Greenbrier Bunker
The Greenbrier is a golf resort located in West Virginia. Tucked 720 feet into the hillside below that resort is the Greenbrier Bunker, which used to be a secret location built to keep Congress members safe in the event of a nuclear war. Construction of the bunker was completed in 1961 and was maintained by government employees working undercover. The bunker came heavily equipped with its own power plant and water-purification unit, a 25-ton blast door, a cafeteria, a medical clinic, decontamination chambers, meeting rooms, and more. The facility was kept top secret until The Washington Post exposed it in 1992, forcing the government to decommission it. Now the site is open to the public for tours. The resort that surrounds it still remains in business.
Greenbrier Bunker
Fort Jefferson
An island fortress, called Fort Jefferson, was constructed in the Florida Keys in 1846 to help fight against piracy in the Caribbean Sea. A tall, six-sided brick wall encompassed a set of living quarters where soldiers and equipment were stored. After the tension settled, Fort Jefferson turned into a Civil War prison. Today it serves as a national monument commonly visited by tourists.
Fort Jefferson
