A piece of the Berlin Wall

We visited the Minuteman visitor center next, which is really a museum of the cold war. They had the typical black-and-white TVs playing “duck and cover” clips. plans for family bomb shelters, a summary of the Cuban missile crisis, and other cold war “fond memories”. It was fun to touch a piece of the Berlin Wall.

Silo Exterior

On the way back home, we visited a missile silo. By pure luck, a park ranger came by while we were there. She said there are no Minuteman I silos and this is the only Minuteman II silos. Minuteman III silos still exist, but they are active.

The glass cover the park service installed allowed us to peak inside, and see the trainer missile, but it was impossible to take a picture through the glass. Here’s a pic of the interior from the information board. The control center is available only by tour. The tour allows 6 people a day. With reservations booked 6 months out, we didn’t see the control center. But the ranger said we can see the training center at the local air and space museum.