{"id":2354,"date":"2026-05-28T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?page_id=2354"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T18:25:56","slug":"wwii-history-manhattan-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?page_id=2354","title":{"rendered":"WWII History &#8211; Manhattan Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2355 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AtomicVegas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AtomicVegas.png 960w, https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AtomicVegas-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AtomicVegas-768x570.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>Manhattan Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Hanford, WA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/hanford_reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanford Reach National Monument<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/4vernita-safety-rest-area.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vernita Safety Rest Area<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/bruggemann-ranch.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruggemann Ranch<\/a>, B Reactor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/allard-pumphouse.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allard Pumphouse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/saddle-mountain.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saddle Mountain<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/white-bluffs-ferry-landing.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Bluffs Ferry Landing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/white-bluffs-bank.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Bluffs Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/white-bluffs-overlook.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Bluffs Overlook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/hanford-high-school-overlook.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanford High School Overlook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/hanford-high-school.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanford High School<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/t-plant.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T Plant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/ligo-hanford-observatory.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIGO Hanford Observatory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/camp-columbia-horn-rapids-park.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Columbia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/300-area-fuel-fabrication-site.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300 Area Fuel Fabrication Site<\/a>, USS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/uss-triton-sail-park.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Triton Sail Park<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/leslie-groves-park.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leslie Groves Park<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/gold-coast-historic-district.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Coast Historic District<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/richland-laundry-and-alphabet-homes.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richland Laundry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Las Vegas, NV \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalatomictestingmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Atomic Testing Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nnss.gov\/community\/monthly-community-public-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada National Security Site Tours<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Los Alamos, NM \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/thingstodo\/los-alamos-tour-behind-the-fence.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind the Fence Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oak Ridge, TN \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mapr\/planyourvisit\/oakridge-visitorcenter.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visitor\u2019s Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amse.org\/plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Museum of Science &amp; Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amse.org\/bus-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K-25, X-10 &amp; Y-12 Bus Tours<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amse.org\/k-25-history-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K-25 History Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oakridgeheritage.com\/oak-ridge-history-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oak Ridge History Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alamogordo, NM \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/home.army.mil\/wsmr\/index.php\/contact\/public-affairs-office\/trinity-site-open-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinity Site Open House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manhattan Project Hanford, WA, Hanford Reach National Monument, Vernita Safety Rest Area, Bruggemann Ranch, B Reactor, Allard Pumphouse, Saddle Mountain,\u00a0White Bluffs Ferry Landing, White Bluffs Bank, White Bluffs Overlook, Hanford High School Overlook, Hanford High School, T Plant, LIGO Hanford Observatory, Camp Columbia, 300 Area Fuel Fabrication Site, USS Triton Sail Park, Leslie Groves Park, &hellip; 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