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A family in Wisconsin was surprised to find a fully stocked bomb shelter in their yard.

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The Zwick family lived in their home in Neenah for more than a decade

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aware of a strange metal door in their backyard, and they didn't open the door until 2010.

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Like a scene from Lost, a mysterious ladder

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led down the hole into the darkness.

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Climbing down the ladder the Zwicks found a Cold War era bomb shelter

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stocked with enough provisions to last a family for two weeks.

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The 80 square foot shelter contained goods from the era of JFK.

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Although the shelter itself was flooded, many

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supplies were still in excellent shape, despite decades of storage.

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Ken Zwick and Carol Hollar-Zwick were astounded by

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the stock of vintage goods marking a unique era in America.

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And Frank Pansch, a medical doctor, was the previous owner of the home.

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He built the shelter in 1960 when

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Americans and Russians were living under the constant threat of nuclear war.

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Fallout shelters were meant to protect families from

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fallout created by atomic blasts, not the explosions.

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The shelter is located about 200 miles from Chicago, and 100 miles from Milwaukee,

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the two nearby cities targeted by the Soviet Union.

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The family donated all the items to the Neenah Historical Society.