WWII memorial enjoys attendance boost: Travel Weekly

USS Arizona MemorialOahu’s World War II Valor in the Pacific Monument welcomed 1.7 million visitors in 2011, jumping 23% from a year earlier, according to a July 3 Pacific Business News report.

The destination, which includes the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, attracted the most visitors in the state last year, outpacing the runner-up, Oahu’s Dole Plantation, by about 200,000 people, the newspaper said.

Attendance at the Dole Plantation last year was up 15% year over year, according to the report.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii’s third-largest visitor attraction a year ago, hosted 1.35 million guests, up 4% year over year.

For a complete listing and photos of Hawaii’s Top-10 visitor attractions, click here.

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