West Palm Beach, Florida: JFK Bomb Shelter on Peanut Island (Closed)
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- On Peanut Island in the Lake Worth Lagoon. Accessible by ferry or kayak from Riviera Beach Marina, 200 E. 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL.
- Hours:
- Closed due to budget cuts: Oct. 2017.
- Status:
- Closed
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Where Camelot-on-Florida-Vacation would have hunkered down if the bombs fell. Closed due to budget cuts.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [01/26/2016]Visitor Tips and News About JFK Bomb Shelter on Peanut Island
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The President's bomb shelter was built by the SeaBees [Construction Battalion] under the direction of the Secret Service. Peanut Island is very near the Kennedy Compound in Palm Beach and the bunker was a nuclear war contingency facility during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is a stark reminder of the Cold War at its peak, and our military past is certainly relevant today!
[P Qualter, 06/08/2008]
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