Event

Nike Missile Site Open House (Ernest Coe / Homestead)

Everglades National Park

Fee:

Free. Free with paid park entrance fee

Location: LAT/LONG: 25.000000, -81.000000


Nike Missile Site Launch Area. Request directions at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

December 06, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

4 hours

The open house is 4 hours long.


Description

Everglades National Park houses one of the best preserved relics of the Cold War in Florida, a historic Nike Hercules missile site called "Alpha Battery" or "HM69". 

Step into the Cold War for a volunteer-run open house of the historic Nike Missile Site, HM69. See an actual missile and many of the original support buildings. Guided tours begin at the Daniel Beard Center and are conducted most afternoons between December and March. Accessible, 0.7 miles, Open House is 4 hours.

Reservation or Registration: No