Private Half-Day Tour to Soviet Nudear Missle Base with Pickup
The main attraction of the tour is Cold War Museum near Plateliai. Cold War Museum is located in the former Soviet Union`s complex of ballistic missile silo launch. Since 1963 up to 1978, there had been deployed four medium- range ballistic missiles SS-4, armed with 2-megaton power thermonuclear warheads. These missiles, together with the nearby terrestrial platforms of analogue missile launching, had created a common Soviet nuclear armament group in Lithuania, which was able to destroy all the Europe.
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Private Half-Day Tour to Soviet Nudear Missle Base with Pickup
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Plateliai
Plateliai, a town located on the western shore of Plateliai Lake in the Samogitian National Park, is deservedly known as one of the most beautiful towns in the region. The interesting and charming Plateliai has quite a number of tourist attractions, including a nice central town square, a neat wooden Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, and the Plateliai Manor Homestead with a well-groomed park.
The lake Plateliai is one of the main attractions in the park. It is also the clearest, cleanest and the deepest lake with seven islands, each having its own legend. There is a viewing platform quite close. This viewing platform overlooks Lake Plateliai panoramic view together with Pliksalės, Pilies, Veršių islands, Šventorkalnis peninsula and Plokštinė forests.
Cold War Museum
The museum is housed in a former Soviet Union underground ballistic missile launch facility. Between 1963 and 1978, as many as four medium-range ballistic missiles with powerful thermonuclear warheads were deployed there. Those missiles were then targeted at certain Western European countries. The exhibits of the Cold War Museum will show and reveal in detail many interesting facts about one of the most dangerous and longest wars in the history of humanity, its impact on Europe, and the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The exhibits of the museum – unique visual and graphic material – will ‘tell’ the story of the peculiarities of the organization and operation of this top secret nuclear weapon facility. The museum is an ideal place to enhance your knowledge of history.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- A ticket to the Cold War Museum
- Professional guide services
- Parking Fees
- Personal expences
- Audio guide
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.