$9 admission. Plan on 45 minutes to 4 hours. Average visit was 1 hour. The visitor center / museum is the only building you can enter. It has many high quality interpretive signs/ displays and a 15 minute film. I read every word on the museum displays, drove 1/3 mile to the flag and interpretive path (gravel lot, paved path: 20 minutes), then walked 1/4 mile down the gravel road to the 3 remaining structures + chimney, and spent 30 minutes walking around them.

An interactive tour of a World War II Japanese interment settlement. Its a sobering look at what was done to Japanese people!!Some of the displays were disabled and I was disappointed. But the displays as a whole were very nice. We took between 1 1/2 to 2 hours there. I highly recommend this site!! Id like to go again!

One event in history as told from two different view points. The last time I was here it was only one view point. Great job expanding the site.

This museum does a very good job of detailing the experience of the internment of Japanese- Americans during World War II, as well how difficult it was for many to put their lives back after their experience. You can take a drive up the nearby hill after the museum to take a short walking tour to view where they actually lived, but only remnants of original buildings remain. I highly recommend this museum to anyone passing through this part of Wyoming.

I had heard very little about this historic event. I was saddened that the Japanese Americans were treated this way. The exhibits were very interesting.

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 information regarding the Center and what we would be seeing.We watched an old movie that gave insight on what had taken place all those many years ago. As i left the theater, my heart felt heavy that a President, who should have been protecting these Americans rights, chose instead to do just the opposite and destroyed many lives in the process.Much information is contained in the Center and, at a cost of just $7 (senior), you can learn a great deal through murals, short movies, as well as talking to the staff.The most interesting part of the day was standing between a couple of worn down barracks, and walking the worn trails so as to get pictures of the hospital, a guard tower and get a feel of a part of history that I pray never happens again!**Highly Recommend

Very informative. More people need to visit this amazing place. !!!

This interpretive center provides basic and personal information about the camp and why Japanese Americans were sent here. It describes the conditions they lived under and offers a view of how the lives of those who lived here were impacted. The displays are well done. Give yourself plenty of time to absorb all the information.

Very interesting exhibits from internets own experiences. Should be a must for children to learn how this must NEVER happen again.

Very informative from perspective of the people we interred in this camp. Very moving!

Great and detailed history, but some displays and interactive things were unavailable due to the covid restrictions

Very interesting and sad piece of American history. Moving documentary film starts your visit through the museum. I believe the fee was $5 for seniors.

An amazing piece of history that should never be forgotten lest it be repeated

Wow. A powerful experience. The exhibits handle the topic of internment camps in the US very well. I would highly recommend making this a stop on your trip.

Good display of historical facts. Do not miss the memorial at the top of the hill. Norm Maneta was actually in this camp during WWII. We need good, accurate museums like this one.

Heartbreaking to see this part of our history. Personally told story of the relocation camps. We spent 2 hours walking the exhibits and land.

Small, but packed with good stuff. Spent 1.5 hours here, watched the 15 min movie, was very impactful. I learned a lot. Has some interactive activities, I would even say it’s kid-friendly if your kids can read. Talks about an important part of US history.

The Japanese Spirit of perseverance despite internment was heartwarming. Knowledgeable staff. Much of the property is now privately owned. Well-displayed. Worth the stop!

Very moving displays of an unthinkable act against citizens of the US.

Every person should visit this place to ensure we never repeat this. It is unbelievable that anyone was treated in this fashion, much less, American citizens.

Excellent museum and experience. I would highly recommend it. We spent 2 hours there, and for us, it wasnt enough time. Id say 3 hours would be a good amount of time to spend. The curators were very knowledgable and able to answer our questions.

Well worth a visit to this important part of American history. I grew up about 20 miles away and was fortunate to have parents to exposed me to this location at a very early age. Will often visit when I drive though the area.

Well done museum. Sobering. Surprising it was in this area, a well hidden historical fact of the area.

Awesome I love to visit these places my second camp I visited next to manzanar

This place is absolutely incredible. Such a moving, emotional experience walking through here and reading all the stories. This is a part of history whose story must be passed on from generation to generation so that it, or anything even close to it, never happens again.

Awesome place for a field trip the people were very very helpful in telling what the places were and showing us what they were and what they went through and the Japanese cultures to very wonderful place to to go for family

Excellent humbling experience. They have done a wonderful job honoring the people who made the most out of the horrific injustice that occurred in our nations past.

Awesome museum. Not much left of the actual camp. Museum is top notch and really gives you an in depth look at what life was like at heart mountain. A+ to whoever put this together, hats off!

Story of these Japanese internment camps has to be told. It was a travesty of justice and totally against our constitution. Yet, the majority of the general population is ignorant on the entire subject. And here we are about to practice the same thing its already in progress Now by Trump and his closing of the borders and incarcerating people.

Our national monument to shame, is worthy of your time, and your children’s time. We must not forget what fear, and racism do to nations. Heart Mountain Interpretive Center shows both our foibles, and the human spirit’s ability to soar. Honoring the “better Angels of our nature,” gives me hope for our future.

One of the best museums in the state, with knowledgeable staff, beautiful and powerful displays, and a non-sugar coated look at a part of American history often glossed over.

An expertly curated collection of historical and cultural legacies that effectively weave together a compelling story of our countrys complicated history. Includes tactile and audio-visual elements so the content is both immersive and relevant. By far the most important thing you can see in Cody, MT.

Eyeopening, very well made exhibition. Can advice everybody who visits the area to come here and get some important history lesson.

Whether you are a local resident or a visitor, Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is a must see. Through photographs, artifacts, oral histories, and interactive exhibits, visitors can see through the eyes of the Japanese and Japanese Americans who were confined there during WWII. We highly recommend Heart Mountain Interpretive Center!

Well done interpretation of a sad time in our history

Very informative, solemn. A piece of U.S. History that is dark but emanated hopefulness and determination and strong spirits. Im glad to have learned more about that period. Staff is great.

Humbling, sad, enlightening ... a shameful period of American History; wrongs have been made right and the exhibit is wonderful in demonstrating so

An amazing and very thorough exhibit! The drive is definitely worth it, this is a very emotional and thought provoking experience I think everyone should experience and learn more about

A difficult highly worthwhile exhibit of a WWII Japanese internment camps. It is sad to be reminded of past mistakes while watching repeat with todays immigration situation.

A moving experience. If you are stopping in Cody on your way to Yellowstone, this is well worth the visit. A short 12 miles away from Cody. Give yourself about half a day to take it all in.

Nice job on the displays.

An incredibly moving experience. The Interpretive Center is amazing, and rich with depth and details you wont find this side of the Smithsonian.

Wonderfully laid out and designed. Tells a sad story of our nations history in a respectful way without being overly dramatic or judgmental. I live here but had never taken the time to visit. Im so glad I did. Its worth the time it takes to see it. Some museums take forever and contain too much. You can cover this in about an hour and a half. From the visitors center you can drive a half mile to the actual location where some of the original buildings still stand.

Really enjoyed this center. It has sites outside that you are able to walk up to. There are many facts and statements from people who had been at heart mountain in 1942. There is a room to show the space a family had during their stay. Also some beautiful paintings by a lady within the camp. I had no idea this center was here, drove by it to attempt to hike heart mountain, needs more signs and advertisement. The outside walkway sets up a good visual of the layout the camp had. The hospital building is still standing, you can walk up to it but cant go in. Its only $7 for adults. I would definitely recommend if ever in the area.

This place was amazing!! The staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The entire experience was somber but the displays were exquisite. I highly recommend looking at the outbuildings and the memorial further up the road. It is DEFINITELY worth the drive and the visit.

This center is a fantastic place of information... I had been wanting to come here for years, and now that I finally have, o want to come back! The center is very clean and easy to maneuver... A lot of people forget that this center is a here, which is a bummer, because this is an important piece of not only the wars history, but our states history as well... Thank you for being here and for honoring and informing people of what happened here.

A part of our history that needs told

What a history lesson this was from those interned at the camp. A horrible thing to do to American citizens.

Heart Mountain Interpretive CenterNever imagine seeing the place like this before.Its a kind of detention camp of Japanese people in USA land at the world war, especially after the Pearl Harbour attack and along with the Pacific war.A history about the mass rounds up of Japanese American citizens and non citizens in all over the USA being rounded up and imprisoned in relocation camps. Even in the story I read there, they had been treated humanely as a political inmate but Freedom is the most essential thing in life and theres no place like home.A bitter pill to swallow wherever theres a war between leaders countries and armies. Then all the citizen should take those pain even they do not know anything about the cause of war and why they fight one another.Now this place becomes a historical site and one of the museums in Cody.

A very sobering experience of our past

Great window into a side of World War II that many know little about.

We all need to remember our countrys struggles. We must appreciate the sacrifices that many made. I pray this continues to honor them.

Great presentation, a must see! Depicts a heartbreaking part of American history not widely taught in our schools. Plan on spending a couple hours in the interpretive center plus additional time to hike the trail or drive up to the hill top to see part of the old infirmary.

It is a history that needs to be told, hopefully it will never happen again. Amazing how people can be so terrible to one and another.

Very informative history about the mass round up of Japanese American citizens and non citizens being rounded up and imprisoned in relocation camps. I bet not many locals in the Cody, Powell and Clark areas have visited this historical landmark.

Wow. An amazing display of a disturbing time in American history. Glad they had the tissues. Well worth the drive and Id suggest prioritizing this if you are anywhere in the area. The use of the first person in the displays made them more powerful. The detail about the why and how of these centers and this one in particular helped me sense the anguish we put our fellow Americans through.

Great historical opportunity, We learned quite a lot of what the Japanese Americans suffered due to our internal fears. Excellent now and it appears to be growing toward an even better future presentation.

Makes one wonder what else this government will do to any of us

Very nice cabin for home base. The feeling of the wilderness of Wyoming but only 10 miles from the entertaining city of Cody. The staff is friendly and helpful.

Everyone needs to visit here.

Good historical study. Very complete. Plan on 2 to 4 hours.

Excellent location to learn about America’s past during WWII and try to make sense of the psyche of this country and people during an extraordinarily time and period in the world. Perhaps it would teach us not to repeat the mistakes humans often make under duress or fear.

This place was very well done and well worth your time. Very interesting. Obviously very heartbreaking. I am so glad people are keeping our history alive so that we can learn from our mistakes. There is a little movie, then the museum, and then a little walk at the top on the hill. You can easily do the whole thing in less than 3 hours.

Great piece of history. Very well Don museum.

Great displays and very informative and educational.

Learned much about a part of American history I hope is never repeated.

If you visit Cody, WY you must drive ot to this museum. Amazing story.

I took my parents to Heart Mountain last week and it was the first time for all of us. It was a very humbling experience that I hope would never be repeated in this day and age. Exhibits follow a timeline that was very informative. I was amazed how many of the former barracks were bought up by locals and turned into houses, barns, and storage sheds. Definitely a place I will be taking further visitors to our home in Powell

A very moving place. Very well laid out and tells the story in a moving way. Youll learn more than you expect. Worth the time, very close to Cody.We need places like this to remind us that even the best and greatest can make monumental mistakes. Places like this remind us to learn from the mistakes of our ancestors.

Well done interpretation of a part of American history but it made me so sad to think of the thousands of Japanese (many of whom were American citizens) who were held as prisoners here for three years during WWII.

A must visit

A fascinating look into a scary and shameful time for America. The camp shows the time line of the Japanese internment during WWII and has wonderful displays of how people were taken from their homes with only what they could carry and the rooms they were forced into at the camp. The tour also describes day to day life in the camp and how the Internees did their best to maintain a normal life. Well worth the visit.

Very nice visitors center. -4 outside so we chose not to walk the grounds.

Heart Mountain is a high quality, must-see stop for all Americans. The museum expertly captures a difficult time in US history and efficiently conveys the lessons to visitors.

Very informative, short film, able to walk around area

Very interesting and convicting, worth the trip.

First time visiting. Very informative.

Great place to stop in and learn about the past.

Heart breaking history that was never taught. I am glad some of our darker moments havent been completely eradicated. This was a 30 minute stop that turned into 4 hours.

Heart Mountain, and other internment facilities, need to be viewed and kept alive as a reminder of what our govt did to its own citizens so that it cant happen again.Heart Mountain is a small, but packed full museum 26th videos and helpful displays from people who were actually there to help tell the story accurately. The walking paths on top of the plateau are wheel chair accessible and also informative.Its something Id known, but seeing the exhibits really hit home that the Roosevelt administration rounded up the Japanese similar to how the Jews were rounded up in Europe, but they werent being rounded up for extermination. Their constitutional rights were tossed aside for no reason, there was no proof that any of them were spies.

Great center with knowledgeable doscents. Great experience providing insight on a very poorly handled historical event.

Every American should visit this place at least once or know its history.

Very well done, very informative.

I wish we had more time at Heart Mountain. They have done a great job of illustrating the steps leading up to and the life at a Japanese-American Internment Camp.

Spectacular peice of history a must see.

The museum is creating a first rate facility.

Outstanding overview of one of darkest times in US history, a striking reminder to not let it happen again.

A very easy to see center that gives a good insight into the history of the Japanese internment during WW2 as well as the racial discrimination leading up to it.

The history here is something worth educating oneself on. Certainly we do not want History to repeat it self. You can go through in about an hour or take much longer to really read and experience the place. Just imagining what life was like here in 1943-1945, cold and harsh world.

An excellent, if small, museum dedicated to the thousands of American citizens imprisoned by their government during World War II. The exhibits are informative and interesting, and the staff is very knowledgeable. Well worth a trip

An incredibly well-done and thoughtful site commemorating the Japanese American. Internment camp experience. So important for our countrys history.

Part of an original barracks is at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Part of US history not taught in schools that pride, prejudice and government action detaining US citizens w/o due process; stop and learn so never again repeated.

The reason they have this museum is to remind people of our history, good or bad.

If you don’t know that much about our war with Japan and the reaction of some of our people, you need to see this. It’s shocking.

OMG! You have to here. Unbelievable story. Brings involuntary internment of Japanese Americans at start of WWII home like a hammer blow. One of best interpretative centers Ive visited in my 68 years of life. Go!

A great place to visit and learn a piece of history so important to so many people.

This interpretive display & museum was very disheartening but so educational & informative. We cant stand the fact that our own government treated our own citizens the way they did. Very touching & emotional. Every American should see this to understand our own history as terrible as it was! We cant get over the fact that the Japanese were good enough to go to war but not good enough to be free! What a disgrace! Well worth spending an afternoon!

Great place. Pays a good tribute to the Japanese held in camp.

Theyve done a great job of making this a sensitive, touching and educational museum about the lives and history of the people who were brought here involuntary.