West Palm Beach, Florida: JFK Bomb Shelter on Peanut Island
Where Camelot-on-Florida-Vacation would have hunkered down if the bombs fell.
- Address:
- 200 E. 13th Street, West Palm Beach, FL
- Directions:
- On Peanut Island in the Lake Worth Lagoon. Accessible by ferry or kayak from Riviera Beach Marina, 200 E. 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404
- Hours:
- Daily 11:30 am - 4:30 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 561-832-7428
- Admission:
- Guided tour $10, under 5 free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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JFK Bomb Shelter on Peanut Island 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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