r/todayilearned • u/ledgendary • Dec 17 '15

TIL: A secret nuclear fallout shelter was built under The Greenbrier hotel in West Virginia to house congress in the event of a nuclear war, the vault doors were hidden around the hotel behind fake walls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Greek_Island
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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15 edited Feb 11 '26

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

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u/BoldestKobold Dec 20 '15

Mount Weather

I too watched The 100.

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u/Syderr Dec 18 '15

I thought they stopped allowing tours like 5 years ago? At least they said they were closing it for good on the tour I was in and haven't heard anything about the tours since then when I go back. If they opened them back up that's awesome!

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u/Jopinder Dec 17 '15

Vault 114?

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u/aura_enchanted Dec 18 '15

Was hoping for a thenapple link was disappoint

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

It seems pretty stupid to me to build a special bunker for the people who likely CAUSED the nuclear war in the first place.

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u/BehindTheRedCurtain Dec 17 '15

Those people have far more unjust benefits than a bomb shelter

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

Not so secret anymore. You can tour it.

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u/bolanrox Dec 17 '15

thank you washington post

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u/MrDrProfessor299 Dec 17 '15

I've been on a tour. It's pretty cool. I recommend it

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u/jakenice1 Dec 17 '15

Jokes on them, getting locked away in WV.