My dad's gun cabinet, my mom's makeup box, my sister's underwear drawer; these are the
places I was forbidden from entering when I was a kid, and when I defied these orders
I got a huge spanking let me tell you.
Totally worth it though.
But if you were to head into some of the forbidden places on this list, you'd end up riddled
with bullets and arrows, dressed in an owl costume, or snuffed out by Vladimir Putin.
So let's find out why in our list of the five most forbidden places on the planet.
Number 5: Metro 2 Metro 2 is the codename for a purported secret
metro system which lies beneath the streets of Moscow.
Apparently built by the KGB under orders from Josef Stalin early in the 20th Century, it
is said to run parallel to the public Metro, and consist of four main lines situated between
50 and 200 metres deep, connecting important buildings such as the Kremlin, the Federal
Security Service and a mysterious underground town beneath the district of Ramenki.
US Military intelligence seemed to have confirmed Metro 2's existence with this map of the system…
…and in 1994 the urban exploration group, Diggers of the Underground Planet, claimed
to have discovered an entrance to the system.
It is suspected that Metro 2 is operation and still used today by the Ministry of Defence
and Main Directorate of Special Programmes, and while nobody in government will confirm
if Metro 2 is real, many ex-politicians, such as former advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir
Shevchenko, have admitted its existence.
Shevchenko is on record as saying that while Metro 2 was to be used as a bunker in times
of conflict, and as a method of safe travel for important leaders during peace time, today
it lies disused due to flooding and obsolete technology.
But that’s exactly what they'd want you to think, and the truth is, there could be
a whole lot more down there than just a subway system, as KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky was
once quoted as saying; "You still do not know the main KGB secret
yet: a huge underground city, a whole communications network of such facilities.
But they will not show you; they will never, of course."
Number 4: Bohemian Grove Bohemian Grove is a conspiracy theorists wet
dream, as for over a century and a half this 2,700 acre California campground has played
host to an annual summer gathering of the world's most rich and powerful leaders.
Business leaders, government officials, former Presidents and media executives are all invited,
as are any other powerful and influential people who don't fall under these categories.
But this is a strictly no tail zone, as ladies haven't been allowed to set foot upon the
grounds of the exclusive Bohemian Grove since 1928.
It is believed that business dealings are supposed to be left at the door when entering
this fancy-pants frat party, but in reality the Grove is the site of secret, underhand
negotiations between the world's most powerful men.
The Manhattan Project was famously conceived here, and it makes you wonder what other things
are occurring out of the public's gaze today.
Well, as it turns out, the answer is weird owl rituals, as Alex Jones and his cameraman
discovered when they infiltrated the Grove back in the year 2000.
But further shenanigans including human infant sacrifice, demonic summoning and organised
assassinations have apparently occurred at this mysterious off-limits event, which takes
even powerful people ten to fifteen years to gain membership.
So you schmucks ain't getting an invite anytime soon that's for sure.
Number 3: The Ghost City of Varosha In the 1970's the Cypriot city of Varosha
was one of the world's most popular tourist resorts, with its modern high-rise buildings,
fancy restaurants and swanky nightclubs attracting everyone from Presidents and Prime Ministers
through to major Hollywood film stars.
It was described as the French Riviera of Cyprus, with art and intellectual activity
flourishing in this settlement in the middle of the Mediterranean.
Until, that is, the Turkish army came and put a stop to it.
Turkey invaded Cyprus over a dispute with Greece, and today it is an island split into
Greek and Turkish regions.
This invasion caused people to flee Varosha in droves, with some families telling of pots
left boiling on the stove for dinner, never to be returned to.
At the time the city's population stood at 39,000, but today, officially, it's a big
fat zero, save for the occasional Turkish military patrol.
Fencing surrounds this abandoned ghost town and has done ever since the invasion.
Sadly, few people ever dare to enter this once magnificent place today as the Turkish
Army are under orders to shoot trespassers on site.
Photos and videos taken through the fences or inside Varosha are explicitly forbidden,
and those who have dared to venture in and take them never admit to doing so, which is
why we're allowed to steal them for this video.
Neato.
The future for Varosha remains uncertain, with talks still ongoing about a possible
resettlement of the area.
But one group who are violently opposed to such a prospect are the fearsome sea turtles,
who have been seen nesting in and around the city ever since its abandonment.
Aww.
Number 2: North Sentinel Island India's North Sentinel Island has been described
as almost like a human zoo, as here, over 72 square kilometres of island territory in
the Bay of Bengal, there exists a tribe of Stone Age people who are completely cut off
from the rest of the world, and have been for 60,000 years.
On the rare occasions outsiders have attempted to interact with the Sentinelese, either by
formal means or through shipwrecking on the island, the locals have been none too welcoming.
One or two friendly exchanges were made in the 1990's, but in 2006 two fishermen who
drunkenly landed on North Sentinel were attacked and killed in a hail of arrows.
The Sentinelese even attacked a helicopter which attempted to recover the bodies, but
rumours that the men had been cannibalised were put to rest when the locals were seen
to have buried their two victims.
At present there is a three mile excursion zone in place to protect both fisherman and
the Sentinelese, because when other tribes like this have been forced into contact with
the world, things tended to get a little nasty.
As well as exposure to new and deadly diseases, people from isolated tribes tend to go a little
nuts when they're let loose in modern society.
Alcoholism is a common problem, as is their sexual exploitation by curious perverts.
Because when a new tribe is discovered, some people's first thought is ooh, I wonder what
it's like to bang them.
But while this abuse is clearly abhorrent, perhaps a little sex ed wouldn't go amiss,
as the Sentinelese population has dwindled from 117 in the early 20th century to 39 when
it was last measured in 2011.
It'd be sad if these intriguing people were to die off, as we'd never learn of their ways,
their customs, and their ancient language, which is not understood by modern Indians
and may help us understand the origins of many other world languages.
And sure, we'd be able to rifle around in their stuff without fear of death once we
got there, but we'd have no context for it, we'd never know what they know, and their
unique perspective on the world would be lost forever.
So while nobody is allowed to go there at present, hopefully one day, we'll hit them
up for a chat.
Number 1: The Coca Cola Vault There are three recipes the world wants to
know more than anything else; the recipe for KFC, the recipe for love, and the recipe for
Coca Cola.
The first one is just a bunch of celery salt and cat grease, and the recipe for love involves
me seducing your partner using my sweet voiceover guy tones, but the recipe for Coca Cola has
been a closely guarded secret ever since its creation by Dr John Pemberton in 1886.
Now the story that the Coca Cola recipe is only ever known by two people is actually
a myth taken from an advertising campaign, but what is true is that the formula for mixing
its ingredients, which is believed to be the real secret, is written down and remains locked
inside a vault at all times, and hardly anyone in the world is allowed in for a peek.
For decades the instructions for making this delicious diabetes juice were kept inside
the vaults of the SunTrust Bank, until they were moved in 2011 to a purpose built vault
at the World of Coca Cola museum in Atlanta.
This vault now forms part of a permanent exhibit, but if you think you can take a look at this
recipe by just strolling by the guards while whistling inconspicuously think again, because
you're not allowed anywhere near the vault door, let alone inside.
Even the majority of Coca Cola's head honcho's aren't allowed in there, since the recipe
for mixing Coca Cola is now kept on a secure computer which programs mixing machinery around
the world without any human interaction needed.
But let's say you broke into the museum late at night, you'd still need the hand of a Coca
Cola executive to get past the keypad and hand scanner which controls a door made from
several feet of solid steel.
And that sounds like a lot of effort just to find a piece of paper with the words "brown
stuff, bubbles and a **** load of corn syrup" written on.
And that's our list.
Are you tempted to go visit some of these places anyway?
Good luck with that.
But for those of you who don't want to start off 2017 being 100% dead, how about watching
our video on the seven creepiest dungeons instead, because these are places you'd never
want to visit, forbidden or not.