Top 10 Most Cool Places In  The World You Are Not Allowed To Visit

Top 10 Coolest Banned Places in the World

1. Heard Island Volcano, Australia Heard Island Volcano, Australia

This barren, volcanic Antarctic island is an outer territories of Australia about two-thirds between Madagascar and Antarctica, making it one of the most remote places on Earth. The 368-square-mile continent is mountainous, has 41 glaciers, and is also home to wildlife, including penguins, seals, and marine birds.

However, in 2000, the University of Hawaii discovered a lava flow that stretched two kilometers southwest of Mawson’s Peak. Mowson’s Peak is a complex volcano at 2,745 feet high that has been active since then. Aside from volcanoes and their dangers, the weather on the island is notorious. It also allows sailing to other major continents for at least two weeks, making it one of the most dangerous and challenging places in the world.

2. Snake Island, Brazil

Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, is a 43-hectare island located on the Brazilian coastline about 20 miles off the coast of São Paulo. The island is home to the Golden Lancehead Viper, the world’s deadliest snake species. The poison is very lethal. There are over 4,000 islands on the island, and locals tell us that there is one snake for every 5 square meters. In any case, the Brazilian government has banned any visitors from setting foot there. Every few years, the government grants a small number of scientists a permit to study snakes.

3. North Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands

This small, heavily forested island in the Bay of Bengal is completely surrounded by coral reefs, making it difficult to reach by boat. But it’s not the most difficult obstacle to get to: North Sentinel Island is inhabited by a small indigenous population called the Sentinelese, who have denied contact with all other peoples. They are the last community in the world untouched by modern civilization. In 2008, two fishermen who accidentally injured their boats too close were said to have been killed by the tribe. And in the 2004 massive Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami, a research helicopter to assess the damage in the area was attacked by the Sentinelese. The Sentinelese shot arrows and threw stones as the aircraft flew along the shoreline and turned around.

4. Lascaux Caves, France

Located in northwestern France, this intricate cave is one of the most famous art of Paleolithic cave paintings ever discovered. Antiquities are estimated to be more than 17,000 years old and depict images of large animals, evidenced by fossil excavations, mainly of those living at that time. The cave is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However, since 2008, the cave has been completely closed to the public after a fungal outbreak, and only a few scientists have been able to enter for a few days a month to study the paintings.

5. Poveglia, Italy

This small island is located between Venice and Lido on the Venetian coast of northern Italy. It has been home to a fortress that has been used as a sailing checkpoint throughout its history, has been a quarantine station for onboard plagues, and has been a place of exile since the beginning of the last century. In 1968, the psychiatric hospital was closed and the island was abandoned. No wonder Poveglia has long been considered one of the most haunted places on Earth. The ghosts of plague victims, war victims, and the ghosts of murderous asylum doctors are rumored to roam the decaying lands. The Italian government offered the island a long-term lease (99 years) in 2014 in the hopes that someone will redevelop it.

6. Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City, Italy

Nestled deep within the walls of Vatican City, mostly underground, the Vatican Secret Archives contain the Vatican ordinances, as well as historical documents, official documents, records of the 8th century Pope, and some official documents.

These documents include works by Michelangelo, a letter from Mary Queen of Scots written while she awaited her execution, and a request for annulment by King Henry VIII of Scotland.

Officially the current Pope’s property, the archives are estimated to hold more than 35,000 items on 52 miles of shelves.

With the exception of the very small staff who maintain the archives, access is strictly restricted to qualified scholars from highly selective institutions of higher education and research, all of whom must go through a rigorous admissions application process in order to obtain strict entry permits.

7. Ise Grand Shrine, Japan

Isa Shrine in Ujidachi, Mie Prefecture, is a shrine of Amaterasu Omikami and the Amaterasu Omikami, which consists of about 125 secondary shrines.

Saying the shrine’s location dates back to the 3rd century, the location is disappearing, most recently in 2013, and has been changing every 20 years, consistent with Shinto beliefs about death and renewal.

One of the main shrines is believed to house the ‘Sacred Mirror’ called Yata no Kagami in the Regalia of the Imperial Court of Japan. Almost invisible from the outside except for fences or thatched roofs. Only high priests or high-ranking clerics who must be members of the Japanese imperial family have access.

8. Area 51, Nevada

The list of prohibited places would not be complete without a mention of Area 51, nicknamed the remote dispatch base of Edwards Air Force Base, a US Air Force facility located in southern Nevada.

The base is shrouded in secrecy and has long been considered a testing facility for experimental aircraft and weapons, but conspiracy theories suggest that the base is a site for review and storage by the U.S. government, including evidence of collisions between alien spacecraft and alien occupants that crashed in 1947.

While surrounding Area 51 is a popular tourist destination for alien lovers, access to Area 51 itself is completely forbidden except for specially authorized intelligence agents and military personnel. The airspace over the base is also off-limits and is rumored to be protected by aircraft weapons and fighters.

9. Tomb of the Qin Shi Huang, China

The tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, who died in 210 BC, is buried deep under a hill in central China. The burial complex consists of a complex network of subterranean caves filled with all the emperor’s needs in the afterlife.

Popularly known as the Terracotta Army, it contains mud replicas of his army, family, servants, horses and staff. More than 2,000 statues have been unearthed since their first discovery in 1974, each completely unique.

Experts believe that a total of 8,000 surrounding the central tomb have not yet been discovered. However, the Chinese government may not allow the excavation of the emperor’s tomb while respecting ancient funerals.

So while tourists can get a glimpse of the emperor’s mud army during field trips, the tomb of this ancient warrior may remain undiscovered indefinitely.

10. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway

The Svalbard International Seed Vault is a massive underground seed vault located on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, 800 miles from the North Pole, 400 feet in the mountains.

Officially opened in February 2008, the facility now houses 840,000 samples of 4000 different seeds worldwide. The purpose of the seed bank is to provide a safety net against diversity in the event of major international or regional events or accidental losses.

It functions similarly to a bank’s safe deposit box, allowing organizations or governments to ‘store’ the seed variants in a vault for safekeeping, only those who have access to deposits. The 11,000-square-foot facility is protected by state-of-the-art security systems, and access is strictly restricted to a small number of staff.

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