United States New Mexico
Trinity Site
Birthplace of the atomic age, where the first nuclear device was detonated in 1945.
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Located north of White Sands National Park, the Trinity Site is where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945. Today, a small monument marks the site. Because it is still located within an active missile test site, visits to the site are only permitted on the first Saturdays of April and October.
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Trinity Site Articles
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White Sands National Park: The Complete Guide for 2023
Read more...White Sands National Park is surreal in the best sense of the word. Snow-white sand dunes stretch as far as the eye can see, with the San Andres Mountains framing the horizon. It’s hard to understand just how strange miles and miles of blindingly-white sand is until you visit this wild US national park in […]