How about living in a former missile silo in Nebraska? Only $550,000!

[True Dough]

The realtor even has a sense of humor:

A BLAST from the past and built to last! This 6.19 acre decommissioned Atlas-F missile complex once housed America’s first breed of ICBM’s. The missile was stored vertically underground in a super-hardened silo designed to withstand a nuclear attack, and today it can be yours for a fraction of the original cost. The facility consists of a 2 story underground Launch Command Center/residence with 1256 sq. ft. on each floor. The first level is completely livable with electricity, hot & cold running water, toilet, bathtub, 4 – 500 gallon water storage tanks fed by 1 of 2 on site wells, heat, and kitchen & dining. The lower level has 1256 sq. ft. of unfinished space with a 40’ tunnel that leads to the actual silo. This incredible structure is 174 ft. deep and 52 ft. across with reinforced concrete walls 2.5 ft. thick at the bottom and up to 9 ft thick on top with 2 massive launch doors weighing in excess of 50 tons. Talk about security! Unlimited possibilities.

A whole bunch more photos at the link BELOW!!!

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1200-Silo-Ln-York-NE-68467/2062699045_zpid/

[edbermac]

1. Missile included?

[True Dough]

2. Sorry!

It's a definite exclusion!

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Interesting.

Last picture looks like the silo is filled with water!

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

4. Probably is

I've seen these come up for sale from time to time. I've heard 2 reasons for the water. One, they were flooded during the decommissioning process. And two, they flooded from water intrusion because they pumps that were used to keep them dry were shutdown/removed after they were decommissioned. Either way, flooding seems to be a common issue with these. Still very interesting though. Some of the ones converted to living space is pretty cool. I've heard others have been converted to data centers or high value storage space.

[doc03]

5. Nebraska? I have been to 40 states but never had a desire to go to Nebraska.

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It's location location location. Be great for a doomsday prepper.

[2naSalit]

6. Heh...

Not to diss Nebraskans but, I used to know someone in another life who would proclaim that one should never drive across Nebraska (or Kansas) in the daytime unless one has enough drugs to get to the other side.

[Emile]

7. Lot of truth to that. I would include Texas too.

Takes forever to drive across Texas.

[2naSalit]

8. I would...

Not argue with that!

[True Dough]

9. Doc,

Was the one "lactation" deliberate?

[doc03]

12. Spell checker did it. nt

[Ocelot II]

10. You wouldn't know you were in Nebraska.

[doc03]

13. My niece was driving from Colorado to Ohio a couple years

ago. She called on the road I asked her where she was and she said in a cornfield. About 3 hours later she called and said Kansas. Myself I was born and raised in Appalachia I am partial to
hills and mountains don't like flatlands.

[Fla Dem]

11. No thank you, not in a million years!

[Kali]

14. some new people have bought the one a couple miles from me on our grazing lease

this is about the 4th owner now.

always though it would be good spot for a retro airstream trailer park motel.

[True Dough]

15. Anyone ever invited you down?

for a subterranean beverage or two?

[Kali]

16. they don't seem to be at that stage yet

the guy before them had it opened up though. there was an article posted about it when he put it up for sale. Ptah posted it either here or in the AZ group. lemme go see if I can find it.