10. Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar, nestled in California’s Owens Valley, serves as a stark reminder of wartime injustice in America. During World War II, this remote site became one of ten camps where over 100,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly incarcerated by the U.S. government. Families lost homes, businesses, and their fundamental rights simply because of their ancestry. The barbed wire and guard towers of Manzanar symbolize a period when fear and prejudice overruled justice, leaving scars that endure to this day.
