Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
National Historic Site · SD
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During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. Hidden in plain sight, for thirty years 1,000 missiles were kept on constant alert; hundreds remain today. The Minuteman Missile remains an iconic weapon in the American nuclear arsenal. It holds the power to destroy civilization, but is meant as a nuclear deterrent to maintain peace and prevent war.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/mimi
- Location
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (43.896, -102.027)
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Passport stamp locations
- Minuteman Missile NHS Visitor Center
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center
Hours
Delta-09 Missile Silotoday: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
- Sat Oct 39:00AM - 3:00PMWinter Hours
- Sun Oct 4ClosedWinter Hours
- Mon Oct 5ClosedWinter Hours
- Tue Oct 69:00AM - 3:00PMWinter Hours
- Wed Oct 79:00AM - 3:00PMWinter Hours
- Thu Oct 89:00AM - 3:00PMWinter Hours
- Fri Oct 99:00AM - 3:00PMWinter Hours
Upcoming closures: Oct 12 (Columbus Day) · Nov 26 (Thanksgiving Day)
Visitors are invited to go inside the fenced compound and look down into the silo at a Minuteman missile in its historic state, protected by a glass viewing enclosure. A narrated ranger guided tour of Delta-09 is available year-round using your cell phone. Inclement weather may close this site on occasion.
Visitor centers
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- Minuteman Missile NHS Visitor Centerclosed todayDirections
Self-guided tours
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Delta-01 and Delta-09 Audio Tours12–15 minutes · 2 stops
Take a tour of the Delta-09 historical site with Bret Whitmore, a former missile security policeman, and learn about the history and features of the missile launch facility. Listen to it while walking around the site or from anywhere at your convenience. Bill West served as a Flight Security Controller at Delta-01 when it was an active facility. Come inside the Launch Control Facility and learn all about it. You can listen to this tour outside the gate at Delta-01 or from anywhere at your convenience
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.