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Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

3911 Carp Rd, Carp, Ontario
http://diefenbunker.ca/

The Diefenbunker is a four-story, 300 room, 100,000 square foot underground bunker, and was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of Cold War fear, between 1959 and 1961 (1). The museum houses Cold War artifacts, a library and an archive (2).

Photo Credit: Photograph from Wikimedia Commons used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

Text Credit: (1) Site officiel - http://diefenbunker.ca/ (2) Wikipedia - used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

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  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ GiseleR/ Sep 4, 2017
  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Sharpy3/ Jun 27, 2017
  • My Dad: The Prime Minister
    guestBook Guestbook/ / Sep 19, 2015

    When I was younger my dad and I visited the Diefenbunker. We had a great time leisurely looking through all of the rooms in the bunker and were both amazed by how bug the bunker really was. I loved seeing the art based on the cold war around the museum and reading the many interesting plaques explaining each part. My favourite part of the whole trip was when my dad, a very serious man, sat in one of the chairs at a office table and pretended that he was the prime minister. That was a trip that brought me closer to my dad and will be a trip that I will never forget.

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ / Sep 19, 2015
  • Great family outing
    guestBook Guestbook/ Kinmotionpat/ Aug 5, 2014 Great family outing

    Had a great time with our young family.

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Kinmotionpat/ Aug 5, 2014
  • Geiger Counter
    guestBook Guestbook/ Noah James/ Aug 3, 2014 Geiger Counter

    The photo is if the radiation detecter at the end of the decontamination showers. It was a gripping tour with a great guide and lots of knowledge.

  • A great display. .
    guestBook Guestbook/ Jojo6732/ May 31, 2014 A great display. .

    Like walking through a time capsule

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Jojo6732/ May 31, 2014
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Why was Diefenbunker originally built?

To house animals in case of a flood. To house key military and government officials in the event of a nuclear attack on Canada. To house Prime Minister Diefenbaker alone.
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Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

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Why was Diefenbunker originally built?

To house animals in case of a flood. To house key military and government officials in the event of a nuclear attack on Canada. To house Prime Minister Diefenbaker alone.
NEWS FEED
  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ GiseleR/ Sep 4, 2017
  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Sharpy3/ Jun 27, 2017
  • My Dad: The Prime Minister
    guestBook Guestbook/ / Sep 19, 2015

    When I was younger my dad and I visited the Diefenbunker. We had a great time leisurely looking through all of the rooms in the bunker and were both amazed by how bug the bunker really was. I loved seeing the art based on the cold war around the museum and reading the many interesting plaques explaining each part. My favourite part of the whole trip was when my dad, a very serious man, sat in one of the chairs at a office table and pretended that he was the prime minister. That was a trip that brought me closer to my dad and will be a trip that I will never forget.

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ / Sep 19, 2015
  • Great family outing
    guestBook Guestbook/ Kinmotionpat/ Aug 5, 2014 Great family outing

    Had a great time with our young family.

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Kinmotionpat/ Aug 5, 2014
  • Geiger Counter
    guestBook Guestbook/ Noah James/ Aug 3, 2014 Geiger Counter

    The photo is if the radiation detecter at the end of the decontamination showers. It was a gripping tour with a great guide and lots of knowledge.

  • A great display. .
    guestBook Guestbook/ Jojo6732/ May 31, 2014 A great display. .

    Like walking through a time capsule

  • Explore150 photoSpot Snapshot/ Jojo6732/ May 31, 2014

The Diefenbunker is a four-story, 300 room, 100,000 square foot underground bunker, and was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of Cold War fear, between 1959 and 1961 (1). The museum houses Cold War artifacts, a library and an archive (2).

3911 Carp Rd, Carp, Ontario
http://diefenbunker.ca/
@Diefenbunker
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Photo: Photograph from Wikimedia Commons used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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