About Cold War Museum
The Cold War Museum® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to
education, preservation, and research on the global, ideological, and political
confrontations between East and West from the end of World War II to the
dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Hours: Saturdays 11-4pm, Sundays 1-4pm, and by appointment. Admission and the orientation tour during the public hours are free, but we welcome donations; there is a modest per-person
fee for private tours by arrangement.
Location and Directions: The Museum is located at Vint Hill, the former
Top Secret signals intelligence base just outside Gainesville, VA, in one of
the former Vint Hill Farms Station buildings used during the Cold War by the US
Army, the National Security Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency to
intercept and interpret coded messages. It is across the parking lot from Old Bust Head.
Our Street Address is 7172 Lineweaver Road, Vint Hill, VA 20187 (next to
the Old Bust Head Brewery). Our Mailing Address is P.O. Box 861526, Vint Hill, VA 20187.
Artifacts: Our collections are particularly strong with unusual artifacts
in signals intelligence, image intelligence, aerial surveillance, civil
defense, Berlin, the East German secret police (STASI), the Cuban Missile
Crisis, and events such as the Pueblo and Liberty incidents.
Staff: Our tour and collections staff include people with direct and extensive experience in Cold War
intelligence and military communities. When you visit, the real people explain the real artifacts.
Attractions: The Museum shares a campus with The Inn at Vint Hill, the Vint Hill Craft Winery, the Covert Café, and Old Bust Head Brewing Company.
For more information about the Museum and the Cold War, visit our
website: www.coldwar.org.
The Real People Explaining the Real Things