Fort Knox is synonymous with gold. Lots of gold. But this Art Deco castle of concrete and granite is not actually the world’s largest depository of monetary gold on Earth. That title belongs to another US building in a far less conspicuous location. If you’ve ever wandered through downtown Manhattan, you may have walked right past it without realizing. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Fort Knox , officially known as the United States Bullion Depository, is a fortified structure in Kentucky that holds much of the total gold reserves of the US Treasury. It’s nestled next to a US military post and often considered one of the most secure locations in the world.

Its bomb-proof vaults currently contain over 4,583 metric tons

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