{"id":196,"date":"2018-06-01T23:09:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T23:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2021-01-11T03:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T03:49:27","slug":"independence-ca-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"Independence, CA: Things to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Things to do<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; It&#8217;s all about history here. Especially at Manzanar. Just allow yourself to feel everything that comes up as you transport yourself back to WWII:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/manz\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manzanar National Historic Site<\/a> is the current site of the Manzanar War Relocation Center, which was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated during WWII.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manzanarcommittee.org\/The_Manzanar_Committee\/Our_Pilgrimage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manzanar Pilgrimage<\/a>\u00a0during the last weekend in April each year is quite a powerful and amazing experience, especially if you are a history buff. People from all over the country attend the pilgrimage each year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonepinefilmhistorymuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Museum of Western Film History<\/a> in Lone Pine is great if you are a western movie buff. Really fun and informative. There were hundreds of movies and TV shows filmed in this area. Fun trip down memory lane!<\/li>\n<li>Lots of hiking in this area. Mount Whitney is spectacular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/ZG12Lr08nA6cpZ_GyVkhug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-952 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-9.00.41-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things to do &#8211; It&#8217;s all about history here. Especially at Manzanar. 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