Heart Mountain Interpretive Center

20 reviews

+1 (307) 754-8000

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A reconstructed guard tower overlooks the Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center.

1539 Road 19

Powell, WY 82435

+1 (307) 754-8000

http://www.heartmountain.org

The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is located at the site of a former World War II Japanese American Relocation Camp. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese Americans on the West Coast were rounded up and confined in 10 camps around the country. One of these was located at Heart Mountain, and approximately 14,000 Japanese Americans were wrongly incarcerated here. The camp today features a museum, gallery, walking tour, original Relocation Camp structures and a World War II Memorial. The museum features interactive exhibits for visitors of all ages showing how Japanese Americans coped with unjust confinement and how the story of Japanese American imprisonment affects our lives today. A 14-minute introductory film plays several times each hour.

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5.020 reviews

Britta F.

5/30/2025

This is a worthwhile visit that highlights the internment of people of Japanese descent during World War 2. The museum is well-designed and informative with many personal stories of individuals...

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Dalynn H.

6/7/2024

Excellent historical information! Staff was very friendly & knowledgeable & attentive to our questions. Michael was very attentive & provided us with personal tours & information. Johnny Yellow...

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Peggy Sue J.

7/22/2019

Today, the Twins, decided it was high time to find out what Heart Mountain Interpretive center was all about. As we parked and entered the Center, we were greeted by a guide who gave us...

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Oren P.

9/15/2019

Heart Mountain Internment Camp was once the 3rd largest city in Wyoming - concentrated Into a very small space. Most Japanese-Americans had been relocated from Southern California. The museum is...

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William P.

4/22/2021

If you're in the area stop in and take a step back in time. All the furor about racism today but back then... well it's a great place to search out how you feel inside and realize how far the...

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