17 January 2016

Can't go there, sorry

Your Daily Dish has an article by Chelsea Cansino about Twenty Forbidden Places You’re Not Allowed to Visit:
Thrill-seekers the world over scour the planet on the search for remote locations and rare locales that few humans have been able to visit, but even the most savvy adventurer would have trouble getting to these forbidden destinations that normal civilians are barred from entering. From top secret locations, to underground train networks, to cult-like locations, after this slideshow you’ll know why these locations are so secretive:3
  1. Area 51
  2. The vault of the Coca-Cola Company, containing its recipe
  3. Disney Club 33; this exclusive club is located at Disneyland, California. Even if you can find the entrance, the club is not open to the public.
  4. Chapel of the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia; it is believed by some that this chapel is the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant that holds the Ten Commandments.*
  5. Google's data center is in a highly secure location and, with trillions of data records, it is as secure as Area 51.
  6. The Jiangsu National Security Education museum only allows Chinese citizens to visit, because it contains classified documents and spy equipment.
  7. Lascaux Caves in the South of France. Lascaux is a series of caves, famous for its Palaeolithic cave paintings, which are over seventeen thousand years old.
  8. Bank of England vaults in London, England. The second oldest central bank in the world, the vault is a massive space greater than that of Tower 42, the third tallest building in the city.
  9. RAF Minworth. Based in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, RAF Minworth consists of complex buildings supporting communications and intelligence activities for the UK and the US.
  10. Moscow Metro 2. This secret underground tube system was built during Stalin's reign. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation will neither confirm nor deny the existence of Metro-2.
  11. Pine Gap, Australia has been a secretive monitoring facility jointly operated by the Australian government and the CIA since 1970. 
  12. Dulce Base, New Mexico. Some believe that Dulce, an underground facility under the Archuleta Mesa in New Mexico, is home to extraterrestrials.
  13. Room 39, Pyongyang, North Korea. Room 39 is a secretive organization, established back in the 1970’s. It’s rumored that the organization contains ten to twenty bank accounts in both China and Switzerland.
  14. Mezghorye, Russia. This is reportedly Russia’s secret nuclear missile site, containing automatic ballistic missiles.
  15. Snake Island, Brazil. Offshore of Brazil, this is an untouched island due to the massive volume of deadly snakes on the island.
  16. Secret archive, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. No ordinary library, this sacred vault contains historical records from the church, which are all technically owned by the Pope.
  17. Bohemian Grove, California. Since 1873, the Bohemian Grove has hosted top secret meetings for the richest and most powerful men in the world. But it’s 2015,  gyys, let’s get some ladies on the email list, huh?
  18. White's, London, England.  Founded by Francis White in 1693, White’s is the most famous gentlemen’s club in Britain. It does not accept any female members and any man who would like to join must be personally invited by a current member and have the approval from another two members, unless he is a member of the royal family, or a well-known celebrity.
  19. North Sentinel Island, India. In the Bay of Bengal is one of the Andaman Islands, where a group of indigenous Sentinelese live. Their population is estimated to be between fifty and four hundred individuals, and they reject any contact with other people. The tribe is among the last on earth to remain virtually untouched by modern civilization. In 2006, two fishermen were killed when their boat drifted near the island.
   20.  SurtseySurtsey’s eruption is among the longest eruptions ever to have occurred in Iceland in its history, beginning in 1963 and ending in 1967. Except for a few scientists, no humans are allowed on the island so that natural ecological succession can take place without outside interference.
Rico says you can't go in Fort Knox (unless you're Goldfinger), either, but go there for the splendid photos...

*The Ark of the Covenant is, of course, in the Archives in Washington, DC, courtesy of Indiana Jones:


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