Stars and Stripes Tour

Sightseeing  :  United States  :  Hawaii  :  Honolulu  :  Historical & Heritage Tours

This tour is moving in more ways than one. Explore and honor three historic sites that shaped the outcome of World War II. You will visit the USS Arizona Memorial where the United States was catapulted into World War II and its fight in the Pacific began. Next, enjoy a tour of the Battleship Missouri. Knowledgeable guides provide colorful stories about the ship’s history and life at sea during a 35-minute guided tour. Later, honor the freedoms bestowed upon us by all those who bravely served our country since WWI at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Before heading back into Waikiki, you will drive through historic Honolulu to see Hawaii State Capitol and Honolulu City Hall, `Iolani Palace, King Kamehameha Statue, and Kawaiaha`o Church.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

• Pearl Harbor & USS Arizona Memorial* Includes a movie of the Japanese attack on December 7th, World War II museums, an audio tour of the visitor center, exhibit galleries, and displays as well as a shuttle boat ride to the USS Arizona Memorial

• USS Missouri Battleship * Walk in the footsteps of General MacArthur and experience the battleship’s most famous historic mission
• National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Lined with a variety of memorials honoring America’s veterans
• Iolani Palace Official residence of Hawaii’s last reigning monarch and the only royal palace in the US
• Kawaiaha`o Church The Westminster Abbey of the Pacific
• Hawaii State Capitol Grounds include the Eternal Flame, Korean & Vietnam War Memorials and Liberty Bell
• Honolulu City Hall Known as Honolulu Hale (“Building” in Hawaiian) and on the National Register of Historic Places. The site of the chambers of the Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu and the Honolulu City Council