New visitor center to open at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
Today more than 1.5 million people a year—over 4,500 a day—pay tribute to the USS Arizona crew when they visit the USS Arizona Memorial on Oahu, Hawaii. The state’s top tourist attraction, the center is located on the Pearl Harbor Navy Base, about 45 minutes west of Waikiki. The Memorial, which is a unit of the National Park Service, was dedicated on Memorial Day 1962.
A new visitor center and museum is slated to be completed by Dec. 7, 2010, the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack. The Pacific Aviation Museum is a significant addition to the enormously popular complex of historic military attractions at Pearl Harbor. The museum is located on Ford Island, a National Historic Landmark at the center of the Pearl Harbor Historic Site complex.
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March 16, 2010
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