22 secret places you’ll never be allowed to visit

From a snake-infested island to a secretive military base, here are the top forbidden places no one is allowed to visit.

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Room 39, or Bureau 39, is the name of a secret North Korean organization that is believed to be located inside the Workers’ Party building in the capital, Pyongyang.

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Formed in 1612, the secret room located in a heavily protected area contains 53 miles of shelves with historical records of the Catholic Church.

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In 2011 the company moved the handwritten recipe to a multi-million dollar vault in the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta.

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The island is the home of the most isolated tribe in the world—the Sentinelese —one of the last remaining communities virtually unaffected by modern civilization.

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22 secret places you’ll never be allowed to visit

From a snake-infested island to a secretive military base, here are the top forbidden places no one is allowed to visit.

Room 39, or Bureau 39, is the name of a secret North Korean organization that is believed to be located inside the Workers’ Party building in the capital, Pyongyang.

Room 39, North Korea

Formed in 1612, the secret room located in a heavily protected area contains 53 miles of shelves with historical records of the Catholic Church.

Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican

In 2011 the company moved the handwritten recipe to a multi-million dollar vault in the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta.

Coca-Cola vault, Atlanta, United States

The island is the home of the most isolated tribe in the world—the Sentinelese —one of the last remaining communities virtually unaffected by modern civilization.

North Sentinel Island, India

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