![]() ![]() By the time we decided to go on this trip, the tour tickets were sold out. If you want to tour the facility, book your tickets ahead of time. This is an actual decommissioned missile silo. In addition to the Visitors Center, you can tour the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility. We spoke to one of the volunteers, and he also served in the missile world. I was a bit disappointed because I didn’t see anyone I recognized in the different photos and displays. Pretty much all of the stuff on display came from actual missile sites at Ellsworth Air Force Base. They have a good exhibit about the history of the Minuteman Missiles. We only got to go to the museum in the visitor center (. Tour tickets cost $12 for adults over 17 and $8 for kids 16 and under. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance, and can be made up to 90 days ahead of time. You will need to pay for tickets if you plan to tour the actual missile sites. CostĮxploring the Visitors Center is free. Our GPS wanted us to drive about 10 miles off the interstate to the actual town of Philip. I would recommend not using GPS directions. You can see the Visitors Center from the interstate exit. missile silos the center once controlled, each housing a Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The Visitors Center sits right off exit 131 on I-90. You’ll find Minuteman Missile National Historic Site at 24545 Cottonwood Road in Philip, South Dakota. In the small world of the military, my godmother was actually stationed at Ellsworth AFB. I grew up listening to his stories about the missile days. Visiting Minuteman interested me because my dad spent the first decade or so of his career in the Air Force as a missileer (how many times can I say Minuteman?). Not too long ago, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site served as one of the missile silos on Ellsworth Air Force Base. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site interprets the history and role played by the American military during the Cold War. ![]() World War II ends after US drops two atomic bombs on Japan. Top-secret Manhattan Project develops a US atomic bomb. MinutemanA nuclear missile that a missileer can launch with less than a minutes notice. We headed out Saturday morning and made Minuteman Missile National Historic Site our first South Dakota National Park Service stop. Minute ManA member of the 1770s colonial militia trained to respond in a minutes notice of an attack. ![]()
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