Underground City revealed

It doesn't seem that bad in my opinion (I like the higher ceilings.), but it is more like living in a car park than a covered city. Being under a military installation would sort of eliminate the purpose of buying such a place (especially for the budding evil genius or cash-strapped superhero).

@Kharns article

He has his own group of "diggers" - the word used in both English and Russian to describe an emerging sub-culture of amateur explorers who attempt to penetrate the secret spaces underneath Moscow.
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Stupid Russians. 'Diggers' are Australian and New Zealand soldiers who dig trenchs. What are they digging? Ah yes, their own graves for when they conveniently find Putins secret deathray hidden under an appropriately cinematic landmark. We call our underground explorers 'urban cavers' most commonly.
 
quietfanatic said:
Stupid Russians. 'Diggers' are Australian and New Zealand soldiers who dig trenchs. What are they digging? Ah yes, their own graves for when they conveniently find Putins secret deathray hidden under an appropriately cinematic landmark. We call our underground explorers 'urban cavers' most commonly.
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i've only heard them referred to as tunnel rats...
Cincinnati's abandoned subway tunnels are neat, only been there once and saw a lot of homeless people... but overall neat

my favorite place is actually near one of the top 10 amusement parks in the US. the old Kings Mills powder factory is just down the street from Paramounts King's Island. over all a very creepy looking building but amazing on the inside. just a warning to you people in the area who feel the need to explore, certain parts of the building are still in use and the owner pays officers $100 a head for catching trespassers more info and pic
 
Pretty interesting stuff, I'm surprised it took them this long to open it to the public.
 
Perhaps there is a Post-Cold War Sale going on in the UK, and in time for the Holidays.

By the way, does anyone else find the idea that both Osama Bid Laden and Dick Cheney live in a cave, a bit curious?

Enormous nuclear bunker for sale


A nuclear bunker made to house the government and civil servants in the event of nuclear attack is for sale.
The existence of the underground complex at Corsham, Wiltshire, was kept secret until recently, but the Ministry of Defence is now inviting buyers.

Built in the late 1950s, the bunker covers many acres and was decommissioned in the 1980s.

It is underground - more than 100ft (30m) down - and includes a kitchen and BBC studio.

The MoD says it has received hundreds of enquiries for purchase which will be under a private finance initiative, including two serious bids.

Despite being close to one of Britain's busiest railway lines, the facility was shrouded in secrecy for 50 years beneath non-descript government buildings.


In the 1950s as the threat of nuclear war intensified, the government pinned its hope for survival on buildings already used by the military.

If there had been an attack, the then prime minister Harold Macmillan and much of Whitehall would have been moved west to the bunker.

Nick McCamley, author of Secret Underground Cities, said in the past the government "simply refused to admit" the bunker existed.

"They gradually released documents about some of the other sites in the area, but as far as [this complex] was concerned it simply did not exist."

Chairs and office equipment are still stored there, in preparation for thousands of civil servants.

There are huge generators to provide power that might have been needed for weeks, boxes of paper and files, and enormous kitchens - all unused.

One of the largest telephone exchanges ever built would have linked to the regional government, which would also have been underground in the event of an attack.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/4421786.stm
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I swear to God if some trust-fund raver gets a hold of that place and turns it into a club I will shoot myself.

Can we all agree ravers are bitches? (I'm not saying if you've ever been to a rave, I'm talking people who actually go there every weekend high off whatever and dance like assholes)

Some of the music is kinda cool tho...
 
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