SLEEPING IN A LUXURY DOOMSDAY BUNKER (full tour)

I am standing inside of a nuclear missile bunker that was built during the Cold War and has since been converted into an Airbnb. Oh, gosh. In this video, we'll introduce you to the guy who spent 10 years renovating this place, give you a full tour, and show you what it's like to sleep 50ft below ground in a bunker that was built to withstand a nuclear bomb.

We are Karen Mace. After spending four years traveling the world full time and documenting our journey to 100 countries, 2020 brought us back to the US where we bought a converted sprinter van to explore our own backyard. Our new goal is to use our tiny home on wheels to visit all 50 states. Yesterday, we left our hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, and drove 66 hours to our 21st state of Arkansas, where last night we camped in a park named, I.

Kid you not, Toad Suck Park. According to the Internet, the way this place got its name is that this used to be the location of a tavern where rivermen would, and I quote, suck on the bottle until they swelled up like toads. This morning, we are heading down the road to what has to be the most unique Airbnb in the entire state. After we booked the Titan II missile complex, we learned that GT the guy owns the place, has his own YouTube channel, and has documented the process of turning a flooded missile silo into a livable space. Last night, we went deep down the YouTube rabbit hole and seeing where this place was when he bought it compared to what he's turned it into today and all the work that's gone into it. I already have so much more appreciation for this place.

Nailed it.

You've arrived. All right. We just arrived at Titan Ran. It doesn't look like much from above, but I think that's the whole point.

Hello.

Thanks for having us out.

We started in 2010. It was completely buried. So it's one of those projects that if you think really far ahead, you'll never do.

You would never know that we were standing over a missile bunker right now.

That's why I bought this place. There was nothing here. It was just cattle.

Is the missile in there?

It is not. I tell people I have the largest gun in the US I just can't find any ammo for it.

Should we go down?

Yeah, that works for me.

All right. Tradition here to let guests open the front door.

Yeah. About to walk into a 60 year old military bunker. Oh, it's so heavy. £6,000, one handed. This is crazy.

Yeah, I show.

Before we go in the bunker, let me give you a quick History lesson that will hopefully help you appreciate this place a little more. During the Cold war, there were 54 of these Titan 2 underground missile silos built around the United States. Each silo housed a 9 megaton Titan nuclear warhead that was capable of being deployed from its underground hiding place in less than 58 seconds.

The largest and the most powerful ballistic.

Missile in our arsenal and could reach.

A target up to 6,000 miles away. These missiles were meant to be used for retaliation, so they would only be fired if the US was bombed first. Which meant that these bunkers were built to withstand a nuclear bomb and still be operational. Thankfully, none of these missiles were ever fired. And in the 1980s, these bunkers were decommissioned and eventually made their way into the hands of private citizens. Which is how this one ended up being a vacation rental on Airbnb.

Echo.

So crazy. Wow. GT has got to be one of the most most interesting people we have ever met. You just have to be the perfect combination of driven, passionate and crazy to bring a project like this to life.

Sit right in the middle and you will find a place that when you talk, it'll all come back on your ears. But it's like a four inch space. Hello?

It's me. This is crazy. Do you hear what I'm hearing?

No, we don't hear in.

Are you serious? Now we're gonna head back downstairs. I'm gonna give you the official tour.

This is the main entrance. And behind this original 6,000 pound door, which I opened with my own two hands, you officially enter the bunker where you have to go right or left. To the right is the silo that held the nuclear missile, which is the reason this whole place is here, here. But now it's just this tunnel that leads to nothing. And that's because back in the 80s, we made this deal with Russia that we would destroy these nuclear bunkers. So they took the missile out and the whole silo was filled with water and cement. But to the left, this is the grand entrance to the launch control center. It kind of feels like you're entering a spaceship. And this entire three level side is what GT has converted into an Airbnb. Now, this room was the control center.

Are these. The original floors are super cool.

They are. There was carpet on here. It was actually installed later for sound deadening because all the machines running were really loud in here. People that worked here complained hearing loss.

But now it's just a lounge area. Apparently they've done some corporate training in here. So if you want your business to take over the World. This is the perfect place to come. Plan that. And if you have multiple people staying here, there are two extra beds as well. But the coolest part of this whole place is that we are suspended underground right now. The floor that I'm standing on right now is not connected to the wall. We're just hanging. And that's because if there was an earthquake or if a bomb goes off, this whole place would just shake instead of breaking.

Hear that? Didn't move.

So now we're going down this spiral staircase to level one, which is opposite of above ground, where the numbers count up. When you're below ground, they count down.

During the Cold War, this place was manned 24 7, so there was probably some kind of kitchen down here, but I highly doubt it was as nice as the one GT he built.

Keep in mind, we are 50ft underground right now, and we have a sink, dishwasher, microwave, tons of storage, full freezer, everything we would need to cook a meal. Stove top oven, coffee maker, and probably the most well stocked fridge we've ever had in an Airbnb.

Oh, my goodness. Don't mind if I do.

These second half of level one has been converted into a theater, complete with every form of entertainment that you can think of. And if I had to guess, we're going to spend way too much time lying on these couches tonight watching movies, because what else are we supposed to do underground? But before we head up to level three, there's one more thing we want to show you down here. This is the original exit hatch.

It is a tunnel that goes 10ft to a ladder that takes you to the surface.

Gt said he lets his adventurous guests actually use this as an exit in the morning. So in about 12 hours, we will be climbing 50ft of a ladder to get back to the surface.

That sounded so creepy.

It is currently 633 1/2 degrees. There is no heat or air conditioning, only dehumidifiers. Feels nice. All right, up to level three.

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There's no elevators.

The bedroom is definitely the prettiest room of the not only is it designed and decorated beautifully, but it's also at the top of the control center. So we have this big beautiful white ceiling that feels like we're sleeping in an igloo. And the room is a perfect circle. So we'll start over here. There's nothing stopping you from falling down two flights of stairs. We have another coffee pot so we don't have to go down two flights of stairs in the morning. We have a fridge and they're actually no light switches in this whole place. Instead, I can actually control all the lights in the entire place from right here, so that's super handy. Now I love bed because it's built straight into the wall, so it doesn't have any legs and it just kind of looks like it's floating. I'm gonna see how sturdy it is.

Did it move?

Not at all.

That's very comfy. He's pretty much done the same design with the nightstand and bathroom counter. It just has this sleek, futuristic look. And the mirrors even have touchscreen that changes the color of these lights. Now behind the vanity is the toilet, which at first glance just looks like a regular old toilet, which it is, but he has installed a bidet. What makes it even better is the seat is heated. For some reason that just makes me so excited. Now over here we have a big beautiful tub and probably one of the prettiest showers I've ever seen. It has not one, not two, not three, but four shower heads. You can choose to just have a plain waterfall shower or a full on pressure wash from all angles. When Nate first told me he was booking this place, I really thought we were going to be roughing it, but this is so nice. It's like the perfect combination of luxury and Adventure.

All right, so we've just made our way back up to the surface right before sunset because GT has invited us to do something that neither one of us have ever done before.

The basic idea of throwing an action. You want it to go vertical.

Don't go behind the target.

Oh.

Nice. Okay.

Yeah, Go for it. All right, Kia, any tips? It's a bullseye.

New tip. Don't cut your leg off.

Oh, it got in the target. Oh, it was so sideways. I think I got lucky on my first one.

Boom.

That was a play for us. All I had to do was turn the camera off.

Ah. Knock another one off.

Again.

Heading back underground for the rest of the night. All right, shutting this in for the night.

Oh, gosh. Oh, that was so loud.

That hurt my eardrums.

All right, time to make some dinner.

Hope it's good. Dinner is served. I've never made anything like this before. Kind of like an Asian poke bowl. We're about to have dinner and a movie. I think it's amazing.

We actually haven't started moving that yet. We were just catching up on our friends.

Whoa.

GT Recommended that we watch that movie earlier today. And if you want to really understand what was going on in these missile complexes about 60 years ago, Command and Control is a great movie. When you travel to a place, it just brings history to life. It makes it so much more interesting. At least it did for one of us.

It was a great movie.

Morning.

You could sleep forever down here.

The weird thing about sleeping underground with no windows is that this room looks exactly the same at 7am as it did last night at midnight. Makes it very hard to wake up.

Wow.

It is officially time to head back up to the surface.

Whoa.

That's heavy. Good morning.

You sound like you're just right there.

I have so much more appreciation for this emergency door after watching that movie last.

All right, we're coming up. Oh, this is tight.

Here we go. Oh, man. This tunnel is about 10ft horizontally. And then we're about to climb 50ft straight up a ladder. Whoa.

This actually looks a little dangerous.

It definitely could be.

Can you imagine doing this in an actual emergency? How you feeling?

I'm really just trying to not think about what I'm doing right now. You're only about a fifth of the way.

Oh, man.

Just don't look down. Yeah. That is so cool.

My arms are seriously tired.

Wow.

I can't help but look down.

Just don't let go. Now.

You keep climbing up.

Good work.

We did it. Fresh air, sunshine. That was crazy.

That was the best exit from an Airbnb I've ever had in my life. Literally 50ft straight down to the bottom. It's just cool knowing that we are one of probably only a handful of people that have ever climbed up one of those escape hatches back on the road.

So here's a secret room.

I had to find a place for a bathroom without disrupting the whole place.

I was like, what could be in the secret room? Where last night we camped in a park.

Those Arkansas trucks. See if we can make four stick at once.

Almost three out of four. They just told me. It really gets on his ears when I go like this. But he can't do it.

You're not, dude.

Don't hate what you can't imitate.