Here you will find remnants of the Cold War, including an underground launch control center and a missile silo. Minuteman missiles held the power to destroy civilization. Yet the same destructive force acted as a deterrent which kept the peace for three decades. At Minuteman Missile it is possible to revisit the Cold War and learn how nuclear war came to haunt the world.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Ysleta Mission El Paso, Texas |
The church was partially destroyed during a disastrous fire in 1907, but was reconstruc |
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Christ Episcopal Church Napoleonville, Louisiana |
One of the oldest Episcopal churches west of the Mississippi River, Christ Episcopal Ch |
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Castillo De San Marcos National Monument St. Augustine, Florida |
Begun in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos is the last 17th century fort left in the Uni |
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North Hill Preservation District Pensacola, Florida |
North Hill is one of the largest residential historic districts in the State of Florida |
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Fort Sam Houston Museum Fort Sam Houston, Texas |
Exhibits at the Fort Sam Houston Museum depict the history of the installation in chron |
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Fort Washington Fort Washington, Maryland |
At this 180-year-old fort visitors explore the the outer defense for Washington, DC dur |
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Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of the Civil War, |
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Fort Douglas Fort Douglas, Utah |
The 1862 fort was built to protect telegraph and railroad lines from the Indian populat |
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First Territorial Capitol Fort Riley, Kansas |
Governor Andrew Reeder picked this location, away from the proslave |
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Fort Union National Monument Watrous, New Mexico |
Fort Union was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. |
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Fort Negley Nashville, Tennessee |
At the Visitors Center, the film, "The Fall of Nashville" reenacts how the Union Army c |
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Battle Of Plattsburgh Center And War Of 1812 Museum Plattsburgh, New York |
The Battle of Plattsburgh Association runs the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Cente |
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Fort Dallas And The William Wagner House Miami, Florida |
Located in Miami's Lummus Park, Fort Dallas and the William Wagner House offer unique i |
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Scotchtown Beaverdam, Virginia |
Charles Chiswell obtained 9,976 acres on what was then the western part of New Kent Cou |
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Rippavilla Plantation Spring Hill, Tennessee |
The mission of Rippavilla Plantation, Incorporated is to preserve, restore and interpre |
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Historic Rosedale Plantation Charlotte, North Carolina |
The neighbors called it "Frew's Folly," though the reason remains obscure. |
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Riversdale House Museum Riverdale Park, Maryland |
This beautifully restored 19th century estate, which offers tours to the public, was ho |
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Brandywine Battlefield Park Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania |
On September 11, 1777, the Patriot army under George Washington came face to face with |
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Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Patriotism during the Civil War was deep-rooted, and over 6 |
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Fort Toulouse/fort Jackson Wetumpka, Alabama |
Nestled at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers 15 miles north of Montgome |
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Fantasy Of Flight Museum Polk City, Florida |
The stunning art deco facility is a perfect setting to display this priceless collectio |