Missile Forces Museum Tour: Immersive Cold War History and Ballistic Missile Exploration
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Lukashivka
Explore the Missile Forces Museum and dive into the immersive history of the Cold War. Discover intriguing stories, see actual ballistic missiles, and visit deep command posts and missile silos.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Strategic Missile Forces Museum - You will attend an indoor excursion (former administrative building of Missile Forces Troop) which depicts the history of Missile Forces in USSR; and an outdoors museum which holds actual missiles, mock-warheads and supportive military vehicles and an underground tour into the Unified Command Post from which the missiles used to be launched.
What's Included
  • Admission to the Strategic Missile Forces Museum
Additional Information

During this tour, you’ll gain knowledge of intriguing stories such as the Cold War narrative; delve into the Napoleonic affairs during the Caribbean Crisis, understand why Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the reasons he waved goodbye to the Americans, even when USSR had many 25-second target-reaching rockets. Find out how rocket launching mines were eventually eradicated during Ukraine’s denuclearization; the needed export from Africa to achieve this, and the whereabouts of the vanished 1700 warheads. Come and explore fascinating artifacts like the real International Ballistic Missiles, replica warheads, the infamous and lethal Scalpel and Satan missiles, missile engine parts; Unified Command Posts which are 33 meters deep, which you could visit, descend using an elevator to the lowest compartment and locate the ‘turn-off-the-World-button’. The highlight of it all is the 40 meter-deep missile silo, don’t forget to ask your guide why the quirky detector at the entrance is named ‘The Hand of Vengeance’. Be ready for a thrilling journey!

Location
Museum of strategic rocket forces
At the entrance of the museum
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Blagotan
Aug 16, 2020
Rocket museum - Highly recommend to visit this interesting place. Beside many various rockets you will see other types of weapons and various vehicles for carrying rockets. I travel tougether with guide Masha from Odesa, she speaking very good English and made this tour more interesting.
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