White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia: The Congressional Bunker

Tour a once-secret Cold War refuge where our elected representatives would've enjoyed their post-apocalyptic days.

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Doomsday Bunker Reopens for Tours

In its heyday, there was no posher place for the political elite to survive the Apocalypse than at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In the late 1950s, President Eisenhower, who liked to golf, secretly spent umpteen-million of your parents'/grandparents' tax dollars to have a 112,000-square-foot Congressional bunker surreptitiously dug beneath this private retreat in the Appalachian Mountains....

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The Congressional Bunker

Greenbrier Resort

Address:: 300 W. Main St., White Sulphur Springs, WV
Directions:: At the Greenbrier Resort. From the west: I-64 exit 181, turn right onto Main St., then drive 1.5 miles to the resort entrance on the right. From the east: I-64 exit 175, turn left, drive to stop sign, then turn right onto Main St. and drive 3.5 miles to the resort entrance on the left. Stop at the gatehouse, tell the guard you're going on a bunker tour, then good luck finding a place to park; you may have to walk a distance from your car to the building.
Hours:: Tours daily, but you must book in advance by phone. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:: 800-624-6070
Admission:: Adults $40.
RA Rates:: Major Fun