scenes, where jennifer anston reveals what's like to play a sex addict. but first, the "nightline" five. nu ♪ good evening, and tonight we're going to take you deep underground for a look at how some of the richest people in america are dealing with their fears about the end of the world. if you have the cash, you can ride out the apocalypse in comfort. here's david wright. >> reporter: in a world full of threats, it's hard not to think that society may collapse in a heart beat. in the new "hunger games" movie, they live in an old missile silo. we have]iom just landed in wic kansas. in a place were they take doomsday very seriously. completely off the grid. in the middle of nowhere, yup, we have arrived. how are you? i hope we're in the right place. we're with "nightline"? inside, a warm welcome. raven's ridge of kansas, site 11. a former ballistic missile silo. a structure the u.s. government built with doomsday in mind and one which was repurposed with a different doomsday in mind. it's a luxury apartment complex. it goes 15 stories down. >> let's get you settled in your room. >> reporter: we're here for a sleepover. your average bed and breakfast is not this heavily fortified. >> all of the walls are nine feet thick. >> reporter: this is a luxury condo tower. going for $1.5 million a pop. >> let me show you the pool. >> reporter: it's 85 degrees and so humid it fogs up our camera lens. there's even waterfall. they're the high end of a booming business. more than 3 million americans are thought to be committed preppers. most having more modest scena o scenari scenarios. it's a $500 million a year thing. survivalism for the martha stewart set. but tonight, it's better than that. after dinner, it's down to the theater for a movie. >> and there's a bar next door. >> reporter: more than 400 to choose from, we go with "the book of eli." i feel like i could sleep through a nuclear bomb. all right. good night. my alarm clock says it's 6:45 in the morning. so, it should be getting light soon. but you'd never know it here. plenty of water. decent pressure, to start the day off with a nice, hot shower. and the industrial size dial, fit for a man. mark has been living here on and off for a year. it's almost like you're living on another planet. >> it could be, or on a spaceship traveling to a far galaxy. >> reporter: and for one family, hers and his bunk beds. and the gas fireplace featuring stones imported from the owner's hometown. all of them with virtual windows, flat screen tvs so you don't feel like you're underground. and they all have high-tech japanese toilet seats. >> and we have a lot of toilet paper. >> reporter: and the condos are pet-friendly. >> it's a very stabilizing thing to have. >> reporter: and a schoolroom so kids can continue their studies. so, who's the teacher? >> you, me, the other owners. >> reporter: during a lockdown, everyone would work a four-hour shift, if not in the classroom, maybe in the store or greenhouse, where they'll farm fish and organic vegetables. >> lettuce, onions, blueberries, kale. >> reporter: and you have to remember why this place exists. you're saying this is ft. knox? >> yes. >> reporter: this place is a fortress. and if you're wondering how will the elevators and air filters work when doomsday knocks out the power grid? they've thought of it. at $1.5 million a pop, the condos are completely sold out. larry took us to a silo where they're just getting started. you get a sense of what it was like the last time americans felt in imminent danger. >> this was sealed in 1967. >> reporter: standing here, you can imagine the buzz of the fluorescent lights. and a short walk down the connecting tube, there's a much larger tube. this is where the launch controllers would sit with their keys. >> this is a missile silo, and it's a deep, deep hole. lisp l listen to the echo. hello! >> reporter: the place may beyç different, but the fear remains. but the good news, the accommodations will be a lot more plush. up next, what brad pitt, matthew mcconaughey, have in common, and it's not just a taste for gumbo. plus, we sit down with the stars of "horrible bosses 2." for gentle overnight relief, try dulcolax laxative tablets. ducolax provides gentle overnight relief, unlike miralax that can take up to 3 days. dulcolax, for relief you can count on. dulcolax, for relief you can count on. i was pretty stunned myself. removes fourteen years of stains. see? crest whitestrips work on a deeper level than paste. whitening toothpaste only removes surface stains, but whitestrips go below the enamel surface to safely remove deep stains. don't miss our buy one get one free offer this holiday season! man (mr. mucus: tore do you work, with you.ing? it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm good all day. 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