America's Largest Atomic Bomb Shelter Is Hiding Beneath This Southern Small Town
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Six feet beneath an orange grove in Mount Dora, Florida hides the largest underground atomic bomb shelter in the nation.
The bunker was once the area’s best hope for protecting the survivors of a nuclear war. Now, even locals don’t know about the subterranean hideout beneath their feet. YouTube channel Florida UrbanExploration has provided an incredible look into the decaying Mount Dora bomb shelter. Read on for more info and be sure to check out the footage at the end of the article.
Instead, the inhabitants were meant to dig their way out of the catacombs using tunnels that had been partly pre-excavated. They would transport radiation-free seeds with them to the surface in the hopes of sowing the earth above with life after the nuclear holocaust.
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But money would not save you if you failed to reach the shelter before the door dropped – anyone who didn’t make it in time would be left behind.
Check out the eerie footage of the bunker from YouTube channel “Florida UrbanExploration” below. It’s hard to believe what they find on the shelves.
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