And for those seeking a more intensive medical checkup, there is The Greenbrier Clinic. Founded in 1948, it offers a two-day diagnostic and preventive medicine evaluation. The Congressional evacuation bunker, secret until 1992, opened to public tours in 1995. May. The bunker, mostly a maze of narrow halls connecting small, stark rooms over a space the size of two football fields atop each other, was intended to house 1,150 members of Congress, their families and staff in case of nuclear war. It lies under a west wing of the hotel.
Guests looking out the main lobby's large glass windows see only a grassy hillside.
Each dorm could house 64 people. In addition to the cafeteria, there is also a records room, communications center and health clinic. The contrast with the topside hotel is monumental. The Greenbrier is especially proud of its ''Return to Tara'' interior design. Conte says the ''riots of colors'' and large, mixed patterns indicate, ''This isn't home.