The world is full of incredible locations free to travel to and explore. But the places where it’s expressly forbidden to enter are some of the most interesting. Whether it’s because of a risk to life, religious beliefs, matters of security, or for the preservation of historical artefacts…here are the top 15 most illegal places to visit on Earth.
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Based on your pronunciation of Ayres rock (Pronounced Airs) I'd guess you have not been them them either
What are you the feds?
Only Chichén Itzá. Seemed like the safest bet, lol.
Diego Garcia. Stopped there on the way back from deployment in the Persian Gulf back in '96.
@@Huia1975 same
According to the judge at my trial... It's quite illegal to visit warehouses at night with lock cutting equipment...
@@PartyhatRSi was only looking for my cat at the time... I took the bolt croppers with me because I heard him meowing in a warehouse.. And I only put all those 65" inch TVs in my van from the warehouse to stop my cat hiding behind them... But the judge didn't believe me..
@@PartyhatRS tbh... It didn't help that the warehouse that I thought my cat was trapped in... Was 126 miles away from where me and my cat lived.... I suppose that it did look a bit suspicious...
@@PartyhatRShave a great Christmas my friend..
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I am glad the Sentinlese are left alone, but amazing to think of people who live a life-style from tens of thousands of years ago, with no awareness of what else is out there in the modern world.
I wonder how they will feel when they eventually discover the rest of the world on their own?
@@animalia5554if they ever do
@@animalia5554They will want their wifi.
Fun fact: In 1981 a ship full of iron was stranded in the northern west Coast of Sentinel Island, and can be seen on Google Earth today :)
North Senitel or south?
@@Seagull0115 North Sentinel Island, on the north west beach of it you can see the shipwreck..
I'm shocked not to see Area-51 not added to the list. 👽🚫✋
Same! Tried 3 times to see the movie set of Goldfinger, but every time got a free night in the local deputy's hotel room. Fort Knox isn't open to the public.
Too obvious innit
@@penguinnipsMore likely that there isn't any known footage of what's inside, nor does anyone know what exactly is inside there to even describe it. Honorable mention would have been good enough, it deserves that much if you ask me.
I would say it's because area 51 is always on a lot of lists, so I guess it's old news that everyone knows not to visit or can't visit
I climbed up Chichen Itza when I was 14ish. So maybe 87/88. There were no restrictions of climbing up to the top and the guide even encouraged a race between some people. On the top there was a person selling water bottles that were very expensive for the time. My mom bought one.
I visited Cancun with my family at about the same age and year, and every time we left the hotel we were bombarded by Chichen Itza tour sales people. We didn’t go and I now think it’s probably not a great idea to have modern tourists walk all over your ancient monument, but now that closed I kinda wished we did.
i went to chichen itza in 2008.. but already couldnt climb it.. but there were other ruins u could still climb in guatemala & mexico
You guys should do a top 15 UNESCO world heritage sites video
That's a great idea, we're going to do it!
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@@topfives April Fools Day video ideas: Top 15 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, Top 15 10 Commandments, Top 15...
San Nicolas island, off of the Southern California coast, is a "semi forbidden" locations that I have visited. It's a military base, and as an archaeology student, I spent 6 weekends there doing site surveys and lab work (in the evenings). Very interesting place!
😢omg it’s scary It’s good
🌏😵💫😵💫 It sarcastic 😊
@@alanashe487 I believe you!!!
Nice. I did an install on San Clemente Is. and San Nick Is. back in 04, and on a clear day you could see Catalina Is. as well as San Nick from San Clemente. Almost got kicked off SC island for feeding the inbreaded foxes that were having research conducted on them lol.
🤣🤣 "semi forbidden". There is no such thing. Its either forbidden or not
I envy the Tribes people from North Sentinel Island , to not of ever been subjected to this superficial world & not know what are Kartrashian / Jenner is . What absolute bliss !
I like my steak and since they haven't invented fire i pass on that one. agreed not knowing is a bliss in many cases absolute horror in other ways.
Well, if you don't mind being the tribes next meal....
"tribes". "not have been". "Kardashian". Not surprised you immediately jumped to Kardashians. Some people only see the superficial 'cause that's what they enjoy. Also, people like those tribes, generation by generation, created the world as it is because it suited them and they wanted what they wanted. The Noble Savage is a myth. They are murderers who kill you in your sleep simply for resting in a boat near the island. If that happened to you for falling asleep in a car neard the border of your neighboring country it would have been an international incident with people calling for the death penalty.
@@SarcastSempervirens Well if they get cancer that's it game over. No Hospitals I doubt they will have many elderly if any. In such a dog eat dog world it's no surprise they become killers. And that they kill you if you sleep near them is perhaps because their history tells them foreigners carry diseases they die from? See it from their view last time they welcomed a friendly person perhaps half of them died?
You have control over what you are exposed to. Don't play like a victim - own your place in the world.
Thanks for planning my next roadtrip bro.
Love all your drone shots!! Very cool.Love Tamsen in Riverside CA...
Used to love a good shot of drone , straight to the brain
torally fascinating! thank you
Many places in China are also highly restricted. To name a few, there are several mountain peaks in China that are banned from people climbing, such as the Meili peak. The reasons are religious.
Fascinating video! Thanks. :)
Crazy yall got Charlie Sheen to do the voice over!
I'm enjoying this video from my treehouse in North Sentinel Island.
Illegal
In? Like your treehouse is underground on North Sentinel Island? Damn, that sucks.
@@Patrickair4444 not when i'm a native
Good wifi over there? ha ha
@@muppetb.lansing8374 yes, very little interference from other electronics with the neighbors
4:30 incorrect. You can still visit Uluru. You can walk around the base and admire is stature. You just can not climb it any more as it's a sacred sites. Many who have taken rocks from this site soon post them back as misfortune follows them. 13:04 incorrect. The Australian inland Taipan has the most deadliest venom. One bite from the lancehead can kill 10 people, where the inland taipan bite can kill 280.. So while the Golden Lancehead is highly venomous, it is shadowed by the potency of the Taipan.
Just a clarification point on Uluru / Ayres Rock in Australia. You are very welcome to visit and even touch the rock with new trails around it as well as the Olga's which is another rock formation about 10 km away. There are daily tours and yes you can't just walk around it by yourself and need to undertake one of the tours, it is still a very popular resort to stay, so saying it is an illegal place to visit is not technically correct. The only thing which is now illegal that wasn't before is climbing the rock to its summit (which you did mention in your video) :-) In South Australia there is a massive area that covers most of the internal half to lower left side known as the Woomera Prohibited zone, but it encompasses aboriginal lands all the way across to Emu Fields and Maralinga (atomic test sites) - this massive millions of square miles area is completely illegal to visit. You can only drive the Stuart Highway (linking Adelaide and Darwin) through the centre, you are not allowed to deviate off the highway (other than of course for nearby towns, allowable road areas and accesses plus of course camping spots etc close to highway) Obviously there are many places in the world that are illegal to visit as they are former nuclear and atomic test sites.. Nevada, Area 51 etc. Let alone North Korea as a country!
North Korea is not illegal to visit.
Ayers Rock is pronounced "Air's rock"
As someone who grew up in Australia, that kinda hurt me to hear lol. I do remember climbing Ayer's Rock back in the early 2000s.
As an Australian we don’t call it “Ayer’s Rock” anymore and haven’t for years. We use it’s original and traditional name Uluru like he says in the video.
@@1tiffanyjade I know the Anangu call it Ularu as i have met many of them in my 57 years of traversing this great land of New Holland currently known as Australia.The problem becomes evident when different mobs have a different name for these well known places, so traditionally the English just Named these places after the first Englishman who viewed them .I meant no disrespect, it's just an old mans schooling
@@Timmycoo Wish I could have climbed Ayers Rock! I bet it was amazing…super jealous
@@Hollywood2021 It was super fun! Staying there and at Alice Springs was fun too. There is nothing for miles around when you are atop.
Loved this!!
Neat picture, happen to be a lady with very long hair? I find that quite attractive, please describe it?
I'm not shedding a tear about never being in contact with the tribes from North Sentinel island. huh.
Also my yard. No one's allowed there without express permission
My boyfriend was living on St Croix in '95 at the time of the Montserrat disaster. He was also there for the big hurricane that hit in the 90s as well. They had a lot of refugees come from Montserrat to St Croix, he related the pandemonium that occured. We were 18 that year.
Your boyfriend must be bad luck.
Can’t believe Charlie Sheen does small time you tube documentaries now.
To much tiger blood 😆 🤣 😂
@@NastyWoman1979 "Too"
@@javiermoretti1825 no. and why, when you don't even. and ain't even.
@@MalhaIIa Can I have that in English or Spanish? I speak both. I'm not so sure about you.
@@javiermoretti1825 nice edit.
Maybe I misunderstood you. You can still visit Uluru. Stand next to it, touch it and even walk around it. You just can't climb it anymore. I was fortunate to go there and at that time you still could climb it but signs asked tourists not to. My husband and I chose to respect their wishes and not climb. It was still a magical place to experience.
It's made by ai bots dw.
AUSTRALIA IS A MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY , I WENT TO AUS IN 1979 AND IT TOOK ME UNTIL 2018 TO SEE IT ALL I FEEL MORE AUSSIE THAN CANADIAN AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN MY LIFE THANK YOU AUSTRALIA I EVEN WATCH AND UNDERSTAND CRICKET AND AUSSIE RULES
@@kenhubbard7355Canada is overrated anyways. Australia is much more interesting. NZ is the best.
Only one McDonald's fries could kill the whole tribe of the North Sentinel Island.
I believe that considering what McDonald's food is like.
I climbed Ayers Rock in the eerly 90's. It's not a difficult climb. When you reached the highest point there's a small monument with a log book you can sign.
You mean their USED to be before it was renamed Uulullullululuulullu
Oh it's an entrance to the underworld alright. Enter and you WILL go to the underworld...permanently 🤣
Plato was trying to warn us!
Hi Nicole!
Makes one wonder how they managed to build the temple around it... "Oh dear... we're gonna need a new stonecutter!"
We have our own snake island it's called DC.
We have our own snake "state," it's called the Florida Everglades, and it's the only place in North America where PYTHONS roam freely, and eat the local wildlife, because stupid people brought them to Florida as pets, and then even more stupidly released them into the wild, instead of properly eliminating them.
there are many such a "closed towns" in Russia. Most of them are military/nuclear production sites. Some are established from the scratch, some are old towns just converted to such a facility. Usual Soviet practice was to name them by numbers (ie Arzamas-16 instead of real name Sarov), all these computer shooter game names like Gorky-40 originates from these official names.
Not to mention the countless Gulags ....
my grandgrandfather (M.M.Tsarevskiy) was the HEAD of such a "lager", building metallurgical plant and after ww2 these uranium project sites.
Very informative
A great compilation spoiled somewhat by poor research. For instance the Golden Lancehead isn't the "most venomous" snake in Latin America let alone the entire world. Not something you want to take a bite from I concede, but facts are only facts if they're accurate.
And pronunciation issues
amazing!!!
The north sentinel island had been visited during the colonial era. But interactions werent horrible and their people died. As a result, they shot on site anyone who approached the island. Over 100 years later, they havent forgotten.
@@theseb1979 politically, those islands belong to India, and it is illegal to visit or bring ppl to the island. So the people who took him out criminal charges IIRC.
I bet there's less snakes on Snake Island than there are adverts in this video!! But still. Good video! As always 😁
Yey! Someone who finally pronounces LASCAUX Properly! Merci!
Does Charie Sheen do the narration for this channel?
Dude sounds nothing like Master Sheen!
No mention that it was early contact with the North Sentinelese that caused the distrust of outsiders in the first place. Also "rumors" of cannibalism was said with disgust and reinforces tribal stereotypes. All of this hostility came from the fact that they were messed with by outsiders in the first place.
Messed with by Christians
In the late 80’s we flew from Canada to Mexico 🇲🇽 I climbed to the top of that pyramid in the Myan village, I was only 8 & so proud but the stairs are so small & steep not like regular stairs.. I got stuck & too scared to get down 🙈 the tour guide had to climb up to help me get down & wasn’t too impressed 😅 none of the adults climbed up, I definitely remember I was the only one brave (or stupid) enough cuz the stairs were SO steep!! 🙈🔺🏜️☀️🌄 I still remember feeling the heat HIT me like a little physically object when I stepped off the plane! I had never felt heat like that in my life, when I came home a month later my skin had turned “brown”! It was like I had changed nationalities 😅 it actually looked great till it started peeling off & I was left with brown & white patches all over my body 🙈 also since I wore sun glasses the whole time the skin around my eyes stayed white so I was like a reverse racoon! 🦝😸 my mom made me go to a 2 week camp like that & the stupid girls laughed at me & started a rumour I had a skin disease 😫😒😐
I remember well to visit Chichen Itza when I was much younger. I never climbed the steps but the archeology surrounding this place made me quickly realize the importance of it in history. I could just "feel" it.
Hhoott!¡
Did you have a skin disease raccoon boy?😂
With North Sentinel, maybe some missionaries will want to make contact, like the guy who got killed when he went there a few years back.
maybe send the Jehovah witness to go knock on their door. may get further with them than they will with knocking on my door
The people don't want the contact ,it exposes them to diseases and it wipes out uncontacted tribes . It happened to them in the past and they never forgot,that's why they react so violently to visitors.
I wish the government would leave me alone too.
You do what your daddy tell you to do
The Brazilian island is an ideal place for bird watching.
It's pronounced Aires Rock, even though it's spelt with a Y.
Walked up the top of Chichen Itza Pyramid in 1983...near Cancun. Been to Diego Garcia Island 1993...US Navy Enlisted. ?????? (Thought you would mention N Korea Navy Bases or some Galapagos Islands instead.)
I knew number 1 would be number 1! :D
Glad to hear Mr Uluṟu in Australia is banned for anyone to climb it as a mark of respect to both Aboriginal people and land owners. It’s a beautiful site and very natural.
There are even more restricted sites in Australia, namely the atomic detonation sites which remain secured as British territory. Get past the Aussie outer exclusion area into the central zone and you are instantly shot dead by the British army without question.
I presume you are talking about Woomera Prohibited Area. I don’t know where you get your information from as Woomera is controlled by the RAAF, not the British. The British haven’t tested nuclear weapons in Australia since 1963. It has an exclusion zone because it’s an Air Force base and access is restricted for safety and security. If you were to enter you would be detained and arrested rather than shot dead, no different than any other restricted military installation in Australia. It is a restricted site because it’s used for the testing of war materiel under the control of the RAAF. Access is restricted for safety reasons and for national security. The site where the British conducted 7 nuclear tests, under a joint Anglo-Australian operation (operation Totem) was Maralinga. In 2014 full access to the site (Section 400) was returned to the Maralinga Tjarutja after it was excised from the W.P.A.
I have no problem with these new rules as long as the natives can do what ever they always did with it .
Niʻihau isn’t one of the largest Hawaiian islands. Of the main Hawaiian islands, it’s one of the smallest. And it’s really not that mysterious or particularly “forbidden.” It’s just private property, and like any private property it’s not just free for anyone to visit whenever they want to without permission from the owners.
Oh no, did this offend you 🙄
@@kerriemcallister6615 no? It’s just a fact, with no emotions written into it. Did it offend you?
@@einaf639 no not at all, glad we cleared that up 🤣
@kerriemcallister6615 taking your foot outta your mouth seems like it could be the norm for you 😆
@@TEMUJINARTSWell done ✔️ 🙌
Now i want to visit all these places haha
I laughed at the sentines people dancing lol
Why not the International Seed Bank on Svalbard?
Because you can't put everything on this list
@@wildlifewarrior2670 When the "brains" behind this channel decides to put all kinds of religious and stupid mythical places _before_ something that's crucial for the future of our entire world .... well I give up, some ppl totally lack the IQ to comment logically and intellectually.
Been to Diego Garcia plenty, neat secluded place. However to most illegal place is not Diego but the waters outside the Atol. Even if you make it to Diego your not allowed in those waters. I’ve seen a few large tuna caught just offshore, but usually only half of the fish makes it to the boat.
Sucks that Ayers Rock is off-limits now, would have loved to climb it! Super jealous of those who made it out there before 2019
That's how I feel about the pyramids in Mexico. As a child, I got to go in the Great Pyramid at Giza, I remember going into the black chamber with the sarcophagus inside, leaning over it to peer in. The most vivid memory is the scent of old stone, being in the dark for a long time, but very unlike anything natural, such as Carlsbad Caverns (I live in New Mexico)
I climbed Ayers Rock in 1976 as a 15 year old
You can still go there, just can't climb it.
funny thing about diego garcia is that its still british and any mission launched from there by the yanks still has to get british approval no matter how clandestine, the queen and now the king had/has to say yes
Thank you for using metic on screen in support of every country on earth except, Myanmar, Liberia and USA.
Uluru is not "completely closed off". Walking / climbing up it is now forbidden. All of the surrounding tracks and view points are open to tourists.
It’s the same old story. Because some asshole isn’t careful enough when free climbing a chruch now nobody can free climb a church. It’s a shame.
@@animalia5554 it's not a safety issue. The indigenous people consider it a sacred place and climbing it is disrespectful.
@@stephenpower8723 Do you want me to explain the joke? Because I don’t think you understood it.
The most illegal and dangerous place to go is your Ex wife home😅
Even More Dangerous , Your EX Mother in Law's House. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wasn't aware that Charlie Sheen was doing voice-over work.
I want to hear more about that last one. Have none of them fled to modern civilization? They've never heard of Coca Cola or McDonalds or Nike, etc... the advertising executives are failing!
Only one McDonald's fries could kill them.
@@bartobruintjes7056 😀Sad but true!
My only wonder is why Dean Koontz or Mira Grant hasn't used Morgan Island for a series of books. :)
How can you pronounce Uluru and Ayers Rock wrong?
In an otherwise interesting video - it annoys me when research doesn't extend to finding out how to pronounce place names grrr
My wife and I climbed the pyramid at Chichen Itza in 2001.
Your wife climbed on me
Nothing is illegal if you don't get caught
My 2 go to places would be 1. Sentinal Island. 2. Snake Island. :)
You will be shot to your death by Indian Navy
Nice. Happy holidays and a new year
Happy birthday brother have an amazing day
Uluru rock paintings are at least 17000 + years old according to experts. Not 10000 years old.
My mind goes to Area 51, North Sentinel Island & the Vatican Vault.
plot twist: most cave paintings bear a strong connection with modern graffiti... teens misbehaving
Only CLIMBING Uluru is forbidden. You can still walk around the base and even visit the cave paintings.
there was two groups that got to meet the north sentinels with peace
The governments still need to keep up with these places!
NOW WE CAN TOO! Thanks Top5's
Poveglia (the pronunciation was not 100% correct, but never mind...) is technically off limits and there are no regular connections, but in Venice you can find many taxiboat drivers willing to take you there and then come back to pick you up after a couple of hours, if you accept their fare. I have seen a few videos and talked to some who visited it. There is still a belltower and some interesting old buildings, though in ruins. And of course, you need to be very careful and abstain from climbing upstairs, because if you have an accident there, nobody will rescue you. I'm not even sure that mobile phones work regularly there (they might, though, Venice is only a few miles away)
I’ve been there and there is mobile phone coverage
@@user-wl6bw3jl4n Oh, cool, have you made a video or written an article or produced any other material about your trip?
It’s just an abandoned island. Nothing fancy about it.
@@jacko83 Well, that's subjective. There are fascinating ruins, which tells you an ancient story if you are able to ask the right questions... For people who just like to enjoy the sun or relax, it may be devoid of attractions, for people like me, they are worth more than Disneyland and the Maldivian Islands taken together
@@nicolanobili2113 sorry Nicola, I haven’t. I’ve taken photos only. I tried to remain out of sight because if anyone reports you and you are caught, it’s a huge fine along with gaol time till you fight it in the Italian court system.
In 1991 I climbed to the top of the Chichen itza pyramid (a calendar structure) and permits to climb it were not necessary nor a fee. There was a chain running from the middle of the base all the way up to the top so that you could hold unto as you climb and come down of the pyramid "safely ". Years later it was not allowed to climb such monument anymore with the purpose to preserve it for it was declared to be a Humanity Patrimony.
Number 6 is why the world is in such dire circumstances... How this woman named Elizabeth came to own... Wtf
Man…I really wanted to visit Monkey AIDS Island too….damn government telling me what to do…
The pic of the Japanese lady you showed isnn't one of the daughter of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan Akihito, but one of the daughter of the CURRENT Emperor of Japan, Naruhito.
Hardly anything in this video is accurate it seems. 🤷♂️
Holy "Charlie" Sheen!!!😱🤣🤣
Ok so I should probably ignore the class reunion invite I got .should of know something was up when it came from provelia island
I climbed up that temple at Chitzen Itza.
Heard Island is not precisely "pristine", unless you were only referring to the absence of invasive species. There are ruins on the island from sealing activities in the late 1800s. At least two sets are visible in Google Maps satellite view.
Tiger Blood
Ive been to Diego Garcia ...it was a while ago though i think 1979/1980 ...frankly theres not a lot there and i cant say i did much but i was there a short time...
I know a friend who was stationed there, while he was in the US Navy. He says that outside of work, there isn't a whole lot to do there. He was happy to be transferred off of it when his time came to an end.
I climbed to the top of Ayers Rock in 1993. It took me about an hour to get to the summit.
#14 I went there almost 5 years ago. However, I did see a red rope around one of the tallest pyramid structures.
People that took rocks home from the Australian mountain, have sent them back with apologies and begging the Australian gov to place the rocks back due to constant bad luck.. just a fun tidbit
Same thing happens when you take whatever's not yours; the Ghost Town of Bodie is said to have the same, powerful curse.
So strange…it’s just a rock
@@Hollywood2021 It's still stealing. Regardless if it's a rock or a piano key. Bodie died because his partner murdered him for his gold, and Bodie haunted the town and placed his curse on the town's land for revenge, along the lines of 'whomever takes what isn't theirs from this land, will be cursed until it's returned. Unless you ask nicely, the curse will happen.
To me the sentileese are really cool to learn about but it’s to bad we’ve only had a few contacts with them ever.
They don't want visitors. Not bad.
16:12 typical American and British response, “when you are a superpower you get away with a lot more than you should”
When ever I sue these… I’ve been to most of them. The coolest part about Diego Garcia is the beach bar… where at night the beach looks like it is moving because it is completely covered with crabs.
Can't stop thinking about simple history when I hear this voice
Dude where are you getting your info? I climbed the myan ruins in 2010.
You’re a criminal !!
Epstiens island., don’t want anyone finding out what really went on there.
Hey, the narrator is the guy from Simple History!
Yes I think I understand. So if I'm told not to jump off this bridge I should know why. This requires intelligence which everyone doesn't have.
Monkey Island sounds like the movie 28 Days.
is Charlie Sheen the narrator??
just booked a once in a lifetime, half price trip to north sentinal island!
Half price because you won’t need a return flight home?
Surely any indigenous community has the right to forbid invasive tourism?
11:05 Hold up a minute....what...
If this is Charlie Sheen, love his voice!!
I walked on chitza pyramid in 1997
I recognize your voice. Aren't you the Simple History narrator?