The ten most forbidden (apparently) places on earth!

[Mr54]

Another gem from yahoo news (although you could probably replace the word news in that statement with fluff) Yahoo fluff reports on the ten most forbidden places on earth. I only post this as there seems to be some correlation between this list and claims made by various alternative media / whistle blower types. Oh and it's quite good fun! Enjoy..................................


1. Poveglia
Where is it? The Venetian lagoon, Italy
Why can’t I visit?: Because it’s haunted! According to legend it was used to isolate plague victims during Roman times, and then as a giant Black Death grave in the Middle Ages. As if that wasn’t scary enough, it’s also home to spooky abandoned building – complete with bell tower naturally – that was apparently a mental hospital. These days it’s off-limits to visitors unless you bribe a gondolier to take you there.

2. Area 51
Where is it? Nevada, USA
Why can’t I visit?: It’s a top secret military testing base, protected by armed private security teams patrolling in jeeps who are authorised to use deadly force to deal with intruders. Whether or not you believe UFOs have crashed landed there, the ridiculously strict security around the base means you’re never going to find out for sure.

3. Le Cercle Munster
Where is it? Luxembourg
Why can’t I visit?: It’s an exclusive private members club that’s extremely selective about adding new members. Want to join? You must be backed by two sponsors and be approved by a selection committee made up of bigwigs from the finance world. Unless you’re an incredibly rich banker, businessman or equity trader, you’ll never see the sumptuous insides of the club, take part in the ‘Programme culturel’ or eat the delicious food at the in-house restaurant. Damn!

4. Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
Where is it? Axum, Ethiopia
Why can’t I visit?: Because it’s no ordinary church. According to legend it's home to one of the most important biblical artefacts ever – the Ark of the Covenant (and we thought Indiana Jones left it in a warehouse). Only a specially chosen monk is allowed to guard the ‘Ark’. No-one else is allowed to lay eyes on it or even get close, in case they melt presumably (see Indiana Jones again). Of course, some claim this secrecy means the Ethiopian church is telling porkies…

5. Most of Niihau Island
Where is it? The Hawaiian Islands, USA
Why can’t I visit?: Super-rich family the Robinsons (they’re not Swiss) bought Niihau in 1915 and closed it off to preserve its indigenous culture and wildlife. The 200-or-so natives who live there lead a blissful existence free of electricity, burger joints and, for the most part, tourists. There are very rare helicopter tours to the isle where you can wander along one of the beaches, but getting anywhere near the locals is strictly forbidden; hence its nickname, the, er, ‘Forbidden Island’.

6. Bohemian Grove
Where is it? California, USA
Why can’t I visit?: It’s an extremely secretive men-only club whose members include artists, musicians, businessmen politicians… and the odd president (Nixon was a member). Once a year they all gather for a two-week long festival where (allegedly) rituals such as the ‘Cremation of Care’ - a wicker-man-style faux-pagan rite - and the ‘Grove Play’ - a large-scale musical theatre production - are performed by members. It sounds like fun to us, but somehow I don’t think we’ll get an invite…

7. Lechiguilla Cave
Where is it? New Mexico, USA
Why can’t I visit?: It’s perhaps the most beautiful cave on the planet and frankly, the authorities don’t want you ruining it. Discovered in 1986 by miners, the sprawling underground complex is home to stunning speleothems, gypsum chandeliers and hydromagnesite balloons. We don’t know what any of these are, but they sound impressive. Sadly, unless you’re an extremely experienced caver you’ll never get a permit to see them.

8. Jiangsu National Security Education museum
Where is it? Nanjing, China
Why can’t I visit?: Anyone is allowed in… as long as they are Chinese. There’s a big sign outside the front of this very unusual museum stating that only Chinese citizens are allowed inside. The unusual entry requirements are because the museum documents the history of Chinese espionage, and the state doesn’t want us foreigners finding out their spying secrets.

9. Ilha de Queimada Grande
Where is it? Off the shore of Brazil
Why can’t I visit?: Basically, because it’s full of snakes – hence the nickname: ‘Snake Island’. Local legend states there’s between one and five snakes per square metre on the island. And not just any old snakes, most of ‘em are golden lanceheads – noted for their extremely potent venom. Because of this, understandably, the Brazilian Navy forbids tourists from stepping foot on the island.

10. The peak of Mount Kailash
Where is it? The Himalayas, Tibet
Why can’t I visit?: Because it's home to a Hindu god. Lord Shiva, to be precise, who resides at the summit in a state of perpetual meditation. Sounds like bliss to us, which is appropriate, as Buddhists also believe the peak is home to the Buddha Demchok, who represents supreme bliss. Because of this religious significance the peak was always considered off-limits by most climbers, before this Chinese government issued an official ban in 2001.


http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3361122

[Ammit]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.

[Fred259]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.

I was just thinking that!

But then, what have we got?

I’m trying to think of the name of the person who walked into Buckingham Palace, made his way to the Queens bedroom and sat down for a chat!. I can’t even remember, did he ever go to prison or what?

[Mr54]

I'm kinda glad we don't have a snake island here! Between 1 - 5 snakes per square meter! Sounds rubbish!

[Muzz]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.

Lol.It can be a bit dull here sometimes.

How about Porton down

http://www.sott.net/image/image/2479/map_porton.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1463993.stm

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I'm kinda glad we don't have a snake island here! Between 1 - 5 snakes per square meter! Sounds rubbish!

We do mate its called Westminster. ;)

Oh and there is a second one up north called Hollyrood.

[Ammit]

Yeah Porton Down, did quite a bit of research on that place last year. It isnt too far away from me either so I might even during my holiday next week, take a peek at the place.

[Lord Sidious]

There is one more place possibly even more deserving than any of those...............................Dimona.

[Ammit]

Lord sidious, that certainly looks one scary place.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/israel/images/dimona1_s.jpg

[Muzz]

what the.......

[Ammit]

They certainly dont look like skips to me, lol

[Mr54]

Errrrrrr......... Muzz dude I think maybe you posted those images wrong?

[Arpheus]

I think someone is asking to be banned !

[Flyswim]

Whoa Muzz! Glad you got them images removed! Nearly made me spit out my Tea. Definitely forbidden places!

[Mr54]

I don't think it was Muzz's fault! Looked like the site from which he/she? posted the images played a nasty little trick there!

[Muzz]

lol thought it was sat pix of secrert bases in uh, think that was a wind up site :o

Ive just sprayed coffe everywhere.

Very sorry guys

[Arpheus]

Lol thats nuts heh!

[Flyswim]

At least they were only flashed for a short while!

Plus, no harm done; you made me smile on a Monday!

Where were the secret bases you were trying to upload?

[Muzz]

Just so that noone else gets caught dont link or post anything from this site.

http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret2.htm#edzell

Very humble appology to our lady members and guests.

[grapevine]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.

I was just thinking that!

But then, what have we got?

I’m trying to think of the name of the person who walked into Buckingham Palace, made his way to the Queens bedroom and sat down for a chat!. I can’t even remember, did he ever go to prison or what?

It was Michael Fagan. Wonder why she didn't just eat him ........ :)

[Mr54]

lol thought it was sat pix of secrert bases in uh, think that was a wind up site :o

Ive just sprayed coffe everywhere.

Very sorry guys

No worries Muzz. I think there are probably a few people trying to remove tea/coffee from the gaps between the keys of their keyboard's! I luckily was eating a sandwich and therefore only had to contend with minor choking.

[Lord Sidious]

Lord sidious, that certainly looks one scary place.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/israel/images/dimona1_s.jpg

Mordechai Vanunu spent a lot of years in jail because he spilt the beans about dimona.

[Muzz]

They certainly dont look like skips to me, lol

Now that the frenzie of deleting activity is over, I had a chance so see the funny side of that, im off for cigarette.

[grapevine]

We certainly won't forget Muzz in a hurry! I'm going to give him a thumbs up for that! lol

[HURRITT ENYETO]

2. Area 51
Where is it? Nevada, USA
Why can’t I visit?: It’s a top secret military testing base, protected by armed private security teams patrolling in jeeps who are authorised to use deadly force to deal with intruders. Whether or not you believe UFOs have crashed landed there, the ridiculously strict security around the base means you’re never going to find out for sure.

I don't think they need to crash land, they probably have their own landing pad :)


Whoa Muzz! Glad you got them images removed! Nearly made me spit out my Tea. Definitely forbidden places!
Damn it, always late to the party.

[Muzz]

The comedy genius of our present reality is amazing. At the most important and time critical moments nothing simple works. Hands and fingers, delete keys, the damn save changes button. Even time slows down so you can savour your epic fail. :p

[ThePythonicCow]

what the.......

Nice catch there, Muzz.

[Mr54]

After all that excitement perhaps it would be good to get back to topic. :focus:

[Icecold]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbjgDERSuiI

[Lord Sidious]

And now, thanks to our rather frozenugget friend above, you know why JFK got a serious case of lead poisoning.

[conk]

And now, thanks to our rather frozenugget friend above, you know why JFK got a serious case of lead poisoning.i'm a little slow today ( much like the days preceding today). Can you expand a bit?

I thought he was bumped because of his disdain for the Fed and Secret Societies.

[Carmody]

Lost of different folks wanted him to go. Since their interests were interlinked, anytime he tried a reform he was PO'ing someone or more than one group or individual. Eventually there were so many contenders for the situation that it could be blamed on 2-3-4-5-6 different factions.

[John Parslow]

Hello Mr54

Many thanks for the thread, nothing in the UK? I am sure there are plenty - we just don't know about them until we try to get in ...

Best regards. JP :cool:

[K626]

I've been to two of them. :p

K

[Mr54]

I've been to two of them. :p

K

Okay so I'm intrigued..................... Which ones?

[Rocky_Shorz]

I guess the Egyptian ruins in the Grand Canyon didn't make the cut...


The latest news of the progress of the explorations or what is now regarded by scientists as not only the oldest archaeological discovery in the United States, but one of the most valuable in the world, which was mentioned some time ago in the Gazette (see photo at left), was brought to the city yesterday by G.E. Kincaid, the explorer who found the great underground citadel of the Grand Canyon during a trip from Green River, Wyoming, down the Colorado, in a wooden boat, to Yuma, several months ago.

According to the story related to the Gazette by Mr. Kincaid, the archaeologists of the Smithsonian Institute, which is financing the expeditions, have made discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came will be solved.

Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages, which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist. Under the direction of Professor S.A. Jordan, the Smithsonian Institute is now prosecuting the most thorough explorations, which will be continued until the last link in the chain is forged...

link (http://www.xpeditionsmagazine.com/magazine/canyon/canyon.html)

[norman]

That "club" in Luxumberg sounds serious.

We don't really need to get in. We just need the coordinates and a well chosen moment.

[Lord Sidious]

And now, thanks to our rather frozenugget friend above, you know why JFK got a serious case of lead poisoning.i'm a little slow today ( much like the days preceding today). Can you expand a bit?

I thought he was bumped because of his disdain for the Fed and Secret Societies.

From what I can figure, the idea that is most likely is that the letters sent by JFK to Ben Gurion demanding that Dimona be part of the nuclear inspection programmes is what made him a target.
Years later, Mordechai Vanunu was trailed around the world my mossad and finally grabbed in Italy after falling for a honeytrap. He had given photos of the plant to the press.
He did about 18 years and is still not allowed to leave israel as he is considered a threat to national security.

[Lord Sidious]

I guess the Egyptian ruins in the Grand Canyon didn't make the cut...


The latest news of the progress of the explorations or what is now regarded by scientists as not only the oldest archaeological discovery in the United States, but one of the most valuable in the world, which was mentioned some time ago in the Gazette (see photo at left), was brought to the city yesterday by G.E. Kincaid, the explorer who found the great underground citadel of the Grand Canyon during a trip from Green River, Wyoming, down the Colorado, in a wooden boat, to Yuma, several months ago.

According to the story related to the Gazette by Mr. Kincaid, the archaeologists of the Smithsonian Institute, which is financing the expeditions, have made discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came will be solved.

Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages, which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist. Under the direction of Professor S.A. Jordan, the Smithsonian Institute is now prosecuting the most thorough explorations, which will be continued until the last link in the chain is forged...

link (http://www.xpeditionsmagazine.com/magazine/canyon/canyon.html)

They aren't being entirely honest with you, that isn't the oldest deal.
Google Kennewick Man.

[Rocky_Shorz]

old yes, but forbidden... not really...

Indian lands but still accessible...

the Grand Canyon is Closed, Military no Trespassing...

and all records of its existence... gone

[Alien Ramone]

Alex Jones crashed Bohemian Grove:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_PAqT2JZOw

[Rocky_Shorz]

http://youtu.be/DuqixqZqt2c


Gobekli Tepe ( Kurdish: Girê Navokê) is a hilltop sanctuary built on the highest point of an elongated mountain ridge about 15 km northeast of the Kurdish town of Urfa in northern Kurdistan. The site, currently undergoing excavation by German archaeologists,and was erected by hunter-gatherers in the 10th millennium BC (ca 11,500 years ago), before the advent of sedentism. . Göbekli Tepe is the oldest human-made place of worship yet discovered. Until excavations began, a complex on this scale was not thought possible for a community so ancient...

This place is so forbidden they made the country disappear... ;)

[s3nru]

No complex under Denver Airport?

[Tangri]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.
I think you are joking. Probably you visited everywhere
Queen's bad room, Prime-minister,s resident?

[Moemers]

Anyone wanna take a hike to the Grand Canyon with me?

[Muzz]

Some more...

Secretive Russian town of Mezhgorye

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXrJoRyvekVcgXCFKmjkrC9Nvy-Abk6Yi1mZQIeSgrmziHsk_D2Q

There is a town in Russia, called Mezhgorye, which is barred to anyone, except for those believed to work at the highly secretive Mount Yamantaw site, thought by many to be either a ultra-secret research facility, or be nuclear. Founded in 1979. The town is at the foot of the mountain, the highest in the Urals, at 5,381ft, where US satellites have recorded excavation projects, on a huge scale, though repeated enquiries about the nature of operations, at this maddeningly closely watched community, have been met by bland responses, such as it being a mine of some kind, or a repository for Russian treasures, and even as somewhere for government, in case of disaster, but nobody knows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Yamantau

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_underground16.htm


The ultra secretive Room 39 of North Korea

North Korea, that most oppressive of states, is infamous for Room 39, sometimes called Bureau 39, one of the most secretive of thier organizations, dedicated to seeking methods of obtaining foreign currency for North Korea’s leader. Established in the late 1970s and described, by some in the west, as the lynchpin of the dynastic Kim family dealings. Room 39 is such a secretive institution that none are sure exactly what goes on there, though it is widely believed that ten to twenty bank accounts, in Switzerland and China, are used in illegalities such as counterfeiting, money laundering, drug smuggling and illicit weapon sales. The organization has, reportedly, 120 foreign trade companies that it operates, under the direct control of the ruling family, who obviously deny any illegal activities. Room 39 is believed to be l inside a ruling Workers’ Party building in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea, but nobody knows for sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_39


Ise Grand Shrine

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Naiku_01.JPG/175px-Naiku_01.JPG
Japan has an amazing series of over 100 shrines, known as the Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred shrine in the country. Dedicated to Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, this wondrous place has existed since 4BC, and it is thought that the main shrine contains the single, most important item in Japanese imperial history, the Naikū . This is the mirror, from Japanese mythology, which graced the hands of the first emperors of Japan. Demolished, purely to enable rebuilding, every 20 years, honoring Shinto ideas of death and rebirth, the shrine is barred to anyone but the priest or priestess, who has to a member of the Japanese imperial family Everyone else is kept away by very alert guards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ise_Grand_Shrine


These were found here - http://wakeupbd.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/7-secret-places-banned-to-the-public/

[treeman]

Hi there,
Many thanks for this thread.
I'd like to add 'Pine Gap' to the list...because nobody travels that far
into the dessert without water and an appointment, very few stories
leave that installation and only people in the know may enter.
Personally a great unknown that I wish more Australians would wake up to.
Cheers

[Tahi]

Typical,,, nothing in the UK.

I was just thinking that!

But then, what have we got?

I’m trying to think of the name of the person who walked into Buckingham Palace, made his way to the Queens bedroom and sat down for a chat!. I can’t even remember, did he ever go to prison or what?

It was Michael Fagan. Wonder why she didn't just eat him ........ :)


bahahahaha oooooohhh thanx 4 that :tsk: