⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Site is definitely a 5 STAR. We didn’t purchase tickets in advance for the Silo Tour as we are both a bit claustrophobic. Not to worry! They offer a Free Virtual Tour that lasted about an hour and was very informative and enjoyable. We hit it at 1:00 the day we visited. You get to see actual pictures of the rooms and equipment that is actually there. The ranger giving the presentation really knew her stuff too, giving great info. After, tour the museum that is also excellent. Small gift shop area. Be sure to talk to Ranger Jim, who actually was a missile officer and worked in the Silo years ago. He is a wealth of knowledge and just so friendly. We then drove to see the building that one meets at to take the actual tour. It is a secured area so you can go up to the fence. Then, we drove a few more miles to see an actual silo. We spent about 2 1/2 hours total. Great Day at a Great NPS Site. 5 STARS ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We stopped here on the way to Rapid City. I would guess most of their visitors are either headed into or out of the Badlands since it's right across I-90 from the Badlands entrance. Great little museum. Sad the gift store was closed. If you want to do the Delta 1 silo, book early. Like 90 days out.

I grew up during the Cold War so was very aware of the risk of nuclear war. Visiting here, it was interesting to learn more of what happened during that time. I didn't realize how many missles were based in this part of the country, and still are. It is a worthwhile stop to learn more about this part of our history.

This was a very interesting stop and the visitor center was really nice and provided great information. The missile silo stop was great. Our only disappointment was that getting to the missile silo in a wheelchair was very difficult. The area was not paved.

This is located just down the road from the Badlands park entrance, so you can get two parks in NP system in one day. This is a very nice exhibit covering that era and gives you a very nice prospective of such facilities that were located in this part of the country. From this point you can get info on visiting actual missile silo facilities. As with most locations in the NP system you can get a stamp here if you are collecting them in your NP passports. Also great place to use the restroom especially before heading off into the Badlands.

This site is a glimpse into a world that few people ever see and has much interesting information. We attended the talk given by a former worker who held the key to launch the nuclear missiles. There is a small museum, gift shop and missile sites where you can see the actual missiles. Two guys manned these sites. Each had only half of the code so one person couldn't launch a weapon. The missile sites are down the road from the visitor center.

My family found this visitor center and silo site so interesting. I'd personally never realized the US had all this missile locations on the ready. This was ful of history and very informative. My daughter enjoyed earning the Junior Ranger patch. We stopped by Delta 01 silo site and enjoyed listening to the free audio tour and even seeing and hearing all the birds flying around.

Who knew this little visitor center could be so interesting. There is a short film and a nice walk thru exhibit about the cold war that started this missile program. I understand you can book a tour of the missile silos and control room but the ranger informed me the tour was soldout months in advance. There are 2 other sites you can stop at and see the actual silos. This location is very close to Badlands National Park so you can combine the 2 locations very easily.

I stopped at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site to see the Delta-09 Missile Silo en route to the Badlands National Park. You can see a missile inside its silo there. I also visited the Visitor Center and found the exhibits fascinating. The video inside the Visitor Center was very interesting. I learned a lot about the Minuteman Missiles.

To truly understand the Cold war in the US during the 60- 70’s, one needs to come here. The visitor center & the museum were both outstanding. We couldn’t get a reservation to tour the missile silo as they sell out way in advance. However, we were very lucky to see a virtual presentation of the underground bunkers & what life was like by a retired launch officer Jim. Go see it if possible- he was extraordinary & we really enjoyed his presentation. It really contributed to our understanding of the Cold war even though we lived through those times. Thank you ranger Jim for your service & outstanding presentation! We were there for about 2 hours. Note if heading from Rapid City & going to Badlands Park, stop here first. If you like my review, I hope you’ll click the “helpful” button; those of us who write reviews live for those and it motivates us to do more.