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Also this place is available for exploring. Not much but a bunch of mold and spider webs, but it's something.
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Yeppers, found it out the hard way, haha. We stayed in the cars and they took down our information when we explained we didn't actually go inside. apparently there is old copper wire in there and people have been stealing that.Deadnotsleeping wrote:BIG WARNING HERE:SNAAAAAKE wrote:Thanks! We ended up trying to go scout it out a bit tonight, but it was very dark, very windy, resulting in a lot of extremely spooky noises (including one that my friend swears was a chainsaw). We're planning on going back to visit during the day soon, where hopefully we won't be too spooked to wiggle in through the window.
DO NOT GO INSIDE OR TOUCH THE DOORS AT THE CANTEX FACTORY. THE INSIDE OF THE FACTORY HAS MOTION DETECTORS AND SILENT DOOR ALARMS THAT WILL CALL THE POLICE.
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There are 2 other sets of tunnels under campus buildings besides the main one. I was lucky enough to have serendipity on my side to get in them after a long time waiting and dismissing rumors of their existance, but they exist.SNAAAAAKE wrote:
In the meantime, I've thoroughly explored the steam tunnels beneath Rolla's campus
Negative. I've checked numerous manholes downtown and sewers and followed a bunch of leads from locals who say things about tunnels...closest I've found is the underground storage facility under the old autozone but no tunnels. We even checked out the basement of the old Uptown theater before it was demo'd in 2010, but nothing other than a coal chute was found.SNAAAAAKE wrote: ... but have heard there is another system of tunnels that goes underneath like most of the Rolla as a city itself? Wondering if anyone has any information, as I can't find anything except for some rumors here and there.
Bussman is really just some stone foundations and chimneys in the national forest. You'll definitely want a 4x4 to get back in there as the roads are pretty rough. Other than that, there's not much else back there. Pillman cave is just down J hwy though, visible from the road.SNAAAAAKE wrote:I think I found the location on maps for Bussman Lodge, are there any other cool places to explore around those any of those sites?
Yep, goes back maybe 300 ft until large breakdown slabs mark the end.Eagle90 wrote:Is Pillman cave the huge one above the old store down at the intersection?
Cool, thanks. I've always wanted to go into that one some day.PANIC! on the Titanic wrote:Yep, goes back maybe 300 ft until large breakdown slabs mark the end.Eagle90 wrote:Is Pillman cave the huge one above the old store down at the intersection?
The area around the municipal building (previously the colored USO) and behind the library certainly has something going on. I'm not sure if it's tunnels, per se, but the amount of artificial elevation makes me wonder about an underground storage or utility area.PANIC! on the Titanic wrote:There are 2 other sets of tunnels under campus buildings besides the main one. I was lucky enough to have serendipity on my side to get in them after a long time waiting and dismissing rumors of their existance, but they exist.SNAAAAAKE wrote:
In the meantime, I've thoroughly explored the steam tunnels beneath Rolla's campus
Negative. I've checked numerous manholes downtown and sewers and followed a bunch of leads from locals who say things about tunnels...closest I've found is the underground storage facility under the old autozone but no tunnels. We even checked out the basement of the old Uptown theater before it was demo'd in 2010, but nothing other than a coal chute was found.SNAAAAAKE wrote: ... but have heard there is another system of tunnels that goes underneath like most of the Rolla as a city itself? Wondering if anyone has any information, as I can't find anything except for some rumors here and there.
Bussman is really just some stone foundations and chimneys in the national forest. You'll definitely want a 4x4 to get back in there as the roads are pretty rough. Other than that, there's not much else back there. Pillman cave is just down J hwy though, visible from the road.SNAAAAAKE wrote:I think I found the location on maps for Bussman Lodge, are there any other cool places to explore around those any of those sites?
That ain't no lie!Headframe Hunters wrote: Remember - everywhere has a network of tunnels that everyone's heard of but nobody's seen, running "all over town!"
The SPAAAAAAMtom of the opera is herePatrica wrote:Which reminds me, there is a large, yellow building more
 right in the middle of downtown. Looks like they're gutting it.