VZA Bunkr – bývalá raketová základna Horákov

Location: Horákov 188, 664 04 Mokrá-Horákov · South Moravia

Category: Cold War

A formerly top-secret air-defence missile base (1978–1997) equipped with S-125 Neva systems, now a public leisure complex. The 6.7-hectare site with four launch pads offers guided tours of bunkers and buildings (30–45 min), rides in an armoured personnel carrier, canine training demonstrations, and an off-road track. The only accessible missile base of this type in southern Moravia.

Why visit this place?

• Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 348 visitors on Google Maps.
• The exhibition is interactive — it expects you to touch the exhibits and try them out.
• Allow roughly 40 minutes; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 86 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Practical information

• Opening hours: Seasonal; dates at vzabunkr.cz
• Typical visit: 40 min
• Admission: Guided tour included with admission; activity programmes (airsoft, APC ride, etc.) at extra charge
• Visitor rating: 4.5 ★ from 348 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Guided tour of a Cold War missile base with commentary on Czechoslovak People's Army air defence – authentic launch ramps, bunker buildings, and military hardware.

Official website: https://vzabunkr.cz/

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