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Bunkers

A 1960s bunker, built far into the West Virginia hills, still illustrates how the government planned to keep running in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War.

How to Explore West Virginia’s Underground Wonders

A field guide to the most invigorating subterranean adventures in the Mountain State

Sponsored by West Virginia Tourism

12 Exciting Adventures in West Virginia: Wondrous and Worth a Visit

Stay in a fire tower with breathtaking views, tour a top-secret nuclear bunker, and explore captivating worlds below ground—here are 12 marvels of the Mountain State.

Sponsored by West Virginia Tourism

Marsiling Tunnels

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

Nuclear Bunkers of Nowa Huta

An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Valkhofbunker

This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.

A parasitic fungus emerges from the body of a fly in Peru.

5 Creepy Tales of Real-World Zombies

And 10 places to wait out a (fictional) undead apocalypse.

April White October 20, 2023

Skørping, Denmark

REGAN Vest

Deep in the forest of northern Denmark, this secret underground bunker was built at the height of the Cold War.

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Shrine of the Sacred Heart

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

Mamerki, Poland

Mauerwald Bunker Complex

This lakeside bunker complex in Mamerki, Poland, housed the Supreme Military Command of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Podcast: The Greenbrier

This fallout shelter beneath a West Virginia resort was a state secret until 1992.

The Podcast Team June 13, 2023

T1 Operation Command Bunker

T1 Operation Command Bunker

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

Underground House

Las Vegas, Nevada

Underground House

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

Le Tréport, France

Kahl-Bürg

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

The Big Bunker, located on a slope of Albania's Llogara Pass

Palasë, Albania

Big Bunker

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

Underground section of the bunker that overlooks the water

Port Angeles, Washington

Camp Hayden

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

The room that was previously part of the subway tunnel.

13 Places to Eat and Drink That Are Literally Underground

Bank vaults, bunkers, and grottoes house some fantastic restaurants and bars.

Diana Hubbell September 23, 2021

The Grand Hotel

Taipei City, Taiwan

Grand Hotel Tunnel

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Stachelberg Fortress proper.

Trutnov, Czechia

Fort Stachelberg

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.