Fort Knox is home to nearly 150 million troy ounces (or 5,000 tons) of gold, according to the U.S. Mint. At current prices, the value could be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

Fort Knox is home to nearly 150 million troy ounces (or 5,000 tons) of gold, according to the U.S. Mint. At current prices, the value could be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

He worked at Fort Knox for 11 years moving the gold from vault to vault during audits. "The American people can rest assured that their money is safe inside that building," Simmons says.

Until recently, Fort Knox was home to the U.S.'s strategic reserves of pain-killers: At one time, 68,269 pounds of opium and morphine were stored in the vault—that's a lot of narcotics!

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there.

Fort Knox is home to nearly 150 million troy ounces (or 5,000 tons) of gold, according to the U.S. Mint. At current prices, the value could be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.