Back in the 60's when the US government was actively trying to provoke Russia into a world war, they placed hundreds of missiles in underground silos across the US (500 of these are still active). Each missile contained a 1.2 megaton warhead. The NPS decided to turn one of the obsolete silos into a historical site. This is where the problem begins; The "offical site" at I90 exit 131 is a two room plywood shack with a extremely poor 5 minute video. If you want to see a silo, you need to drive 15 miles west to look down in a plexiglass covered concrete hole. If you want to see the defunct "Launch Control Facility " you need to arrive early in the morning to get a ticket. Now this is high tech stuff with retired military NPS rangers (who apparently have to limit tours because they can not repeatedly climb 60' stairs more than once or twice a day). Lucky they are not "working" at a lighthouse. Any way, after visiting over 1/4 of the NPS parks, memorials, & historical sites; I can truely say this site is FUBAR (in military terms) and is the poorest managed NPS site in the US that we have (not) seen to date.
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