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Manzanar National Historic
Site
760-878-2932
During World War II, thousands of American citizens
of Japanese descent — having committed no crime
apart having Japanese ancestry — were detained
at camps across the country. This camp housed up to
10,000 people until it was closed in 1954. It's on Highway
395, about five miles south of Independence — look
for the two aged entrance monuments to the site on the
west side of the highway. The new Interpretive Center
opened in April, 2004. Manzanar is a bleak, dry place
— as uninviting as it must have been for the relocated
families during WWII.
Alabama Hills
760-876-6200
Located to the west of Hwy 395; take the Portal road.
Strange, almost alien rock formations rise from the
valley floor. Great walking, hiking, and neat dirt roads
to drive down. Hollywood films a lot of Western movies
here.
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