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The Diefenbunker
Canada's Subterranean Cold War Museum
Category Subterranean Sites
When one thinks of Canada they rarely think of nuclear annihilation, but the Canucks were ready for one.
The Diefenbunker was built in the late 50's to protect the Canadian Government from nuclear attack and nicknamed after John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister at the time. The Diefenbunker was in operation for 33 years before it was turned into a museum in 1998 and opened to the public.
The Diefenbunker has also been used as a movie set and all through the summer, cold war related movies are shown in the Diefenbunker. A highlight among the exhibitions is "Lost Nuke: The World's First Broken Arrow is the story of the first 'lost' nuclear weapon, featuring artifacts from the site of the infamous plane crash."
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- Hours Open year-round. Visits are by guided tour only, and are offered daily
- Website The Diefenbunker
- Address 3911 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario, Canada
- Cost Adults: 14$ / Seniors 12.50$ / Kids 6$
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Anonymous
February 27, 2010
I was there on a school trip to Ottawa. Sadly, I didn't enjoy it much because it was a school trip and therefore I was surrounded by a group of crazy shooter game enthusiasts and idiots who shouted and laughed in the Hiroshima room, but the gift shop was pretty awesome. Communism VS Freedom Unicorn dolls for sale in there. I kid you not. -
Anonymous
January 12, 2010
Parts of the bunker are also used to securely store Ontario's supply of legal medical marijuana. They don't show you that part on the tour:)
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