Forbidden Places On Earth

Mausoleum, China Located in Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi (China), Qin Shi Huang’s tomb was discovered when the Terracotta army was unearthed in 1974, and the tomb hasn’t been excavated yet.

Room 39, North Korea Created in the late 1970s, it is one of the most secret organizations in arguably the world's most secretive state

Coca-Cola vault in Atlanta, United States Recipe for Coca-Cola is considered one of the best-kept secrets in the world — and they keep it secret by stowing it away in a large security vault

Snake Island, Brazil This island might seem the ideal exotic spot in which to lose yourself but the truth is that for decades the place has been uninhabited due to having been completely invaded by lethal snakes

North Sentinel, Andaman and Nicobar Islands While its geography makes it one of the most isolated places on Earth, North Sentinel is full of mangroves and surrounded by coral, has remained virtually untouched by the outside world

Bhangarh Fort, India This cursed fort was built by the ruler of Amber Kachwaha for his youngest son in 1573 and gradually its population dwindled until 1783 when a strong famine forced the villagers still living there to flee

North Brother Island, United States Access is forbidden to North Brother Island without prior authorization since all its buildings are in a dangerous state of deterioration

Diego García, British Overseas Territories Located between East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, Diego García is an important strategic asset for the US Navy, which has a major military base there

Svalbard Global Seed Vault This provides security of the world's food supply against the loss of seeds in genebanks due to mismanagement, accident, equipment failures, funding cuts, war, sabotage, disease and natural disasters

Lascaux Cave A Palaeolithic cave situated in southwestern France, near the village of Montignac in the Dordogne region, which houses some of the most famous examples of prehistoric cave paintings. Close to 600 paintings mostly of animals

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone This zone is an officially designated exclusion zone around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster

Ni'ihau The island is a pristine, critical habitat for highly endangered species, and one of the most-coveted travel destinations in the world

Surtsey Island Ever since its creation in November 1963, it's been heavily protected. The only ones allowed to visit Surtsey, to set foot on the island are authorised scientists