At the beginning of the Cold War, the U.S. stationed Nike nuclear-tipped missiles all over the coasts to intercept Soviet bombers. There were a bunch near where I live so I decided to visit a few with the kids. The first missile site, long since abandoned, was in Lake Chabot Regional Park.
The former site is at the end of a short and steep dirt road, but with a two year old and a four year old, the walk took forever.
The launch site was paved over with this parking lot.
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They were all over the country, not just on the coasts. I am in the middle of Chicago, and there is a former site just down the street from my house at Montrose Harbor along the lakefront. It's now part of our beautiful lakefront park system.
@Darian: The Great Lakes is a coast! :)
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