Oscar-Zero is located four miles north of Cooperstown on Highway 45, and November-33 is two miles east of Cooperstown on Highway 200.
Winter Hours (Nov. 1 - April 1):
By Appointment Only
Spring Hours (April 1 - May 27):
Mon. & Thurs.-Sat.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun.: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues.-Wed.: Closed
Summer Hours (May 27 - Labor Day):
Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fall Hours (Labor Day - Oct. 31):
Mon. & Thurs.-Sat.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun.: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues.-Wed.: Closed
Final tour begins at 5 p.m.
Maximum tour size is 15 guests
(larger groups will be divided and
may have to wait)
Tours last one hour and are fully guided
Modern restrooms
Full wheelchair accessibility
No Rental Facilities
$10 Adult
$3 Child
$1/student in supervised group
$4/person for groups of 10+ (please call ahead)
SHSND Foundation: FREE
ADVISORY: In accordance with State of North Dakota policy, from November 1 to April 1 the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site CANNOT process cash transactions for admission. Only Credit/Check transactions will be possible.
Before you travel to Oscar Zero, PLEASE remember your Credit Card / Check book to gain admission for a tour. Thank you!
Griggs County Historical Society
Cold War-era tourist sites feature weapons of mass attraction
The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site actually consists of two sites telling the story of the Cold War years in North Dakota. They are the Oscar-Zero Missile Alert Facility and the November-33 Launch Facility. They are the last remnants of the 321st Missile Wing, a cluster of intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites that were spread over a 6,500-square-mile area around the Grand Forks Air Force Base. The Oscar Zero Launch Control Center and the November-33 Missile Facilty played an integral part in the Cold War in North Dakota and the world. This site is the last launch control center intact with the top-side of November 33 missile facility left intact.
Visitors to Oscar-Zero will be given a guided tour of topside facilities and will learn how the facility managers, security forces, maintenance teams, and cooks lived their daily lives at the MAF. Guests may also choose to be guided down the elevator shaft to the underground Launch Control Equipment Building and Launch Control Center, where they will see firsthand the front lines of the United States’ strategy of nuclear deterrence. They will be able to step behind the concrete blast door and witness the equipment that could have been used by the missile crews to launch nuclear missiles. At November-33 visitors will see the topside of a launch facility, including the massive launch closure door which once protected a missile, an imposing security fence, the electronic security system, and the ventilation systems that served the underground equipment buildings. The topside appears exactly as it did during its existence as an active launch facility.
Contact Information:
Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site
555 113-1/2 Ave NE Hwy 45
PO Box 6
Cooperstown, ND 58425-0006
701-797-3691 phone
701-797-3693 fax
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Address:
555 113-1/2 Ave NE Hwy 45
PO Box 6
Cooperstown, ND 58425
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Winter Hours (Nov. 1 - April 1):
By Appointment Only
Spring Hours (April 1 - May 27):
Mon. & Thurs.-Sat.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun.: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues.-Wed.: Closed
Summer Hours (May 27 - Labor Day):
Daily: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fall Hours (Labor Day - Oct. 31):
Mon. & Thurs.-Sat.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun.: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tues.-Wed.: Closed
Contact Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site:
phone: 701.797.3691
email: shsoscar0@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov
