Walk Through Wheat [Oak Ridge, TN]

Join rangers for a guided walk through the pre-Manhattan Project community of Wheat. As you walk the former townsite, rangers will discuss the families and communities the Manhattan Project displaced in late 1942. Stops include the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church, ......More

Join rangers for a guided walk through the pre-Manhattan Project community of Wheat. As you walk the former townsite, rangers will discuss the families and communities the Manhattan Project displaced in late 1942. Stops include the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church, Roane College site and the Crawford Cumberland Presbyterian Memorial.The walk is approximately one and a half miles on gravel paths and trails. The trail to the Roane College site includes a slight incline. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water to drink.

Wheat Greenway. Visitors should park and meet for the walk at the Wheat Greenway gravel parking lot on Blair Road, .25 mile (.45 km) north of the intersection with the Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Atomic Explorations: What Did They Wear? [Hanford]

What Did They Wear? Worker Protection During the Early Years of the Manhattan Project Rain gear from head to toe? Getting dressed and doing laundry looked pretty different for radiation workers during the Manhattan Project. Learn about what Manhattan Project workers wor......More

What Did They Wear? Worker Protection During the Early Years of the Manhattan Project Rain gear from head to toe? Getting dressed and doing laundry looked pretty different for radiation workers during the Manhattan Project. Learn about what Manhattan Project workers wore to protect themselves from radiation and how they cleaned their clothes once contaminated.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Atomic Explorations: Virtual B Reactor Tour [Hanford]

Virtual B Reactor Tour B Reactor Tours are on hiatus for now but that doesn't mean you can't experience and learn about the reactor and its role in ushering in the nuclear age. You will be expertly guided through the B Reactor using visuals from the park’s virtual tour ......More

Virtual B Reactor Tour B Reactor Tours are on hiatus for now but that doesn't mean you can't experience and learn about the reactor and its role in ushering in the nuclear age. You will be expertly guided through the B Reactor using visuals from the park’s virtual tour and demonstration items that will help bring the history, science, and legacies of the world’s first full scale nuclear production reactor to life.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Atomic Explorations: Virtual B Reactor Tour [Hanford]

Virtual B Reactor Tour B Reactor Tours are on hiatus for now but that doesn't mean you can't experience and learn about the reactor and its role in ushering in the nuclear age. You will be expertly guided through the B Reactor using visuals from the park’s virtual tour ......More

Virtual B Reactor Tour B Reactor Tours are on hiatus for now but that doesn't mean you can't experience and learn about the reactor and its role in ushering in the nuclear age. You will be expertly guided through the B Reactor using visuals from the park’s virtual tour and demonstration items that will help bring the history, science, and legacies of the world’s first full scale nuclear production reactor to life.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Splitting the Atom [Oak Ridge, TN]

Meet a ranger at the Midtown Trailer Camp Wayside adjacent to the Oak Ridge Senior Center for a 30-minute exploration of the scientific breakthroughs of the Manhattan Project and the dawn of the nuclear age. Splitting the Atom is offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays, whe......More

Meet a ranger at the Midtown Trailer Camp Wayside adjacent to the Oak Ridge Senior Center for a 30-minute exploration of the scientific breakthroughs of the Manhattan Project and the dawn of the nuclear age. Splitting the Atom is offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays, when not conflicting with other MAPR programs. For August, dates are Thursday August 7, and Wednesdays August 13, 20, and 27.

AK Bissell Park, 1405 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830Meet a ranger at the Midtown Trailer Camp Wayside westerly adjacent to the Oak Ridge Senior Center.

Atomic Explorations: Hanford Reach of the Columbia River

Hanford Reach of the Columbia River: Before, During and After Reactor Operations.  What was the Hanford Reach like before the arrival of the Manhattan Project in 1943? What was the impact of reactor operations on the river? What is the Hanford Reach like today? Join us ......More

Hanford Reach of the Columbia River: Before, During and After Reactor Operations.  What was the Hanford Reach like before the arrival of the Manhattan Project in 1943? What was the impact of reactor operations on the river? What is the Hanford Reach like today? Join us to learn more about this fascinating part of the Columbia River through one person's exploration of the vast data and information available.  

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Atomic Explorations: Was it Safe? [Hanford]

Was it Safe? Radiation Safety and the Manhattan Project The discovery of radiation and radioactivity quickly brought new tools to the medical world, novel ideas and products (not all beneficial) to the public, and injuries to some early researchers and practitioners. Th......More

Was it Safe? Radiation Safety and the Manhattan Project The discovery of radiation and radioactivity quickly brought new tools to the medical world, novel ideas and products (not all beneficial) to the public, and injuries to some early researchers and practitioners. The Manhattan Project required large groups of workers to interact with radiation, but how successful was the use of the innovative technologies and practices developed to protect them? Learn more about these techniques as we discuss whether they actually provided safety for thousands of workers. Did “safe” in the 1945 Manhattan Project mean the same as “safe” now?

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Building America's Secret City: Guided Ranger Walk in Jackson Square [Oak Ridge, TN]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program in Jackson Square. Jackson Square, or Town Center No. 1, formed the social and economic center of the wartime community of Oak Ridge. Stroll through the townsite to learn how Oak Ridgers created comm......More

Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program in Jackson Square. Jackson Square, or Town Center No. 1, formed the social and economic center of the wartime community of Oak Ridge. Stroll through the townsite to learn how Oak Ridgers created community in the atomic city. During the walk, rangers and visitors will discuss what it took to shape Oak Ridge during World War II through routines and traditions brought from near and far. Program ends at the Jackson Square Tennis Courts right on time for the Tennis Court Dance. 

Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN243 Jackson Square, Oak Ridge, TN 37830The program will begin at the fountain in the main parking lot.

Tennis Court Dance [Oak Ridge, TN]

Put on your dancing shoes, another summer of Tennis Court Dances are kicking off on the Jackson Square Tennis Courts. Held monthly on the third Thursday, Manhattan Project National Historical Park recreates the open air tennis court dances held during the Manhattan Proj......More

Put on your dancing shoes, another summer of Tennis Court Dances are kicking off on the Jackson Square Tennis Courts. Held monthly on the third Thursday, Manhattan Project National Historical Park recreates the open air tennis court dances held during the Manhattan Project to entertain the 75,000 war workers and their families contained within America’s Secret City.The dances are an all-ages event, and all are encouraged to participate. Featuring swing music from the 1940s, you might get bit by the jitterbug out on the court. Water, bug repellent and safe footwear is encouraged.The 2025 Summer Season of Tennis Court Dances will be held on May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18, and October 23, 2025. Note: October's Dance is the 4th Thursday to coincide with Nuclear Science Week.  

Jackson Square Tennis Courts96 W Tennessee Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Atomic Explorations: What Did They Wear? [Hanford]

What Did They Wear? Worker Protection During the Early Years of the Manhattan Project Rain gear from head to toe? Getting dressed and doing laundry looked pretty different for radiation workers during the Manhattan Project. Learn about what Manhattan Project workers wor......More

What Did They Wear? Worker Protection During the Early Years of the Manhattan Project Rain gear from head to toe? Getting dressed and doing laundry looked pretty different for radiation workers during the Manhattan Project. Learn about what Manhattan Project workers wore to protect themselves from radiation and how they cleaned their clothes once contaminated.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Atomic Explorations: Atomic Photographic Journey [Hanford]

Atomic Photographic JourneyTake a photographic journey starting in the mid-Columbia a century before the arrival of the Manhattan Project and ending over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA

Atomic Explorations: From Creation to Detonation [Hanford]

From Creation to Detonation: The story of Plutonium and the Manhattan Project The rush to build the world’s first atomic weapons during WWII required a massive effort that touched multiple continents, produced profound scientific achievements, and deployed the most powe......More

From Creation to Detonation: The story of Plutonium and the Manhattan Project The rush to build the world’s first atomic weapons during WWII required a massive effort that touched multiple continents, produced profound scientific achievements, and deployed the most powerful weapons known to humankind. Learn about the global effort required to produce the plutonium used in one of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during the waning days of WWII.

Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA