Titan Missile Museum

There are many places in Tucson that can amaze the tourists. But, for the people who believe in thrill, the perfect destination to visit is the Titan Missile Museum. This place situated just 20kms south of Tucson. Whenever you travel in Tucson, do not miss an opportunity to visit this amazing museum.

Official Website of Titan Missile Museum, Tucson AZ

http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/

Titan Missile Museum on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_Missile_Museum

This museum is often referred to as the Air Force Facility Missile Site8 and TitanII ICBM Site571-7. It is governed by Arizona Aerospace Foundation which is a non profit establishment. The most interesting part of this museum is the actual Titan I missile which is still placed in its silo. Looking at the missile you will feel as if air Force has marched away just a day or two ago because the control room, crew quarters and everything else of the site looks same as it used to be when it was operational.

The basic tour is quite exciting. It gives you the opportunity to have a look at missile silo. You can also catch glimpses of associated control vehicles and containers meant for fuel storage. The door of the missile silo is blocked in its partly opened position. This will allow you to have a glance of the interior. The open part is covered with plexiglass. It seems as if the door was kept half opened keeping the interests of the tourists in mind.

Besides the tour above the ground, there are also underground tours of varied durations. There are also behind the scene special tours along with extended tours. It is always advisable to have a prior reservation before going for the special and extended tours. This museum was also declared as the National Historic Landmark in the year 1994 and many sequences of the movie Star Trek: First Contact was shot at this site.

Never forget to add Titan Missile Museum, while picking the must visits of Tucson, otherwise your travel in Tucson Arizona will remain incomplete.

Some Significant Information about Titan Missile Museum

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Titan Missile Museum Address
1580 W. Duval Mine Rd.
Sahuarita, Arizona, 85629

Contact:
Tel: (520) 625-7736
Email: info@titanmissilemuseum.org

Titan Missile Museum Hours:
Open Daily 8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Ticket Information for the Titan Missile Museum:
Group reservations are strongly recommended. Please call the museum reservations line at (520) 625-7736.

Admission Fees of One-Hour Guided Tour
Adults (ages 13-62): $8.50
Seniors (age 62+), Military, AAA: $7.50
Juniors (ages 7-12): $5.00
Children (ages 6 and younger): Free