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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Visitor Contact Station Hours
Minuteman Missile Visitor Contact Station

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Minuteman Missile Visitor Contact Station

The Minuteman Missile visitor contact station is open throughout the year, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The only exceptions are Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays!

In addition, during the summer season (Labor Day - Memorial Day), it is open from Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Visitors can watch the park film which gives a virtual tour of the two sites which make up the park. There are also exhibits with original artifacts which tell the history of the Minuteman Missile and the Cold War.

The contact station is located on the south side of Exit 131 off Interstate 90 in western South Dakota, beside the Conoco gas station. This is 75 miles east of Rapid City.

Click here for GPS coordinates to the contact station!

Minuteman Missile groundbreaking ceremony  

Did You Know?
The initial groundbreaking for the first Minuteman Missile silo in South Dakota occurred on 9/11 – September 11th, 1961.

Last Updated: August 07, 2009 at 15:06 EST