- There are certain places
in this world that no matter how hard you try, you
will not be able to enter. Places shrouded in mystery
that have left millions curious over the years. What exactly goes on in
these secretive places? Why are they so mysterious? Well, the following are
exactly those places. Here are 10 secretive
places you can never enter. Number 10 is Pine Gap. Most have heard about Area 51, but Australia has its
own secret installation, and it's just as mysterious. It's also place the average
person can never get to. Pine Gap can be found in
the Australian Outback in a remote area of
the Northern Territory. It's officially named the
Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap and is ran by both the
Australia and the U.S. military. It's rumored that the
massive base has 14 radomes which protect countless antennas. These are operated by over
800 military employees who oversee communication with
secret U.S. spy satellites. A massive computer complex
then decodes this information for intelligence evaluation. The location was specifically chosen because it was so far
inland that spy ships off the coast cannot
intercept its transmissions. But no one can get close enough to know what's really going on there. Number nine is North Sentinel Island. North Sentinel Island is
found in the Bay of Bengal between India and Myanmar. It's one of the Andaman Islands, but you'll never get to step foot on it. The reason for this is
that North Sentinel Island is home to a mysterious group of people called the Sentinelese. Numerous attempts have been
made to land on the island and make contact with
this indigenous tribe. But each one has been greeted
with a violent response. The Sentinelese reject any
contact from outsiders, and so they remain one of the last tribes to have little or no contact
with the outside world. The island has a largely forested area of 59.67 kilometers squared. It's estimated that the Sentinelese number anywhere from 39 to 500 individuals. As their language is completely unique, it's unlikely that
contact will ever be made. And so the island remains a mystery. Number eight is Surtsey Island. Surtsey Island lies off
the coast of Iceland, and officials there do everything they can to stop humans from visiting it. The reason for this is that Surtsey Island is one of the youngest
islands in the world. It was formed in 1963 when
a volcano erupted 130 meters below the ocean's surface. The resulting material
solidified and became the island. Measuring 155 meters above sea level and 1.3 kilometers
squared in surface area, the island has much to teach scientists about how ecologies evolve. Only official researchers
are allowed on the island, and even then they have
to be extremely careful. During each visit, they undergo
a decontamination procedure to ensure that they don't transport foreign seeds to the island. The island and its wildlife should survive for at least another 100
years, but it's unlikely visitors will ever be
allowed to set foot there. Number seven is the
Korean Demilitarized Zone. The Korean Demilitarized
Zone is a 250 kilometer long strip of land between
North and South Korea. Only sanctioned government officials are allowed to enter it. The zone was formed after
the Korean War in 1953 and is designed to act as a
buffer between the nations. Neither country is allowed
to have military personnel or equipment inside the zone. Despite this, both North
and South Korea each have what are known as peace villages
inside the forbidden area. These villages are largely for show, but they do symbolize
the aspirations of some to have both North and South
Korea living together in peace. Those trying to defect from either country have been found digging tunnels
into the Demilitarized Zone. And this has even resulted in
gunfire between both sides. Thankfully, a full-scale
conflict has so far been avoided. Number six is Snake Island. With a name like Snake Island, it makes you wonder if you
even would want to visit it. But the truth is you can't
because it's so dangerous. Snake Island lies off the coast of Brazil and was once part of the mainland. When sea levels rose, part of
the land mass became an island and was cut off from the
rest of the Brazilian coast. That allowed a species of snake known as the golden
lancehead viper to thrive. The snake is extremely rare anywhere else, and those living on the mainland believe that the Snake Island
has thousands of them. The golden lancehead is known for having a particularly deadly bite. It's so dangerous that
the Brazilian government has decreed that Snake Island
is off limits to everyone. You could sneak your way onto the island, but the question is
would you ever come back? Number five is the Church
of Our Lady Mary of Zion. The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is one of the most mysterious religious
buildings in the world, and visitors are forbidden. The church can be found
in the town of Axum in the Tigre region of Ethiopia in Africa. Experts estimate that the church was built as early as the fourth century AD. But it's not the age which
makes the church off limits to the general public. It's what they're protecting inside. When the church was built by the Christian ruler of the
Kingdom of Axum, it's rumored that the Ark of the Covenant
was placed inside of it. Since then, a select order of
monks have protected the ark and the power it contains from
falling into the wrong hands. The ark supposedly carries
with it enough power to conquer all of humanity, so you'll understand why the
monks want you to wait outside. Number four is Area 51. Despite being the subject of
numerous conspiracy theories and fictional stories,
Area 51 is a real place, and you'll never get to walk inside of it. Area 51 is a top secret
military installation in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas. While investigators and
brave citizens have been able to take pictures from
several kilometers away, deadly force is authorized
to stop trespassers. Despite these images and
satellite photographs which show the base is real,
it was only in 2013 that the U.S. government officially
admitted that Area 51 exists. The most famous conspiracy
theory surrounding Area 51 is that it's used to house crashed or reverse-engineered
alien spacecraft, but the truth is that the
base is most probably used to experiment with new
terrestrial aircraft, such as stealth jets, before they are put into active service. Number three is the
Svalbard Global Seed Vault. On the island of Spitsbergen 1,300 kilometers from the
North Pole, there lies a vault which is off limits to visitors. The reason? Because should the world
face a cataclysmic event, such as a comet impact or nuclear war, the vault contains enough seeds to bring almost every kind of plant
species imaginable back to life. Since 2008, plant seeds
and other genetic materials have been sent from around the world so that they can be
preserved and used again should the world and humanity
ever face a situation where plant species become extinct. The vault is also used to
repopulate plant populations which are wiped out
during conventional war, which is an all too common event. The vault isn't the only one in existence, but it does remain out of
the reach of the public because what it protects
is far too precious. Number two is Metro 2. Metro 2 is a secret
network of subway tunnels which are part of a hidden
underground government bunker deep beneath Moscow. It may sound like something
out of a Bond novel, but there is good evidence
that Metro 2 exists. And one thing is for certain, no unauthorized person is allowed near it. Rumors persisted during Stalin's reign that he had built a secret
railway to speed him between locations in the
event of a nuclear war. Much of this was just
conjecture until 1991 when a United States
Department of Defense report was published which claimed that there was a huge underground complex both beneath and outside of Moscow City. The report suggests that
bunkers on Metro 2 can support 10,000 people and are
as much as 300 meters below ground level, though
Moscow denies Metro 2 is that elaborate. And number one is the
Tomb of Qin Shi Huang. The tomb of Qin Shi Huang was
discovered in 1974 in China. But despite excavations being performed in the surrounding area, going into the actual
tomb itself is forbidden. Over 2,000 life-sized clay
soldiers have been discovered in the surrounding area, but it's believed a further 8,000 soldiers
may be guarding the emperor inside the tomb. The Chinese government has
forbidden any excavation of the main tomb to
protect the emperor's body, which many believe had been
lying there for 2,000 years. Even if we could go
inside, it's been argued that the techniques used to
uncover and enter the tomb may permanently damage the remains there. For that reason, the
tomb must remain sealed until archeologists figure
out a way to go inside without disturbing the legendary emperor.
