Overview

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site protects two facilities that were once part of a Minuteman Missile field that covered the far western portion of South Dakota from 1963 through the early 1990s. There were 15 Launch Control Facilities that commanded and controlled 150 Launch Facilities (Missile Silos) holding Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. The park preserves two of these facilities in their historic state—Launch Control Facility Delta-01 with its corresponding underground Launch Control Center and Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09. These two sites, along with the Minuteman Missile Visitor Center, comprise Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.

What You'll See

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site has three separate locations that visitors can experience: the Minuteman Missile Visitor Center, Launch Control Facility Delta-01 and the Delta-09 missile silo. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is open throughout the year (see Operating Hours and Seasons) and offers programs and guided tours. The Visitor Center features exhibits, films, and a bookstore that allows visitors to explore the story of the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System and its role in the larger context of the Cold War. Visitors can look through the Delta-09 viewing enclosure at an unarmed Minuteman II missile still within the silo. To visit the Delta 01 compound, advanced tickets are required to access this section of the site.

Public Tours Dates and Times

The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is open from 9am to 3pm Wednesday - Sunday. To enter the Delta-01 facility, visitors need to attend a ranger-guided tour. Due to the size of the elevator and the confined space underground, advance reservations are required and tours are limited to 6 visitors at a time. The park does does not charge an entrance fee but does have expanded amenity fees for Delta-01 tours.

How to Get There

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is located at three sites along a fifteen mile stretch of Interstate 90 in western South Dakota. The Visitor Center is located immediately north of I-90, exit 131. The two historic sites which make up the park are four miles (Launch Control Facility Delta-01) and 15 miles (Launch Facility Delta-09) from the Visitor Center. No public transportation systems serve the park.

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