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Visit Minidoka National Historic Site

Remembering Minidoka

Learn more about what led to the creation of this relocation camp, the day-to-day life of the Japanese Americans held there and what happened to those at Minidoka when the site was shut down. Download or order your free Official Idaho Travel Guide to learn more.

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Close-up of a sign containing historical information in front of a building and picnic tables at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
Close-up of red flowers blooming beside a wooden historical building at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Flowers blooming at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
A wide open field of grass with a large tree in the foreground with two short buildings in the background at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
An exhibit containing glass bottles and broken china at the visitor center at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Visitor Center exhibit at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
Exhibits inside the visitor center at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Visitor Center exhibits at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
An interpretive trail sign before a sprawling field at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Interpretive trail sign at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
Ground view of a historical wooden guard tower at Minidoka National Historic Site.
Guard tower at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.
A historical honor roll at Minidoka National Historic Site with trees and shrubs in the background.
Honor Roll at Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome. Photo credit: Visit Idaho.