Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Oppenheimer” may have given the Trinity Site a boost of fame this summer, but for many history buffs, making a pilgrimage to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 18—White Sands Missile Range says the Trinity Site will host an open house from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, inviting guests to ...

It’s one thing standing in line to watch the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” It’s another thing entirely queueing up in a remote desert to experience the location of the film’s most pivotal scene. But ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. On the evening of July 16, 1945, President Harry S. Truman was at ...

Trinity Site, the location of the first atomic bomb test, sits in a desolate desert region of the Southwest. Crave's Nerdy New Mexico series kicks off with a look at this historic area today.

Oct. 6 is your last chance this year to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb explosion. Twice a year, White Sands Missile Range opens the Trinity Site to visitors for one day. "Trinity" was ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — At precisely 5:29:45 a.m. on July 16, 1945, a tremendous explosion in the New Mexico desert signaled the beginning of the end of World War II. The explosion was the world's ...

This article is fourth in a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and the ...

(CNN) — “Oppenheimer” may have given the Trinity Site a boost of fame this summer, but for many history buffs, making a pilgrimage to the area is a journey years in the making. Nearly 4,000 people ...