[SIZE=4]1. Bohemian Grove (Monte Rio, California)[/SIZE]
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As far as we can tell, this is where some of the world’s richest and most powerful people gather to get drunk and have their wildest parties. And anyone who sneaks in uninvited finds themselves in cuffs.
[SIZE=4]2. RAF Menwith Hill (North Yorkshire, England)[/SIZE]
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You usually can’t just waltz into any military base. But since this is where the NSA runs a lot of surveillance projects, they really want you to stay out.
[SIZE=4]3. Lascaux Caves (France)[/SIZE]
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These prehistoric cave paintings used to be open to the public, but were closed off in 1963 to help preserve them.
[SIZE=4]4. Surtsey (Icelandic island)[/SIZE]
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The island was created by volcanic eruptions during the 60s and is kept human-free to study how an island becomes a habitat.
[SIZE=4]5. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Norway)[/SIZE]
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This vault houses an emergency global supply of millions of seeds in case of a global food crisis. But unless you’re an approved researcher or plant breeder, it’s too risky to let you in.
[SIZE=4]6. North Sentinel Island (Andaman Islands)[/SIZE]
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You won’t get arrested if you go here, but you’ll probably die. The uncontacted locals really want to be left alone and are quick to greet outsiders with a hail of arrows.
[SIZE=4]7. Office 39 (Pyongyang, North Korea)[/SIZE]
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There are a lot of places you can’t go in North Korea, but this is the center of the Kim regime’s counterfeiting, heroin and crystal meth operations.
So you really don’t want to be caught poking around there.
[SIZE=4]8. Area 51 (Nevada)[/SIZE]
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After years of wild conspiracy theories, the U.S. government finally admitted this Air Force test site exists. That still doesn’t mean you can go in, though.
[SIZE=4]9. The Chapel of the Tablet (Axum, Ethiopia)
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This chapel is supposed to hold the Ark of the Covenant and only one person — the Ark’s guardian — is allowed inside.
[SIZE=4]10. The Vatican Secret Archives (Vatican City)[/SIZE]
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This library of Catholic Church documents used to be completely forbidden, but approved researchers and members of the public are sometimes allowed in.
Perhaps these archives won’t be so secret in the future.
[SIZE=4]11. Ilha da Queimada Grande (Brazilian island)[/SIZE]
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No matter where you are on this island, you’ll run into a pit viper with flesh-melting venom after walking about 10 feet.
So it’s no surprise the Brazilian Navy has banned all but a few scientists from entering “Snake Island.”
[SIZE=4]12. Niihau (Hawaiian island)
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You can’t enter this island for a simple reason: it’s private property. Aside from about 130 indigenous residents, only those invited by the Robinson family are allowed to visit.
[SIZE=4]13. White’s Gentleman’s Club (London, England)[/SIZE]
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This house of drinking and gambling for Britain’s elite only allows male members. More than that, new members need 35 existing members to approve them and must pay the equivalent of $1,203 per year.
[SIZE=4]14. Jiangsu National Security Education Museum (Nanjing, China)[/SIZE]
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This museum is open to Chinese citizens, but everyone else has to stay out because of the “sensitive spy information” inside.
[SIZE=4]15. Heard Island (Australian territory)[/SIZE]
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Only 400 people are allowed to visit the island in a year. But between the two-week boat ride through choppy waters and the awful weather conditions, most people really don’t want to.
The Queen’s bedroom
The bedroom is buried within Buckingham palace and heavily guarded.
In 1982, however, a man named Michael Fagan broke into the bedroom.
It was considered one of the biggest royal security breaches.
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Fort Knox is a reserve that holds the US gold bullion reserve, as well as other national treasures.
A security perimeter defends it, including 30,000 soldiers and a stream of attack helicopters.
The gold vault is protected by 22-ton blast-proof doors and ALL visitors are forbidden.
Iron Mountain
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What do the charred remains of Flight 93, the original photo of Einstein sticking out his tongue, and Edison’s patent for the light bulb have in common? They’re all stowed under Iron Mountain. 200 feet below the ground, this retired limestone mine houses 1.7 million square feet worth of vaults. The US government is the biggest tenant, and the identities of 95% of vault owners are confidential. We do know that Warner Brothers, the Smithsonian Institution, and Corbis all have vaults there. Thousands of historic master recordings, photo negatives, and original film reels live here. Iron Mountain is also home to Room 48, a data center backing up some of America’s biggest companies. Two waves of armed guards protect the entrance, and it’s said they inspect guests so thoroughly that even the TSA would be embarrassed.