The Best Preserved Secret
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Port
Aalborg, Denmark
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
Information Not Currently Available
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$280
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Deep in the woods of Rold Forest lies the best well-reserved cold war bunker in Denmark. The government facility West Denmark was built in sworn secrecy between 1963 – 1968. The purpose of the bunker was to house the government and the monarch in case of a third World War, and for more than 4 decades, the bunker has been standing ready just for that. This bunker should cover the West, and a similar construction is lying somewhere in the Eastern part of Denmark. In 2014 the Danish Agency for Culture decided to list the facility for preservation that today stands with the original interieur. The conservation was the first step towards opening REGAN Vest to the public. The bunker is a complete unique piece of untouched Danish cultural heritage that contains a story about the Cold War that has never previously been communicated.
REGAN Vest is built into a chalk hill and lies at the deepest point approximately 60 meters below the surface. The facility consists of four concrete rings that lie on top of each other two by two, with everything that is needed to keep everyday life running: kitchen, storage room, medical clinic, engine room, etc.
The museum, that will open in 2023, will consist of five elements, of which the bunker is the primary attraction. Especially for future generations, there is a will to tell what the intangible concept of the Cold War was. That story will be told in the new exhibition building, which will also be used as a learning center. In addition, the detached house, in front of the bunker, where the facility’s superintendent lived, will be furnished as in the 1980s and give a sense of life back then.
The facility was in many years a well-kept secret and closed off for the public. Now, finally the doors will open and show us a window to a not-so-distant past.