Explore NYC’s atomic history with a Manhattan Project tour. Visit Oppenheimer’s birthplace and original project sites. Uncover the secrets of the atomic age.
- Columbia University - Columbia University was the site of some of the earliest experimental work on the Manhattan Project. The work was pioneered by Enrico Firmi, John Dunning, I.I Rabi and many others.
- Pupin Hall - The Pupin Physics Lab is a National Historic Landmark where the early experiments on nuclear fission were carried out. One of the first cyclotrons was built there. It was removed in 2007
- Firemen’s Memorial - A walk down beautiful Riverside Drive, encompassing a stop at the Fireman’s Memorial, The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and other landmarks. Riverside Drive was designed by the same men who designed Central Park and Riverside Park. It has a timeless quality and is little changed from when it was constructed.
- New York Buddhist Church - Outside the temple is a statue of Shinran Shonin. The statue survived the Hiroshima bombing.
- Riverside Drive - We will stop on Riverside Drive at the Oppenheimer family’s former residence
- Guided tour of Manhattan Project sites in New York.
The tour of the Manhattan Project offers a captivating glimpse into the immense scope of the Manhattan Project and the life of Robert Oppenheimer. You’ll get to see some of the initial locations connected to the project and the birthplace of Oppenheimer, providing a distinctive view on this globally impactful event.
Embark on an exploration of Manhattan’s Upper West Side with NY See Tours, and delve into the city’s nuclear past. Throughout the journey, you’ll see Dr. Oppenheimer’s birthplace, revered as the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb,’ and the starting points of the Manhattan Project.
The landmark Manhattan Project, which resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb, first took shape in Lower Manhattan around mid-June 1942, when General Leslie Groves set up its inaugural office. In that same year, Dr. Oppenheimer took up the mantle of the project’s chief scientist. With a team of exceptional scientists and engineers, he supervised the building and experimental testing of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos.
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