Remote places have always attracted a lot of attention - the mystery they exude is extremely attractive to people.
Do you also want to visit them, even though it is not allowed?
1. Svalbard Seed Bank, Norway
Svalbard is a seed bank located inside the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. In the event of a disaster, the institution, which stores about 100 million seeds, would preserve seed species from around the world.
2. North Sentinel Island, India
The isolated North Sentinel Island, located in the Indian Ocean, was inhabited by a tribe of natives. Information about their lives is scarce. In the dense forest, which is a hiding place from the modern world, they supposedly make a living by hunting and gathering.
3. Plutonium in Hierapolis, Turkey
A monument dedicated to Pluto, the Roman god of death, is located in a Turkish ancient city. In 1965, scientists discovered that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air at a height of 40 centimeters from the ground in this area at night reaches 35 %, which is enough to kill an animal or a person in just a few minutes.
4. Catacombs in Paris, France
The French started building the catacombs in the 18th century. Faced with a lack of space in Parisian cemeteries, they began to store the remains of citizens in underground cemeteries. As many as 6 million people are said to be buried in the Paris underground.
5. Poveglia Island, Italy
The small island of Poveglia, located between Venice and Lido, is closed to the public. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, it was considered a gathering place for those suffering from the plague, who were swept alive onto piles of corpses and burned. Between 1922 and 1968, a psychiatric hospital operated on the island.
6. Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine
In 1986, a nuclear disaster occurred in Chernobyl, which you have probably already heard about. All residents of the area were ordered to leave their homes immediately. Nevertheless, in the 'exclusion zone' we can still find various objects that people have left behind.
7. Area 51, USA
Area 51 is an American air base located approximately 100 miles north of Las Vegas. It is mainly used by the US government to test new weapons, and in the past it has become famous for many conspiracy theories related to aliens.
8. Ilha da Queimada Grande Island, Brazil
The island, known by many as 'Snake Island', is located on the Brazilian coast of the Atlantic Ocean. People are denied access to it. On the island, which is home to many species of snakes, we also find about 4,000 representatives of the critically endangered golden viper (lat. Bothrops insularis).
9. Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, China
Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum is decorated with 8,000 life-size terracotta soldiers, warlords, commanders and horses. Researchers discovered the structure back in 1974, but the tomb of the Chinese emperor has not yet been excavated.
10. Metro-2, Russia
During Stalin's rule, a secret underground railway called Metro-2 was established in Russia. This should connect various administrative units, while also including apartments and technical rooms.
Taken from:
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