Way out in the Kansas prairie, 140 feet below ground, a concrete-lined relic of Cold War annihilation has received a literal — and metaphorical — coat of “fresh paint throughout.” It’s not being preserved as a museum or memorial. It’s being sold on Zillow.

Welcome to 1441 N. 260th Road, Lincoln, Kansas, now rebranded as Rolling Hills Missile Silo, because nothing says “pastoral charm” like 600 tons of 2-inch rebar wrapped around a void where a thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile once waited.

The property listing for the decommissioned Atlas F missile silo doubles as a brainstorming list for entrepreneurs: “party venue,” “art gallery,” “climate-controlled wine cellar,” “mushroom farm” and “the most insane Airbnb on the planet.” Also included: twin above-ground concrete pads, 75-ton blast doors and an escape hatch for that “dramatic exit.” It’s less home than Bond starter kit.

Reading the Zillow listing, one might ask: Why does such a structure exist at all? Why was this much steel and concrete poured into the prairie in the first place? The answers are well-documented but absent here.

Those questions appear........

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