Top 20 Places You Are NOT Allowed to Visit

VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Spencer sher

When these restricted areas say “no entry”, they mean it. For this list, we're looking at places that bar the general public and group tours from visiting. Our countdown includes the Catacombs of Paris, the Vatican Secret Archives, Area 51, North Brother Island in New York, Brazil's Snake Island, and more!

  • #20: Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus
  • #19: Mezhgorye, Russia
  • #18: RAAF Woomera Range Complex, Australia
  • #17: Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
  • #16: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, China
  • #15: Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, Virginia, US
  • #14: Chapel of the Tablet, Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Ethiopia
  • #13: Poveglia, Italy
  • #12: Metro-2, Moscow, Russia
  • #11: North Brother Island, New York, US
  • #10: Ilha da Queimada Grande [aka Snake Island], Brazil
  • #9: Ise Grand Shrine, Japan
  • #8: he Catacombs, Paris, France
  • #7: Pine Gap, Australia
  • #6: The Jiangsu National Security Education Museum, Nanjing, China
  • #5: Lascaux, France
  • #4: RAF Menwith Hill, England
  • #3: North Sentinel Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • #2: Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City
  • #1: Area 51, Nevada, USA

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