Been There, Do This: Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee, California

The main draw to Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee, Calif., is, of course, to see the site of the Donner Party’s ultimate failure. The park plays the attraction up, especially with its new visitor center, where guests can learn just how these early pioneers managed to mess up so badly. (Spoiler alert: They took a shortcut they weren’t supposed to.)


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