1. Caves of Lascaux, France
Lascaux Caves in France are known the world over for having one of the oldest paintings, with drawings of more than 17,300 years ago. The pictures show a man raising animals like cattle. But the caves have been closed since 1963, with scientists believing that human presence could destroy the drawings
2. North Sentinel Island, India
The island, located in the Andaman Islands chain, is inhabited by Sentinel people. Residents of the island are known to use any means, including poisonous arrows to chase away visitors trying to enter the islands. The Sentinels have lived on the island for over 50,000 years. It is dangerous to visit this island, and the Government of India has banned people from interacting with the islanders.
3. Surtsey Island, Iceland
This is an island that is said to be one of the newest in the world. The island is the epicenter of a volcanic eruption that lasted for four years. Only a handful of scientists and geologists are allowed to visit the island, with the aim of preserving the ecological changes taking place on the island.
4. North Brother Island, USA
The 13-acre island is located near New York City in the United States and has served as a shelter for more than 1,000 survivors of a shipwreck near the island. The island's popularity came after it was used as quarantine for the first Typhoid patient in the United States, Mary Mallon better known as Tyohoid Mary in the early 1900s. Later, the island was used as a rehabilitation center for drug addicts (rehab). ). The island has been abandoned since the 1960s; it is currently a bird sanctuary and no one is allowed to visit it.
5. Snake Island, Brazil
As its name implies, the island is home to thousands of dangerous and venomous snakes. The snakes on the island are said to be three to five times as poisonous as the snakes found elsewhere. No one dares to visit the island and the Brazilian government has enacted a law to prevent people from visiting the island.
6. Area 51, United States
This US-owned area is located in the desert of Southern Nevada State. Its existence has been dominated by many theories for a long time, including the popular theory that the area is used to preserve life from other planets (alliens). The U.S. military has been insisting that the area be used in pilots of military aircraft and military weapons. It is forbidden to visit or photograph the area.
7. Qin Shi Huang Tomb, China
Qin Shi Huang is said to have been China's First Emperor, who ruled between 247 and 221 BC, and was buried in a special tomb, which was discovered more than 2,000 years later, in 1974. after his death, including more than 8,000 'soldiers' who will guard him where he is. After it was discovered, the government banned people from visiting the area in order to maintain the former site.
8. Island and Niihau, USA
This is an island in the West of the Hawaiian Islands in the United States, with only about 170 inhabitants. The island was purchased by a farmer and businessman, Elizabeth Sinclair in 1864, and since then, no one has been allowed to visit the island other than close relatives, US soldiers, government officials, and invited guests.
9. Heard Island, Australia
This is one of the most visited islands in the world. The island is an Australian outback and is located between the island of Madagascar and mainland Antarctica. It is an island made of volcanic rocks, with two living volcanoes, and for the most part devoid of natural vegetation. The Australian government has banned the visit of the island due to unpredictable weather, the presence of active volcanoes and the distance between the island and the nearby land area. It takes about two weeks to reach the nearest land area, thus increasing the risk of its presence on the island.
10. Doomsday Vault, Norway
This is a seed bank (warehouse) built with the aim of preserving the different types of seeds in the world to keep the plants from disappearing. Millions of seeds are sent from every corner of the globe to be stored in this seed bank for the Day of Judgment. To ensure the long-term storage of these seeds, this bank is open to special people and only on special days
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