This former Cold War Air Force station was discontinued in 1988. The site has had other uses throughout its lifetime, and unlike other Cold War stations, most of the original buildings are still standing. Visitors can take a free one-hour walking tour of the various stations.
The tickets are free but they have to go through the website to register for them.
February 22, 2023
Bagolino, Italy
This abandoned IDGZ station was one of 49 troposcatter stations in the NATO ACE High network.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.
Los Gatos, California
An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Seattle, Washington
This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.
Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Trinidad and Tobago
This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.
Addison, Illinois
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Türisalu, Estonia
Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe.
