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History BuffPrairie Homestead Historic Site
Under $25A preserved 1909 sod dugout homestead near Badlands National Park with a self-guided tour.
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SightseeingHistory BuffFree
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is a sightseeing stop in Philip, SD. Cost: free.
24545 Cottonwood Road · Philip, SD
Why you should go…
This National Park Service site preserves pieces of a Minuteman II missile field that once held 150 missiles across southwestern South Dakota. It is spread over three stops along Interstate 90: a visitor center at exit 131, the Delta-01 launch control facility near exit 127 and the Delta-09 silo at exit 116. At Delta-09 you look down through a glass enclosure at an unarmed missile in its 80-foot launch tube. Going underground at Delta-01 requires a ranger tour reserved in advance.
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- #missile silo
- #national historic site
- #guided tour
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