Fascinating places you will probably never visit in your lifetime:
- The Coca-Cola vault in Atlanta, USA
- The Lascaux Caves, France - closed to the public since 1963.
- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault - an underground vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen designed to store seeds of all the world's food crops in a secure location and thus preserve genetic diversity.
- Fort Knox, United States - military camp used to store American gold.
- Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
- Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean - a magnificent island housing a vast American naval and military base, it is closed to the public.
- Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean - the deepest known oceanic trench to date.
- Pravcicka Brana, Czech Republic - one might be tempted to walk on this arch but it is closed to the public due to the risk of collapse.
- Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India - Tourists can visit Bhangarh, but no one lingers there as it is forbidden to spend time there after nightfall due to a curse that is said to hang over the place.
- Museum of Spy, China - Foreign visitors are not welcome.
- The Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City - This may be the world's largest collection of historical objects, but only a handful of people have been allowed to enter it.
- North Sentinel Island, India – The Sentinelese, who have lived on the island for over 60,000 years, are fiercely opposed to outside influences and remain completely disconnected from the modern world. To respect this isolation, Indian authorities prohibit visits to the island (and residents often kill overly curious visitors).