10 – Aldwych Tube Station,

• A subway station active during World War II, also used as an air raid shelter and hiding place for National Gallery artworks
• In 1994 the trains stopped running and now the entire station is unused, a monument to early 1900s society with vintage tracks, an old lobby and ancient elevators
• On occasion it’s open for tours, but for 99% of the time people just break in to take photos

9 – Fort Knox,

• The location of a fortified vault building, the United States Bullion Depository located in Kentucky, used to store large portions of gold and precious items
• Today it holds 4,500 metric tons of pure gold, built inside granite walls, protected by a blast-proof door, weighing 22 tons and 21-inches tick, 30,000 soldiers patrolling with tanks, personal carriers, attack helicopters and artillery
• In order to enter you need a 10 part secret code held by 10 different people all in different locations – there’s a reason we have the saying “as impenetrable as Fort Knox”

8 – White’s Gentleman’s Club,

• Established in 1693, this is a club exclusive for British men with notable members Prince Charles, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and the British Prime Minister
• For hundreds of years, a famous betting book has seen notable figures gambling on not just sport, but political developments even during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
• Women who approach the club are always denied membership, including the model for the central character in the BBC television series and one of the best chefs during the early 1900s: Rosa Lewis

7 – Queen’s Bedroom,

• You’ll find this in Buckingham Palace, the British Queen’s official London residence first established in 1705
• Even though the place is heavily guarded, one man managed to break in and hide in the Queen’s bedroom in 1982
• To date, he’s one of the only men to see the interior without an official Royal Family invitation or building permit – and if you’re just some random shmo like me, then there’s little chance we’ll see it this lifetime

6 – Lascaux Caves (las-co),

• Located in France, one of the most important archaological finds – that of cave paintings and perfectly preserved footprints from human beings that lived tens of thousands of years ago
• Due to the fear of fungal infection from human presence, these caves have been closed to the public for some time and on rare occasions only a small group of people escorted over elevated ramps can visit for minutes at any given time
• You can learn more about it in the documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” one of the few pieces of photography allowed in the cave network

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