USS Bowfin Submarine Museum

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is the home of USS Bowfin, a World War II fleet submarine moored at Pearl Harbor as a National Historic Landmark. Bowfin completed successful war patrols in the Pacific, and she was christened on the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Waterfront Memorial honors the submarines and the officers and crewmen lost during World War II. The museum sits inside Pearl Harbor National Memorial next to the visitor center, so park in the visitor center lot, walk in through the memorial entrance and look for the museum entrance on the right, through the large black hull ring. Admission covers the submarine and the museum's interactive galleries, and visits are self-guided with free audio guides in several languages. The submarine has a minimum age for boarding, and visitors who cannot board can see it on a virtual walk-through in the museum's World War II gallery. Bags are not permitted inside any of the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites, and the museum offers a paid bag storage service.