Top 12 Places You're Not Allowed To Visit

Founded in 1979, Mezhgorye is a closed military town in Russia that houses staff working on the highly secret Mount Yamantaw, believed to be a nuclear bunker or facility. Mount Yamantaw itself stands at 1,640 metres (5,381 ft), the highest mountain in the southern Urals. American spy satellites have picked up images of large excavation projects as recently as the late 1990s. Replying to American questions on the activity, the Russians gave a whole slew of answers including that it is a mining site, a repository for Russian treasures, a food storage area etc.. Creative!

If only walls could talk... Number 37 St. James Street in London has seen lots of history. In fact, White’s Gentlemen’s Club, the venerable establishment situated at that address, probably participated in many historical events. The oldest and most exclusive gentlemen’s club's history is sometimes clouded in controversy, sometimes racy and raffish, but always interesting. What began as teahouse serving the newly discovered chocolate in 1693, became the private and exclusive place for the British aristocracy and political class, where bets were made and deals were cut. Among its old members are the Duke of Wellington, the Regency dandy Beau Brummell, Edward VII and Winston Churchill’s son, Randolph. Prince Charles is a member. Women, however, are still excluded from the club.