Zak Bagans purchased the 16,936‑sq‑ft underground bunker beneath the Las Vegas Strip for $4.55 million.
The structure sits 26 feet below street level and contains five bedrooms, an indoor pool, a putting green, a theatre, a dance floor and a bar.
Built in 1978 by businessman Jerry Henderson and architect Jay Swayze, the site was conceived as an atom habitat to shield residents from a nuclear threat.
Henderson lived there with his wife Mary until his death in 1983; she later moved to a conventional home above the bunker and remained there until 1989.
The underground complex was repurposed for special events and as a house manager’s residence before resurfacing on the market.
In March 2014, the Stasis Foundation & Charitable Trust bought the property for $1.15 million. Five years later it was listed at $18 million, then trimmed to $5.9 million before Bagans secured it for $4.55 million.
Bagans, who hosts the television series Ghost Adventures and runs Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum downtown, sees the bunker as a new canvas for his paranormal brand.
The underground space, complete with a programmable artificial sky that mimics clouds and stars, will be transformed into a public museum that showcases Cold‑War history and the allure of hidden architecture.
Bagans has announced that the museum will open next summer, and he plans to curate exhibits that blend historical artifacts with interactive displays.
The conversion preserves a rare example of experimental underground living and offers Las Vegas visitors a fresh attraction that requires them to descend below the neon glare of the Strip.