: Online – Adult $27.99 | Child $15.99 On-site – Adult $29.99 | Child $17.99 1️⃣7️⃣ Laniakea Beach A rare beach where you can often spot wild sea turtles 🐢! 💡 Best to return to Honolulu before sunset—North Shore is remote and less safe at night. 💡 Turtle sightings are luck-based 🍀—allow plenty of time. ❗️ Uber available to go there, but not for return—use the bus instead. 🕒 Open all day | Free 💡 Dole Plantation is also on the North Shore but was skipped due to time (and lack of interest in souvenirs/Hello Kitty merch 🐱). 🛍️ You can also check out the North Shore Market while you’re there. #Honolulu#Oahu #Hawaii #PearlHarbor #NorthShore #TravelTips #CarFreeGuide 🌴✈️