Below-sea-level desert of extremes with Badwater Basin (-282 ft, lowest point in North America), Mesquite Dunes, Zabriskie Point and dark Milky Way skies. Open 24 hours year-round, but some facilities, roads and services keep seasonal hours, areas may close in unsafe weather, and summer brings record heat.
Hours
Open year-round, 24 hours a day (some facilities, roads and services have seasonal or daily hours)
Parks, trails, beaches, gardens and nature reserves.
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Section: Outdoors and Naturepark
Death Valley National Park
Below-sea-level desert of extremes with Badwater Basin (-282 ft, lowest point in North America), Mesquite Dunes, Zabriskie Point and dark Milky Way skies. Open 24 hours year-round, but some facilities, roads and services keep seasonal hours, areas may close in unsafe weather, and summer brings record heat.
Hours
Open year-round, 24 hours a day (some facilities, roads and services have seasonal or daily hours)
Art, history and science museums, with hours and prices from each source.
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Section: Museumshistoric site
Manzanar National Historic Site
Site of the Manzanar War Relocation Center, one of ten WWII camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants and Japanese American citizens; free ranger-led programs can be reserved for groups, subject to availability.
Section: Date Ideaspark