Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

    Not far from Badlands National Park is Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. We went to check it out mainly to escape the heat of the afternoon and it was a fun, quick way to earn some Junior Ranger badges.
 

    Throughout the prairies of South Dakota and surrounding states there are still over one thousand nuclear missiles ready to be launched. This site is decommissioned and lets you explore the history of how the men that worked in the launch silos lived on a day-to-day schedule.

It was a quick visit and a definite change from the Native American and pioneer history we had been absorbing for the past week. Its so strange to think that we can drive through this area without knowing whats hidden below. Very interesting.