Elian Stefa, Gyler Mydyti, Albania triple bunker, CC BY-SA 3. Doris Antony, Berlin, Gleichen Vogelsang UTafel, CC BY-SA 4.0, 1. Clément Dominik, Bunker-jaun, CC BY-SA 2.5, 2. Frédéric Degives, Cratères à la pointe du Hoc, CC BY-SA 3.0, 3. © Copyright Evelyn Simak and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence, 5. (public domain), 4. Rama, Saint Nazaire submarine base mg 7840, CC BY-SA 2.0, 7. SamuelDuval, Diefenbunker Tunnel, CC BY-SA 3.0, 8. User:Ruhrfisch, Susquehanna Ordnance Depot Bunker, CC BY-SA 3.0, 12. The silos were filled with concrete in the 1980s. Ballota, Željava, Underground 2, CC BY-SA 4.0, 15. while a number of 20-30' diameter concrete 'silos' were located around the guns, in which was stored their ammunition. Kim Traynor, Arthur’s Seat from Edinburgh Castle, CC BY-SA 3.0, 18. McGhiever, Fort Ord Dunes 2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, 21. Ingmar Runge, DUGA Radar Array near Chernobyl, Ukraine 2014, CC BY 3.0, 22. Lawrence Lansing, Bunker at devils slide california, CC BY 3.0, 24. Kudos and sincere thanks to Ranger Daniel.Featured Image: (public domain), 25. the story of a werewolf encounter in 1973 at an abandoned missile silo in Kansas. Hearing about the Cuban Missile Crisis in history class as a kid is a mandatory duty actually learning about it through this experience is education at its best, most effective and impactful. One of these areas is the Fort Custer Recreation Area in Michigan. We were so grateful to have spent so well our time with him and in that place that afternoon. As a perk, the drive to the tour area was nothing short of other-worldly, in the most beautiful sense. We were fascinated, educated, amused, and inspired to learn more as we toured for over 1.5 hrs with Ranger Daniel. One of our best vacation decisions ever! I’ll echo some previous reviewer’s comments regarding Ranger Daniel’s obvious knowledge of and passion for these moments in time, and his skill in being able to engage his audience, regardless of each person’s level of life experience of that era. Two days later, we took a morning airboat ride at Sawgrass Rec Park, and on a whim and intrigued by the idea, we headed back to Everglades to catch the 2:00 pm (only) tour. We noticed signs for the Nike missile tour but were too late in the day. The Royal Palm Anhinga Trail we experienced that afternoon at Everglades was a treat. Visited Everglades NP after a morning stop at Biscayne NP. It is an interesting little side spot to visit, and it makes the Cold War and the seriousness of it much more meaningful. If you reach the end of Anhinga Trail, you've gone too far. So do this to find it, turn onto the Anhinga Trail and look for small signs by the side of the road on your right. It is not a lengthy ride, but it was a bit hard to locate as the park map doesn't make it clear how to get there and it is not listed on any of the brown directory signs. There are informative signs like you would find at stops in other National Parks giving you information about other closed buildings in the small compound. This did not seem necessary to us since there is only one open building (and there were two volunteers there who told us all about the area and its history and its operations). If you make arrangements ahead of time, you can get a ranger led tour of the area. It was open from 10 AM - 2 PM the day we were in the park. The missile base is only open a portion of the day inside Everglades NP.
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