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:
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JFK Bunker. 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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