Cold War Museum (Plokštinė Missile Base)
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A Soviet nuclear missile launch site hidden in the dense forest of Žemaitija National Park, where you can descend into an underground launch silo.
The Plokštinė base was a secret underground missile base built by the Soviet Union in 1962 within Žemaitija National Park. It housed four R-12 intermediate-range nuclear missile silos, capable of reaching much of Europe. It is now a Cold War museum, where visitors can enter the underground control room and corridors and look down into the 27-metre-deep launch silo. The museum presents Cold War history and the arms race. Admission is about 8 euros. Plateliai Lake is nearby, making it suitable for a day trip. The site is about 55 km from Palanga.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 in summer; shorter winter hours by reservation; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Orvidas Homestead
- Kretinga Museum & Winter Garden
- Šventoji
- Church of the Assumption, Palanga
- Antanas Mončys House-Museum
- J. Basanavičiaus Street
- Palanga Amber Museum
- Palanga Botanical Park