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Shelters

Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia

Cat Beach Sanctuary

A seaside haven for 300 rescued cats.

Hulen in Bergen

This student-run nightclub was originally a World War II bomb shelter.

Oosterend, Netherlands

Drenkelingenhuisje (‘Drowning House’)

A storm shelter built for survivors of shipwrecks.

Fort Rock, Oregon

Derrick Cave

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.

Cave of Kelpius, United States

10 Places to Wait Out the End of the World

The end is always nigh.

Atlas Obscura November 12, 2024

Mellieħa, Malta

Mellieħa World War II Shelters

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mural of the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home

A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

Nuclear Bunkers of Nowa Huta

An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.

A museum entrance with sliding glass doors below a sign in blue letters that says "Stockport Air Raid Shelters"

Stockport, England

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Nicknamed the 'Chestergate Hotel,' the underground tunnel had beds, lights, and even flushing toilets.