I’ve written about some odd properties in my time, but this one is definitely the weirdest.

The only way I can think to describe it is that it’s as if Barbie and Willy Wonka bought a bunker and decorated it to resemble a living space.

You’ll see what I mean in a minute.

Forbes describes the property, on sale at the moment for $18 million (around R250 million) in Las Vegas, as “one of the most bizarre properties in the world”.

They’re not wrong:

Located 2 miles east of the center of the Las Vegas Strip, this outrageous 14,620 sq ft concrete & steel doomsday bunker was created to survive a nuclear war. The bomb shelter home includes a yard with pool, spa, trees, guest house, BBQ & fountain and is surrounded by 500 feet of floor to ceiling Murals of city & mountain views with lighting that simulates day, dusk & dawn.

Let’s take a closer look at this nightmare:

This place is clearly stuck in the ’70s:

The five bedroom, six bathroom home is built underneath a regular two-story townhouse and is part of a 15,200-square-foot basement that also features its own casita.

The bombproof escape house is created to keep the owners entertained once they are cut off from mankind.  There is a putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, a nightclub with bar and dance floor as well as an “outdoor” area complete with huge murals of the countryside and forest settings.

The home was built in the 1970s by entrepreneur Girard B. “Jerry” Henderson, who made his fortune from several companies, including Avon cosmetics and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. He was particularly terrified that the Cold War was going to end us.

He lived in his freaky underground house until he died.

I guess the current tense relations between the United States and the rest of the world might be reason enough to consider owning this thing.

Filled with fake trees, fake flowers, two elevators, security system, and an intercom system the home includes a lighting system that makes the home duplicate the real outdoors including mimicking Sunset, Daytime, and Dusk. There are even lights and stars built into the sky blue ceiling with clouds.

Each to his own.

I’ll be staying above ground, thanks.

[source:forbes]