The Manhattan Project National Historical Park is split into three places - Colorado, Washington and Tennessee. All three had a role in the development of the atomic bomb, one of the most important scientific and military discoveries in history. It is called the Manhattan Project because work first started in New York City.
Los Alamos was where the research took place, as some of the world's great scientists took part in a race to develop that first bomb - knowing that the winner of the race might win World War II, or at least end it quickly enough to save many lives.
The top top figures in the effort were J. Robert Oppenheimer, heading the science part, and Brigadier General Leslie Groves, who handled the military end of it. It proved to be a good combination.That's why they are honored in this little park in Los Alamos.
Some of the houses and buildings that were used in that effort are now available to be seen by the public. The area had been a camp for boys before the war, but was taken over for the top-secret project. There is a visitor center nearby, and it has maps of the attractions that can be seen. (Others are still behind the walls of the National Laboratory near by.) A history museum is in one of those now-open buildings.
Some of the other buildings are displayed in this video:
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