10 Places You're Not Allowed To Visit

[@CamJamSoundInc]

I’ve gone to two of these places actually ! One stone for two birds : I did my PhD on the sanitary management during medieval pandemics, especially the bubonic plague :) as part of my research I managed to get credentials to consult a folder in the Vatican Apostolic Archives concerning the “Lazarettos” or “Pest Houses” ! Hence, one of the most famous ones is Poveglia that I’ve had the chance of visiting ! Thanks for your content Joe you’re an absolute legend :)

[@marcschaeffer1584]

That's a horrifyingly interesting subject to study...

[@miketheburns]

what's the second one? The island near Venice?

[@ronblack7870]

@@miketheburns poveglia?

[@CamJamSoundInc]

@@miketheburns yes, it was Poveglia !

[@oombaca]

@@CamJamSoundInc What was Poveglia like?

[@commieTerminator]

My father has gone very close to the sentinel island as an Indian coast guard personnel to survey if the tribe is still alive after facing a tsunami. He told that he was in a helicopter and they need to take a closer view to look for the tribe but as the helicopter descended a bit, freakin spears started flying out from the trees and one hit the helicopter's bottom (no serious damage tho) so he pulled back. A warm welcome indeed from the tribe conveying "u thought a puny tsunami can take us out huh?"

[@jg1019]

Fucking awesome. It's crazy to me that their are people essentially living in another time and another world, and they have no clue about the majority of modern technology. I wonder what they thought of the helicopter, must have been a crazy day for them. They probably will be telling legends about that for hundreds of years.

[@sternocleidosoundsgood]

@@jg1019 people have been having boats for thousands upon thousands of years. These people weren’t completely “isolated” for 60.000 years. Pretty sure they do know and understand that their neighbors have different technology. They also had contact with European colonisers, who kidnapped 6 people and 2 of them died of a disease. So they brought the other 4 back. Then they visited a couple times over some years. After that, they killed everyone who set foot on the island.

[@DungeonDragon18]

@@jg1019 They do occasionally allow anthropologists to come close to the island on boats and talk to them, so they're not completely uncontacted, they just believe (correctly) that extended contact with outsiders would be detrimental to their way of life, and chase off anyone who's not obviously an anthropologist.

[@gateauxq4604]

They apparently run on spite for the outside world. Damn.

[@MrFeli100]

@@sternocleidosoundsgood what Europe does to a man

[@OncleClara]

Joe worrying about doing too many places in one video would be too long, whereas I would happily watch a two hour long Answers with Joe video no problem.

[@philcourteney4328]

Absolutely agree! A.w.J. Playlist binge watching is very much a worthwhile past time :D

[@sunshine3914]

The algorithm prefers under 16 minutes, cause that’s the average attention span.

[@jacobrodrig8]

Its the way the algorithm for youtube works. If he makes too many long videos then it hurts his view time, not because of people not watching but because the way it adds it all together with your shorter videos. Shits stupid.

[@oliverlarosa8046]

Same

[@profoundpronoun4712]

Hear hear

[@Historical_Vagabond]

My late friend had access to the Vatican Secret Archives in the 1970's for a book on St. Francis. She said it was kind of a strange place - one day she was working on a particular volume of documents but the next day when she asked for it again she was told that it didn't exist.

[@PinataOblongata]

That's not very strange, rather like dealing with any current state bureaucracy where you never get the same story twice...

[@squirlmy]

@@PinataOblongata but, when you tell them you know the documents exist because you've seen them the day before... that kind of thing doesn't happen in Scandinavia I tell you!

[@Johncornwell103]

Maybe they actually misplaced it after she was done using it, and didn't want to admit it lol

[@mellie4174]

@@PinataOblongata typical, especially for religious officials

[@dreamyrhodes]

I really want to know why they are so serious about this... is it just for shits and giggles?

[@RichHeimlich]

Funny story: My wife and I were looking to see "unusual" places on a trip through Virginia. I searched online for such odd places and found a website that hyped the best spy museum in the country called the CIA Spy Museum. They showed pictures of artifacts and listed hours and such. It has a Facebook page. So we drove there and when we got to the address we ended up at the CIA at gates that were entirely empty. Hmm. Next door there were other gates for a neighboring building and we asked the attendant there. She said, "Oh, you've come to the wrong entrance. Just go ....." and gave us the correct directions to the right entrance. We followed those and there was the ominous sign saying that it was off-limits if you go straight, but visitors should stay right. This is the CIA so we obviously stayed right. We got to what looked like a ticket kiosk and I rolled down my window and after a few long moments a voice said, "What are you doing here?" I said, "We're here to see the Spy Museum which we read about on this website." (Yeah, I know, at this point we sound batty, but in for a penny, in for a pound, right?) The silence returned and then, after about a minute he came back and said, "Please drive directly forward to the officer on the right by the pylons. Do not drive anywhere else." Uh, okay. So we drove forward and it was then we noticed a lot of firepower trained on us from various locations and as we moved towards the pylons new round barriers came out of the ground and trapped our car in the spot it was in. A heavily armed officer came up and asked us again why we were there. We explained everything. They had us open all our windows, give them ID, explain again and again and again. Then more officers showed up in more gear and walked all around the car including looking under it with mirrors (uh oh). Finally the baddest-ass woman officer I've ever seen came out and started the whole process again, but she seemed to understand. We explained exactly how we found the location and how it was presented as a tourist spot. She told us not to move and then went off. While we were in the car, alone, we talked about how incredible this all was and how screwed we were by this website entry. It was just another "unusual" place to visit in Virgina, literally, like #6 on a list of 30, or something similar. So then the woman officer returned and as she was explaining the situation she clearly referenced elements of the conversations my wife and I had while alone in the car. Obviously they had acoustic mics aimed at the car and heard everything. Cool. She then mentioned my being a vet and said they had quickly verified my story and let me know, to my TOTAL SHOCK, that they'd actually been trying to get that website to stop listing the museum as an attraction. It turns out it IS a thing and IS there, but it's JUST for select CIA employees. She also made two final points CRYSTAL clear. 1. Never, EVER return there again, that they certainly were recording this transgression and this was our single mistaken foray. 2. As we drove out follow the path she described to the absolute last detail without wavering in any way, shape or form. We did exactly that. As we left, we realized that, in the end, we actually had likely experienced a better story than if we had just gotten into the museum. So, do NOT go there. We contacted the website after our experience and pleaded with them to make changes and they finally amended the entry to point out that you're not allowed there and can get into serious trouble if you show up.

[@Splucked]

Helluva story.

[@annemariebuckley4551]

Wow. What a great story for the Grandkids tho! I really enjoyed reading that!

[@buffster948]

Wow! What a story. I hope they can make a front facing museum in that area that would be safe and suitable for tourists, if they can't get the information taken down of the net. Sounds fascinating but I totally appreciate that they wouldn't want people prying into their affairs too closely!

[@kamackmac]

@Thefan I thought the same thing! As I was reading I was like "woah, they really go all out for the tourist experience, huh?" As it went on, though, I realized that it was a liiiiittle much.

[@PeterPeh]

since your last name means "secretly" in german, you would've probably been a perfect select candidate for a CIA museum lol

[@Zappygunshot]

The use of a "keep out" sign isn't in stopping people getting in, it's stopping them suing you when they inevitably hurt themselves.

[@_D_P_]

Or when they get 2nd amendmented.

[@KaspYAR]

​@@_D_P_ *in the USA, other countries have constitutions with different amendments

[@commander31able60]

"stalkers" (urban explorers) have found many of Metro-2s tunnels. these exist in other cities in Russia as well, notably in Samara where it's a museum.

[@commander31able60]

@Thefan movie, game and books. I'm pretty sure that's why they call themselves that.

[@roughdude6575]

cheeki breeki

[@paradise_valley]

Any channels you recommend to watch this stuff? Some lesser known stuff too?

[@commander31able60]

@@paradise_valley none that I can name - it’s been some time since I saw videos about.

[@paradise_valley]

@@commander31able60 yeah most videos are staged and don’t resemble urban exploring outside of the small few channels I already know

[@lauramuse910]

I have a friend who has a PHD in history and has been to the Vatican archives. There was a particular letter he wanted to see and he had to apply for permission, there was a process he had to go through, and he was only allowed to see that one thing. He said it was cool.

[@knightwalkr]

Guy I went to school with is an archivist for the Catholic Church and got to work there for a while. There are places the clergy archivist aren’t allowed to go to. Everyone who works in the archives is compartmentalized in the areas they are allowed to access. I think he said up until like the 50s archivists had to memorized the names of every book and document in their area.

[@raylouis7013]

@@knightwalkr one of my Aunts is a Vatican Lawyer - she's been in there several times to look at legal precedent papers. She said the controls aren't that much tighter than archives of other places of a similar age that she has accessed. The amount you can access apparently depends on the availability of the archivists to escort and supervise you.

[@dreamyrhodes]

Why are they so serious about this? Just for shits and giggles?

[@rustomkanishka]

Ah, if only he were a little boy, I'm sure they'd have shown him many treasures.

[@renerpho]

I've been to Lascaux II. I know, it's not the "real thing", but still a cool place to visit. The reconstruction is very well done!

[@Mark13091961]

Agree

[@mopsman]

I went there too. They were promoting Lascaux 3. Besides another copy of the original cave it will include miles of smaller caves that branch off of the original.

[@kitesupreme8907]

How would you know if you've never been there

[@germansnowman]

@@kitesupreme8907 There are photos of the original, scientists are still allowed in, and the copy was made with an accuracy of several millimeters.

[@Drakoak]

@@kitesupreme8907 I came to say the same thing lol it could be a shitty reconstruction

[@darthtaterhater]

Hey Joe, long time lurker on your channel. I'm an urban explorer and have paid a visit to North Brother (outside of the protected bird season if you were worried.) Many of the historic hospital buildings are extremely beautiful but dear god are they dangerous to navigate. My foot went through the floor a couple of times and many of the stairwells and floors are partially collapsed. The island is also covered in poison ivy. You also have to contend with the proximity to Rikers, which is a few hundred meters away, and occasional NYPD patrols.

[@squirlmy]

I've explored a couple of closed mental hospitals, but my worry over particulates in the air, specifically from bird and bat droppings, discouraged me from further exploration. Ventilation wasn't too good and some rooms just stunk to high heaven. Make sure you're masked or have some breathing filter when visiting these places, even when there's little structural worries.

[@Lionslycer]

I'm also an urban explorer and I swear, I'm not full of shit.

[@v.3314-t1w]

@@squirlmy Always wear a fitted ventilator when exploring buildings like that. I also wear safety glasses just to protect my eyes, and gloves to protect my hands. Asbestos is usually everywhere in those buildings.

[@rd6416]

Lascaux cave is relatively recent when compared to the cave paintings that were found at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia. The sacred site in Western Australia showed 46,000 years of continual occupation and provided a 4,000-year-old genetic link to present-day traditional owners has recently been destroyed by Australia most corrupt government for the expansion of an iron ore mine. Sad.

[@FuriousImp]

That's sad yes

[@ronburgendy6999]

Hate to break it to you they are all corrupt. You either trust em or know the history.

[@Phlosioneer]

I just looked that up, that is truly awful.

[@ericrobertson9993]

Do we elect leaders who deny themselves?

[@chuckygobyebye]

Yep, Rio Tinto blew it up so they could dig up more ore to send to China. Ain't life grand.

[@raylea72]

I definitely vote for an in-depth series about off-limits places. Maybe not straight through but, once a month or something? A deep dive into a few similar places...either here or over on Nebula would work!!!

[@GenLiu]

I'm French with a father born in the Dordogne department so, I've been to the Lascaux cave when I was a kid. I just learned much later that it wasn't the real thing and was quite disappointed about it but from what I recall, even the replicas of the cave are worth the look. In fact, the Dordogne is a beautiful department.

[@Ozuhananas]

Went there as a kid too, the replica is great. The other stuff around the museum is quite cool too !

[@katevgrady]

I'm not religious, but imagining standing seeing Lascaux, a place so important to anthropology, art, sociology, and so many other subjects, is just moving. It's a testament to humanity on a timescale that we can barely fathom, and it's beautiful.

[@jeremyd1869]

Hard to believe these cave paintings were ancient when Otzi lived.

[@Lionslycer]

It must feel like taking a huge huff of duster and staring at a grocery store coupon. Just absolute loss of the ability to tell amazement from fear, and both are indistinguishable from one another in a brief moment. Almost like the harrowing of your birth as a human; you can never recall the moment, but the moment is burned into your psyche.

[@violet7773]

... Why would religion come into it? There are Christians who don't believe the earth is 17000 years old, what appreciation would they have for Lascaux?

[@Daedalussy]

​@@violet7773There's more religions than just Christianity yk

[@stardustluvsu3162]

I love the guest stars and podcast clips but it feels like forever since we've had a genuine answers with Joe video and I'm really happy you're back in action

[@OncleClara]

I love both and you’re right it’s so nice to have a mixture of them.

[@raystewart3648]

Agreed

[@nenmaster5218]

IMAGINE Scientific Integrity and Basic-Human-Compassion making Joe'''''go political''' (in 500 Quatationmarks) and say out loud: 'Conservatives spew bullfluff and Transgender is NOT abnormal or a Disease in any Way. Being not Straight overall is totally part of Nature, ALL of Science and nothing less than ALL of Science knows that." Can you imagine being so ''''''''''''politicallll'''''' to take a Stance against Pseudoscience being Weaponized? Can you imagine siding with the Opressed and with Science WHEN it means to oppose the big, scary (edgy) Ben Shapiro?

[@Stardust_Lily]

I'm so dumb I was sitting here thinking 'Answers with Joe Video' was another video type he did, and that Joe Video was a guest or something, and I just couldn't find the vids with him

[@CharlesBosse]

As a former transit worker, there are definitely more tunnels than are used in any city with a rail transit system and likely tunnels people have forgotten about in most larger/older cities, and that doesn't even include "unofficial" tunnels. Also, it's almost certain that if you live in a place with a transit system with a base of operations larger than a dentist office, there is a "bunker" that can be used for operations in/after disasters.

[@An-Islander]

I've been to Stalin's secret bunker in Moscow, which is basically four parallel metro tunnels with a command center, living quarters, life support systems etc. It was built during the construction of the Moscow metro using the same technology and was so secret that even the workers thought they were just building the metro. The bunker had tunnel systems linking it to the main metro and we could hear trains zooming by, but the tour guide said nothing of Metro II

[@romanmorozov6974]

Was that bunker 42 by any chance?

[@An-Islander]

@@romanmorozov6974 Correcto! Also remembered that the Soviet military top brass used the command center during the Cuban missile crisis

[@amehak1922]

He had a policy not to be bothered for any reason in the morning. One day, he never came out of the room and the people were too scared to go in his bedroom. Finally one of them went in around sunset, Stalin was in his bed drooling, he had a stroke. A doctor was called in but it was too late by then. He was sent to a hospital and died there 2 days later. He could have survived had he been treated sooner.

[@jamesmurray9602]

@@amehak1922 Thank goodness for fear then.

[@danevertt3210]

@claura no

[@TheReykjavik]

I think the main purpose of "keep out" signs is a liability shield. If you put up a fence and a sign that says "danger keep out", anyone who goes into the area and hurts themselves is going to have a lot harder time suing you than if you didn't put up the sign.

[@nerfherder33]

You know how I know you make some of the best content ever Joe? Because no matter how long or short your videos are, they're always over way too fast. They say time speeds up when you're having fun and I have so much fun when you're teaching all of us schlubs! 😁

[@lilaliengirl4834]

I agree!

[@StrangeTerror]

I really wish you would've said subs... my BDSM joke would work...

[@PoochieCollins]

@@StrangeTerror ROFL

[@Baachus2012]

Several years ago, when Ghost Hunters was big and they branched off with a second show, Ghost Hunters International, their team went to Poveglia. They covered the history about the Bubonic Plague bodies being cremated on the island and about the sadistic doctor that tortured patients. If anyone is into that sort of thing, you can get a glimpse inside by watching that episode, whether you believe in the paranormal or not or the show's integrity.

[@harumskarum3481]

Ghost adventures went there as well.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

You can't get to Moscow's Metro 2 but you can get to see the city beneath the city of Helsinki. Basically a complex of large interconnected bomb shelters with room for about 800,000 people. If you look into Finnish civil defence/bomb shelters you will find facilities that will amaze you. And the city beneath Helsinki is SO much more than a simple bomb shelter.

[@blammela]

That is a ridiculous number of people To be able to bunker house underground !!!

[@scvcebc]

@@blammela Finland has the capacity to protect its entire population in a nuclear attack.

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

800k people underground? Maybe in a cemetery…..

[@ketchup016]

Is it all still maintained, though?

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

@@ketchup016 Maintained and expanding. Did you not see the public activities those spaces are used for while the bombs are not falling? The CNN video probably gives them the best coverage.

[@ryanm9566]

I've explored an abandoned TB hospital before, there's a surprising amount of them around the country. We walked through the ruins of the wards and under the giant chimney of the incinerator room. It was at night and we weren't supposed to be there but it was less spooky and exciting than we were hoping for. There wasn't much to see but crumbling concrete and brick, and a sad reminder of all the people that died there.

[@Thelonghead]

Im gonna mention that Chau tried THREE times to go to the island. The first time was met with hostility, second time the islanders were actually baffled at this man for coming back. Chau even wrote in a letter stating that they laughed at him. When he tried to give them gifts, a boy shot a metal arrow at him and it pierced the bible Chau was holding to his chest. The third time, he told the fisherman that took him there to just leave. The next the fishermen came back to see the islanders dragging Chau’s body around, and then later it was left laying on the beach. Before he left for his trip he told people that the island was “the devils last stronghold.”

[@Skull-Render]

I've never been to any of these locations (not surprising) but I once did hear an interesting story regarding Surtsey island. During one scientific visit to the island a new plant was discovered growing, it was a tomato plant. After investigating the plant, it was discovered that the plant was growing out of human excrement. A researcher who had previously visited the island had eaten something containing tomato (and its seeds) and then had needed to relieve themselves. They had unwittingly introduced the plant by leaving a dookie.

[@sambmackenzie]

Do you have a source for this? It seems unlikely that researchers wanting to observe complete natural evolution on a new island would make such a careless mistake.

[@krashd]

@@sambmackenzie "Professor Klang, how long before we leave the third planet and return home to Mars? It's just that one of my research assistants was eating on the surface and they screwed up, they might have contaminated the planet. They were eating a bowl of primordial soup and it slid off their knee."

[@Abby-yc7tt]

Humans ALWAYS make stupid mistakes, so that seems plausible. But, in essance, isn't that natures way to regenerate itself. It's a catch 22 I guess.

[@gateauxq4604]

Like it or not humans are part of nature too 🤷‍♂️

[@Abby-yc7tt]

@@gateauxq4604 Yes, we are an invasive species.

[@PaddyMcMe]

That's insane. Imagine your ship capsizing in the Bay of Bengal or the Andaman Sea, somehow surviving the event with another person and then miraculously drifting to an island and using what little strength you had left, no doubt cold and sunburnt and exhausted, to somehow reach the beautiful beach front of the island! Thanking the heavens for your extraordinary salvation to land!... Only then for a group of half naked men to show up and straight up murdering you with their spears!! ... Like seriously WTF! That's nuts! That's even worse than just dying at sea because from the moment they spotted the island and the whole time they managed to get onto it they allowed in themselves a sense of hope and elation at the prospect of their salvation, only for it to be snuffed out by a most unpredictable and seemingly cruel twist.

[@stevethompson988]

I wish you would have mentioned the trivial fact about Picasso. Upon entering the Lascaux Caves he simply stated, as far as art was concerned, “We have ‘invented’ nothing.” (Credit edit to wakankinyan)

[@wakankinyan]

We have invented nothing

[@stevethompson988]

@@wakankinyan Excellent correction. I’ll edit my comment.

[@francinesmith1889]

Taking Picasso’s statement at face value, I have to disagree but that makes me wonder if he meant something more that I’m not getting. I’m not an artist or an art connoisseur so… 🤷‍♀️

[@KarryKarryKarry]

@@francinesmith1889 Pablo Picasso was quite famous for fathering different art styles and movements. Cubism, Surrealism etc. Basically the whole 20th century was him inventing new styles and expressions, with everyone in the art world praising him and telling him he was a genius making “new impressions” every 10 years or so.

[@squirlmy]

That sounds more like a typical Dali quote. And it's very Surrealist (and Dada-ist!) to misattribute such quotes, I recommend doing so! -André Breton

[@sussekind9717]

Although not mentioned here, one time when I was 7 years old, a friend of mine and I jumped over the wall into the White Sands Missile Range and monitoring facility. Entering a supposedly secure and heavily restricted area (although we had no problem getting in), and further into a underground bunker. I remember it looking much like the movies, with computer panels, control rooms, etc. I went up to one man, who turned out to be a two star general, and tugged on his pants leg, and asked, "Hey, Uncle, what are you guys doing down here?" Yeah, the SP's returned me back home in an Army Jeep, with armed escorts. My aunt, who took care of me at the time, got a big chewing out by the officials. which, in turn, got us grounded for a week + 3 dinners without dessert. No sense of humor, those military types (my aunt wasn't much better about the whole thing).

[@3lolie]

Brazilian here, the snake island is pronounced, "yilia D K mada Gran D" "Ilha de queimada grande" literary means (island from big fire) portuguese has some similarities with spanish but our accent is totally different.

[@Nilguiri]

As somebody who is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish, I cringed hard at his attempt at pronouncing ilha de queimada grande, just as I cringed when Americans tried and failed to say Camille Vásquez's name. Vass kwezz. Uff! Saúde

[@jonnyohiggins6969]

@@Nilguiri Side note; I read Vásquez as "Vas-kez" Aliens yo.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

I bet your pronunciation is different after being bitten by a Golden Lancehead...

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

But that's not all, ANOTHER haunted island around the Bronx is the nearby Hart Island located to the east of City Island. It housed a Civil War prison camp, tuberculosis sanatorium, a jail, a homeless shelter, a drug rehabilitation center, and a potter's field for mass burials (which back in 2020 the city used to temporarily bury pandemic victims because mortuaries were at capacity). And during the Cold War, it housed Nike defense missiles. So yeah, the island was used for a lot of stuff. The remains of ONE MILLION people are on the island, and simply because of the fact it's been used for such, the NYC Department of Correction (who owns the island) restricts visits unless you're the family of a loved one buried there but you must request a visit a month ahead of time.

[@Riomojo]

You forgot about the Singapore passport. All 196 countries accept it without needing a Visa because of its control checkpoint of global trade and every country wants to maintain best relations

[@mario27171]

According to Henley Passport Index the Singapore passport allows travel to 196 of 227 countries and territories, the same as the Japanese passport. Next are Germany, South Korea, Finland, Italy, ..., the United Arab Emirates passport is not in the Top 30. The Arton Capital Passport Index 1:50 is a different list, with UAE passport as number one and the Singapore passport much lower on the list. Why these two list are so different, who knows.

[@madmattdigs9518]

Ok, this is a problem. I hope Joe can look into this discrepancy and clarify this one. It doesn’t matter that before this video I couldn’t care less about passports… now it’s going to bother me! I need to know the *real* truth.

[@paulhaynes8045]

@@mario27171 a YT channel gets something wrong? Surely not...

[@mario27171]

@@madmattdigs9518 London based "Henley & Partners" and Montreal based "Arton Capital" are both making their money with immigrant investor programs, meaning they are selling passports. Arton Capital calls it "Global Citizenship".

[@fajaradi1223]

@@paulhaynes8045 Yeah, especially those FE channel. They couldn't be wrong. Right? Right?

[@Romacitta]

I love your videos, Joe. But this was one of the best ever. We all want to know about places like these. What could be more fascinating? Maybe you should choose another 10 or even just one and give it more time.

[@ericnelson4540]

The one that surprised me was Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. It has been deemed a nature preserve and access is extremely limited. Much of the Island chains West of Hawaii are similarly restricted to access.

[@Bacopa68]

Until recently visiting Bikini Atoll was banned. The Marshall Islands govt. started allowing limited travel there a few years ago. It's not so much the radiation that's the problem. They just don't want people gawking at little town under the sea. What I'm trying to say is that Spongebob was a documentary.

[@rustomkanishka]

A certain Japanese fishing vessel was out hunting for tuna, well outside the blast radius of the Bikini tests but got hit with a lot of the radioactive waste. They came home and were covered in radioactive burns. No one was supposed to talk about this though due to censorship rules. So, an allegory for nuclear weapons was created, namely of a giant monster from the deep who comes out and destroys cities. Godzilla in English. The monster now just stands in for whatever threatens humanity.

[@Dorff_Meister]

Mr. Ballen has an excellent series of YT videos where he tells dark, interesting, and true stories about people going in places they shouldn't be.

[@Nefville]

Joe & Co, you guys are killing it lately, one hit after another. Congrats on that, I remember when you hit 1 million subs, took YEARS, I know I have been around for a while and you're already at 1.4ish. Great work.

[@socalcol1]

Yes please, more fun videos like this. This reminds me of your early video release schedule where you had irreverent topics on Thursday and science on Monday. Please do videos like this!

[@osirousfrost85]

Not really an answer to the question you asked us, but I suppose it's relevant. The drowned ruins of Thonis/Heraclion off the coast of Egypt would be at the top of my list of places I'd like to visit; if only they allowed recreational diving. And I weren't terrified of deep water. Thanks, Titanic.

[@Wodz30]

Mate...it's Egypt. You can do virtually anything you want for a price. It is technically illegal to swim in the Nile in Cairo and Luxor but locals do it anyway. There are many temples and rooms closed to the public that get opened since everyone accepts bribes. You can even illegally climb any pyramid. If you are willing to deal with the consequences......which....usually just involves a bribe. I have been to Egypt many times. It certainly sounds like you have not been there lol. Your justified fear of deep water is the only real problem here :) If you ever make your way to Alexandria.. make your way underground ;)

[@osirousfrost85]

@@Wodz30 no, unfortunately I have never even left the States... But I plan on making several trips put to that corner of the world, I just have a lot I need to learn (and a lot of money to save) before I finally make my way out there, obviously lol. I appreciate the advice, tho! Now I just need to set bribe money aside along with the scuba rental money and the cost of therapy to deal with the trauma

[@krashd]

@@Wodz30 "You like scary mummy tomb with many curses, yes? 500 dollars! Bring snacks and spade!"

[@elizabethbathory6144]

Interesting, there is also a Heraklion in Greece in the Mediterranean. Heraklion, also known as Iraklio, is a port city and the capital of the Greek island of Crete. It’s known for the Palace of Knossos, the legend of the Minotaur, just outside the city. The huge archaeological site dates back thousands of years to the Minoan civilization, and includes frescoes and baths.

[@johnburr9463]

I LOVE the fact that Antarctica wasn't even mentioned once. It could have been mentioned in the exclusions because you can go there, but a Joe exercised great restraint and annoyed flat-earthers everywhere. Thumbs up, Joe!

[@scvcebc]

Tourists can still go to Antarctica, although some environmentalists want that banned. A friend of mine really wanted to visit there, but she didn't have the money for the typical tourist cruise, so when she retired, she applied to work there. She got a job with a contract company to work in the kitchen at McMurdo Station during their summer season. The pay was minimal, but it included transportation, housing and meals! She was stuck there for months, but during her free time, she read a lot and attended interesting science lectures given by some of the researchers. There was a lot of pre-trip safety training, but after she arrived, she was allowed to explore on her own during her free time, but had to always fill out a plan of where she was going, and always carry a radio. Her job was serving food to the small army of construction workers who seasonally work the Antarctic summer, then work the Arctic summer. Polar construction work is a high paying specialty, but is a lot more difficult and more dangerous than slinging hash at the mess hall!

[@antonzanki8398]

Hey Joe. Perhaps consider a vid on the most endangered tourist destinations in the world. I’ve been to (through) several glaciers that were endangered then and surely changed since. Also of course so many historic sites destroyed by zealots threatened by history. Consider also the most dangerous tourist destinations with some accompanying stories of horror.

[@boathousejoed9005]

That kid Drew Binsky has a travel channel and did something like that recently.Mostly African countries.

[@jeremyd1869]

Excellent suggestion! Joe would definitely make it worthwhile.

[@rhonafenwick5643]

Your mention of historical sites reminded me, I was fortunate enough to tour through parts of Syria in 2009, including historic Damascus, Ma'aloula, and Palmyra. Palmyra in particular was simply gorgeous, and the Temple of Baal was one of the most impressive sights I've ever seen; honestly, I actually found it more awe-inspiring than the Athenian Acropolis. Sadly, nobody else will get to experience the same awe: ISIS blew up the Temple and many other ancient buildings in 2015 during their rampage through Palmyra (and as though that weren't bad enough, they also beheaded Palmyra's long-serving head of antiquities, Khaled Al-Asaad, for being an "apostate" and "idolater").

[@antonzanki8398]

@@rhonafenwick5643 - Precisely what I’m referring too.

[@antonzanki8398]

@@jeremyd1869 - They can’t help but get a sh$t ton of views for him.

[@GregorShapiro]

I've been to Lascaux in 1961 (I was nine years old) Our family spent a year in France (my father was teaching at the Sorbonne that year) and we went to the Dordogne and did see Lascaux and some other Neolithic caves.

[@thekittyqueen3495]

I watched a documentary on Curiosity Stream about The construction of Lascaux II. it is fascinating. I learned a lot about the Painting techniques used by the prehistoric artists. That would be my first choice,if I could visit. Thankyou Joe Scott, for recommending Curiosity Stream….I love it!

[@adamevans8111]

Poveglia ( Po - veh - lee - ah) is incredibly beautiful. I'm fortunate enough to live in Venice, so I've spend many a wonderful day/evening out there, even had a birthday party on the island. Haven't seen any ghosts up to today. You have to get there by private boat, so it's basically inaccessible for tourists. But if you've got friends in Venice with a boat, you'll find people out there basically every weekend having a bbq.

[@jeremyd1869]

Wow, you're very lucky to live in such a fascinating city with a rich history and culture.

[@CAMacKenzie]

Since it was open to the public until 1963, Lascaux Cave is the one most likely to have been seen by any given individual, at least, given that they were 59 years or older now. I'm 71, and would have been 12 or 13 when it was closed, but, since I hadn't been to France as of 1963, I missed my chance to see the real thing. Damn!

[@ludovica8221]

My dad went there in 1974 (professionally. not as a tourist, through his job as a museum curator)

[@erikn.7540]

There are other caves filled with original paintings you can visit near Lascaux Cave, such as Font de Gaume (which I was able to see myself in 2011).

[@mallorieluciano6009]

I'm currently in the hospital with covid and ulcerative colitis complications, so I'm not allowed to visit the hospital bathroom. Your voice is super relaxing. I appreciate this content during this stressful time for me.

[@wolfiemuse]

I REALLY like this list style videos. I don’t care what the topic is - do more of these! And whichever ones you’re most interested in, do a deep dive on it the following week or however long it takes to research it!!!

[@LordPhobos6502]

North Sentinel Island - to be honest, that missionary was an invader. They defended their land.

[@Nikkibov81]

I've read that even his parents were adamant that no attempts to recover his body be made. They thought he was very, very wrong to go there

[@Voxdalian]

A friend of mine has been on the assylum island in Venice and says she has been afraid of abandoned buildings ever since. And a professor of mine at university has been in both the Lasco caves and the Vatican archives. Though he was always very down-to-earth about it. So personally: 0/10, but people I know: 3/10.

[@strangelic4234]

Usually I don't point out spelling mistakes outside of my job but I feel compelled to mention that if you search the web for 'assylum', you might not find what you expect.

[@Voxdalian]

@@strangelic4234 Nice. Sorry about that, I would play the "not native" card, but I have been using English long enough for this not to happen. So yup, that was an embarrasing error. Thanks for correcting. :)

[@dpaxeco]

6 degrees of separation :D

[@williamangliss5063]

I have a little rule that if I watch at least three of someone's videos that I'm not subscribed to, I subscribe to them. Thanks for the good content man, heres a new subscriber

[@siamsurf]

Reminds me of a sign saying: "No trespassing! Violators will be shot! Survivors will be shot again!", all I was thinking is: "How do I get in without getting shot?"

[@erichahn5665]

I've been to Club 33, LOL. One of my customers, when I worked in Southern CA, was a member. He got me, my wife and two of my visiting in-laws in. It's really just a restaurant in Pirates of the Caribbean with an entrance through an unmarked door, except for a "33", around the corner. It has a really cool old style elevator when you walk in. It is unique, inasmuch as it is the only place in Disneyland that serves alcohol.

[@michaelfink64]

Hi Joe, I thought this list would include the Svalbard world seed vault. Another site that used to be open to visitors but is now closed is Whakaari/White Island in New Zealand. This is an active volcano and it erupted in 2019, killing 22 tourists.

[@surrealistgirlx]

He has a separate video on White Island.

[@firewalk27]

Me, someone who got so excited finding a garter snake colony I talked about it for weeks, now hearing about snake island: if I die on snake island just know it’s what I wanted.

[@20th_century_Ghost]

19 seconds in and it's already awesome with two of the funniest South Park scenes and a RAGE Against The Machine clip. 😉👍

[@Sicwitit_Squad]

Just found this show recently. Quickly becoming one of my favorite shows on KZbin.

[@HicSvntDracones]

From my recollection, Chow wasn't "immediately murdered", he got shot at with arrows while trying to give them "paperclips" as a present... I have no idea what people with no access to PAPER are going to do with paperclips... anyways he swam like a mile back to the boat.... then decided to have another go. Might even have been 3 attempts, but he was warned away by the actual Sentinelese themselves and even wounded during that warning... and yet he freely chose to return again. This incident was quite odd and different from the other encounters, where they didn't give a warning, granted the 2 fishermen killed were thieves.... again, just my recollection, don't have time nor interest in looking this all up again, so definitely fact check it before trusting my memory.

[@andoletube]

He knew he was going to be killed. He wanted to die a martyr.

[@HicSvntDracones]

@@andoletube Regardless, just wanted to note that they didn't just up and instantly murder him as soon as he showed up, he was unwelcomed, they asked him to leave (with arrows, much easier to understand than words) which he did, but then chose to return. With all the misinformation in the world, just wanted to clarify the whole thing.

[@andoletube]

@@HicSvntDracones Then, more specifically, he knew if he persisted with his efforts, he would get himself killed.

[@HicSvntDracones]

@@andoletube So? Whether he wanted to get killed or not is irrelevant... just pointing out this wasn't an immediate thing, it took multiple attempts before they finally killed him.. in the video Joe said they immediately killed him.. they didn't, he came back several times before they did.

[@andoletube]

​@@HicSvntDracones My original comment to you wasn't to challenge anything you said, only to add a comment regarding John Chau's state of mind in going there. You're looking for fights where people are agreeing with you.

[@jopoveromo1054]

I’ve been to similar abandoned places that are illegal to go to, similar to brothers island, all on Long Island, mainly kings park, abandoned buildings or houses, and dug out an abandoned military building that someone really didn’t want anyone to get into.

[@garychisholm2174]

I think the Sentinelese sound fascinating. Their DNA would be a treasure trove!! So isolated for so long.

[@travismassingale7801]

Trips me out that some young kid hasn't rebelled against this way of life and tried to escape, and give us a inside to the people on this island.

[@It-b-Blair]

Yes, the dna would be interesting to study, yet the way I read that it seems fringing on commodifying another indigenous peoples…. 😬

[@It-b-Blair]

@@travismassingale7801 I wonder what their perspective of the shape of the earth/universe is even… what beliefs do they have that shape they’re society? They’re clearly ok with killing people…

[@garychisholm2174]

@@It-b-Blair An excellent point, very 19th century of me. My formal apologies to all non-technological indigenous peoples everywhere. (...the irony of that post is beautiful)

[@timg2727]

@@travismassingale7801 that young kid would be killed the second he stepped foot on the island. Probably even before he made it to land, actually.

[@mizomint4197]

You don't need to go to the Vatican library. They have an official website that's part of a project they've been working on for years now. They make super high definition scans of items in the library and upload them for everyone to see. Though much of it isn't exactly in English.

[@ryan.hanthorn]

Just one episode, can you do the opening spin but play the sound effect on loop and keep spinning round and round like a crazy person a few times then stop suddenly and proceed as normal?

[@johndraper7677]

I got to within about 30’ of the Chapel of the Ark in Axsum, Ethiopia. I tried to walk all the way to the fence, but suddenly a guy came out of nowhere and grabbed my arm and shook his finger at me. The Ethiopian pilgrims could pray at the fence, but that was close enough for a foreigner. It’s a stunning place!

[@DaveTexas]

Good thing you left out Club 33 at Disneyland. I’ve been there, so it wouldn’t be a place that qualifies as somewhere I "can’t go." I knew someone who worked for someone with a membership. Best Disney meal I’ve ever had - with a really fantastic bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. 20 years ago, that was a BIG deal since they didn’t sell alcohol in Disneyland park. Now I just have to find someone to get me into all the Club 33s at WDW...

[@elizabethbathory6144]

Why does that sound like an 'unsavoury' adult club? ...

[@indirarimkeit6644]

Hi Joe, I was one of the people who went into the Lascaut caves in the 60s. It really was impressively beautiful.

[@inthetraffic]

I didn’t go to work yesterday. I thought it was Monday, but there was no video, so it couldn’t have been. Boy, I can’t wait to see everyone at work today! Happy Monday guys!

[@babbaracos]

Yes please Joe, I want more in depth video's about these and other restricted area's! Thank you for all that you do for us! Love your content!

[@SymphonicConvergence]

Man north sentinel isle is going to be a big humanitarian crisis once sea levels rise

[@hunnitmanjuuve2404]

North Sentinel Island not West but I agree

[@stoneymacaroni]

I know you couldn't do it bc of transmitted diseases but imagine just rolling a tank on the shores of sentinel Island just so they couldn't kill you before you started talking haha I wonder what they would think

[@weirdfish1216]

i like how you ask questions at the end and throughout your videos. great for fun comments and also engagement lol

[@jackvalior]

7:20 Super interesting. What do those snakes eat then? I know snake can go on quite a while without food but if almost no birds go there, wouldnt the population of the snakes drop drastically?

[@1WillyK]

That's a really good question. Maybe you should go there to conduct a little research.

[@stoneymacaroni]

Probably the other snakes I would imagine

[@stoneymacaroni]

@@1WillyK outta pocket haha

[@MsPoliteRants]

Many snakes eat other snakes. The example at the top of my head is king snakes.

[@It-b-Blair]

Snakes swim well too, so; fish, rodents, smaller sneks, eggs, amphibians… don’t think they eat bugs but there might be an undiscovered endemic species 🤷‍♂️😸

[@DKforever24]

12:20 Wouldn't you like to know fedboi

[@dizzytitan8481]

Wondering what happened to both sentinel Island during the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. I was in Jamaica and I'm still convinced the waves we were getting there were so high because of the tsunami.

[@rolypoly4920]

If I remember correctly, the Indian government sent a plane/helicopter over the island to check on them, and they saw at least some of them alive.

[@maxluthor6800]

@@rolypoly4920 who cares if they're still alive, mfs keep trying to kill us

[@OneLeatherBoot]

@@rolypoly4920 Well, considering they killed the dude in 2018 I'd hazard a guess that a few survived the 2004 Tsunami.

[@PhilMasters]

As I recall, they were pleased to see that the Sentinelese had survived, but so did a bunch of low-tech people on similar islands that are in contact with the outside world. It turns out that those communities have very clear oral traditions that say “when the birds all start flying inland and the sea draws back a way, make for the high ground” or words to that effect. Serious tsunamis evidently happen just often enough that a community can learn this stuff.

[@collective_hallucination]

The best fact about Surtsey Island is that free-spirited bathroom usage by a scientist led to a surprise tomato plant growing on the island. (It was later destroyed.)

[@tjnak]

4:22 is it murder to dispatch an invader? Murder is the unlawful act of killing a human.

[@sadmermaid]

Yeah, he had it coming and imo it wasn't undeserved. 3 times he tried, because people who have been living just fine for thousands of years just apparently really need jesus.

[@paulhaynes8045]

Ask Putin.

[@tjnak]

@@paulhaynes8045 I was asking Joe

[@TONKATRUCKTONY]

Bro I’ve been watching your content for years and those first few clips of South Park and Rage just shows how cool you are

[@GoodWoIf]

There must be a good top 10 list in forbidden places like Metro 2, where the items are assumed or probably real but aren't definitely known to be real.

[@historianswag8517]

I was on mission work in Ethiopia and was able to see the building that houses the "ark of the covenant". The gentleman at the gate was very kind and allowed us to take pictures of the building itself but of course we were not permitted to enter or to speak with the priest that is appointed to guard over it. The building is just kind of in the middle of nowhere, as is most of Axum. If you go, be sure and see the Obelisk, which is way more impressive, and the ruins of Dungur. It is hard to get to, as you either have to fly in from Addis Ababa or take a bus (do not recommend this option). It is worth the trip, and the parade of the ark (obviously a replica, not the one housed inside) is a cool thing to see.

[@Kieranmarsden19]

Thanks Joe for stimulating and entertaining my mind during my dinner break 👌keep em coming :)

[@peggyporter2135]

This was fascinating. Not too long at all. I vote for the long videos. Thank you, Joe.

[@feryth]

No "Answers with Joe" on the title? Is it because it's Tuesday?

[@kay.lies002]

Is Joe ok lol ?

[@black_rabbit_0f_inle805]

it's because all the answers are 42

[@d3c0y39]

Guess so, this is bonus content I assume.

[@rd6416]

He lost the title in his forbidden place

[@jsnug42]

14:17 Nice to Iron Pinapple's Dark Souls art represented!

[@birdsandthingsbeachandbush1064]

We have a snake Island, Here in Australia. It's in my hometown Rockingham Carnac Island is just 19 hectares in size and is home to hundreds of deadly tiger snakes. With no predators on the island, the population of 400+ snakes is thriving and has adapted to living off a very small supply of fresh water. Most are blind due to seagulls picking their eyes I think.

[@It-b-Blair]

Metal af 🤯

[@birdsandthingsbeachandbush1064]

@@It-b-Blair you can kayak to it if wanted. I'm not sure if you're allowed on it? But they say they are a lot more poisonous due to eating each other and that they hunt birds Tiger snakes are one of the most venomous animals on the planet. On Carnac Island. These snakes have hyperadapted in less than a century to be almost twice as heavy and up to 15 per cent longer than their mainland counterparts

[@paulhaynes8045]

@@birdsandthingsbeachandbush1064 for god's sake keep them there!!

[@birdsandthingsbeachandbush1064]

@@paulhaynes8045 It was 10 minutes away from home yet me and my friends never went to it. And I'm pretty Gun hoe, as a dumb kid, I put a Dugite in my school bag and took it home. My mum said it will get out and kill me so had to give it to the Snake Ranger.

[@maxluthor6800]

Today I learned, seagulls are apex predators lol

[@PaddyMcMe]

One of my hobbies is 'Urban Exploring' basically it's going around identifying and finding ways into interesting abandoned buildings and projects in the city. From old WW2 Navy Tunnels built deep into the Sandstone beneath old Artillery Gun Emplacement sites at the North & South Head of the Harbour, disused Underground Platforms in Railway Stations, Disuses Railway Tunnels & Above Ground Platforms, enormous disused old Naval Fuel Oil Tanks along the harbourside for WW2 era ships, underground tunnels leading through the city CBD, abandoned Mills, abandoned Light Houses, Disused Train Signal Boxes, disused factories, etc, etc. It's great fun and you get to see a side of the city most people have no idea exists. It gives you that kid feeling of finding a Secret Base for you and your friends to play in.

[@TheWretchedOwl]

4:15 I’d like to throw out there that he wasn’t murdered. He broke several laws, not just of the Indian government but the clearly apparent laws of the sentinelese people. That counts as an execution I would think.

[@timg2727]

Correct. He was pretty much begging to be killed. There was a zero percent chance of him living long enough to even have a conversation, let alone convert any islanders to Christianity.

[@GlasgowGallus]

Yip, I was thinking the same thing. Not a 'murder', no 'Mens Rea'... To the natives, it would have been an understandable act of defence, repelling an invader... 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kevw333]

Well said

[@vaticinus]

I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Crossed the desert's bare, man. I've breathed the mountain air, man. Of travel I've a-had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've been to Lascaux Cave, North Sentinel Island, Poveglia, Italy, Vatican Secret Archives, Snake Islan, North Brother Island, Room 39, Metro 2, Surtsey Island, Chapel of the Ark of the Covenant. 've been everywhere.

[@ChrisCVW]

I’ve been to lascaux2 and I’d highly recommend it. It’s kinda weird knowing it’s a fake. You go in there and disbelief suspends instantly. In a lot of ways the quality of the replica is a part of what makes it worth the visit. When I went the guide was also infectiously committed.

[@bent3084]

Joe Scott, the sentinelese people actually did allow us to start getting friendly with them. We (westerners) started by bringing coconuts and tossing them from boats near the shore. There was even video of a woman picking up a coconut in the water and getting hit in the head with another. Fast forward a little and we kidnapped a pair of grandparents and a pair of kids. The grandparents died right away from illness and we returned the kids. Who knows if the children returned with some illness and spread it among them. There is no telling how bad that could've scarred the tribe. They are acting REASONABLE. What's that saying? Fool me once, shame on you...

[@mangalores-x_x]

You are very confused. The kidnapping happened by the British Empire in 1883. The coconut was a contact attempt by anthropologists tasked by Indian authorities in the 1990s. So your theory is based on a lot of false facts and you flipped events that are 100+ years apart. And also your western bashing is based on nonsense since India has been controlling and deciding the contact missions with this island since their independence.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Tom Bennett By your logic, if you’ve ever had a home invasion by criminals, you’re forever justified in murdering anyone who rings your doorbell.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

Tom Bennett The expedition that kidnapped people (it was actually two older people and four children) was in 1880. I’m pretty sure that any video taken of people and coconuts would have been after that time. And in fact the Naval officer responsible for that kidnapping visited the island several more times in the next few years. And British ships continued to visit for many years. After India got its independence the Indian military continued the practice. The Sentinelese seemed to be fine with it as long as visitors didn’t stay too long. India stopped visiting in 1997, and since that time the Sentinelese have killed anybody who got too close, but I’m uncertain what caused the Indian government to stop visiting. Anyway, my point is that you make it sound as if the Sentinelese’s hostility is because of an incident that occurred in 1880, but actually they had some friendly contact for 117 years after that. It’s weird that they suddenly remembered something that happened to their great great great great grandparents and became xenophobic when they hadn’t been before.

[@AquilaCat]

I would totally want to go to Surtsey Island. I plan to eventually go back to college and get a masters in biology and this island sounds SO FREAKING FASCINATING. 2nd choice would be the cave with the paintings, but I'd be happy enough to just visit the replica

[@milou66]

I snuck into the Elisabeth Sanatorium in Berlin a few years ago. That was a thrill because it was very much forbidden and I had to keep dodging the guard. It looked a lot like the sanitorium in your video. It was built over a hundred years ago in the middle of a forest for tuberculosis victims. Now it's surrounded by a roundabout like a moat.

[@RoachChef]

you have really good ad placement it helps with the video flow a lot lol thank u for that effort

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

As the Supreme Leader, gotta say it's pretty nice to be able to visit the most secretive room in the most secretive building in the most secretive capital in the most secretive country on the planet And then there is a place you can't visit if you're a specific gender: Mount Athos in Greece. A theocratic society that has been autonomous within Greece since 1927 because it's an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and has a population of around two thousand monks. While it's only been autonomous since 1927, for over a thousand years women have been banned from there for the reason that they'll distract the monks from prayer and study (the only woman allowed is Virgin Mary). Domestic animals are banned as well, except cats for catching the mice. But for those who ARE allowed, daily visitors to Mount Athos are restricted to 100 lay Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox pilgrims, and all are required to obtain a special entrance permit from the Mount Athos Pilgrims' Bureau, valid for only three days.

[@eworksp]

Hey Kimmy hows the missile tests going

[@dr.OgataSerizawa]

I can certainly understand why domestic animals would be banned…..for the protection of the animals in a place like that.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Tom Scott did a recent video in Lascaux2 and he was impressed by the intricate duplication of the original cave.

[@mattwhorlow9900]

When I was at University, the Physics department had plenty of rooms with 'Danger' signs on their doors. Danger of Radiation Danger of Corrosive Acids Danger of Magnetic Fields Danger of high Voltages Danger of poisonous gasses Danger of Lasers Danger of Death (yes really!) etc. But there was one room which had them all - every single sign - on the door. It was room number 13, and it was labelled the "Virtual Room". The door was always shut, and we always wondered if the room was real, and if so, what on earth went on in there?

[@rastiga9196]

It's obviously the room of requirement!

[@andoletube]

Virtually nothing.

[@sambmackenzie]

What uni was this?

[@krashd]

It would likely be a store room. The multitude of warnings and the number 13 would all just be a joke among the faculty.

[@the3cl3ctic]

I agree with some of the other comments that it was very nice with an AWJ Classic!

[@cammyseitz3062]

I enjoy the science videos but I love these kind of Joe videos😊❤️

[@joanneteasdale4192]

I boated out to Poveglia, twice. I did great documentary photography while I was there and I had the opportunity to reflect of how human are treated. Joe Scott makes a big deal about having access, it is actually simple.

[@MsPoliteRants]

I’d love a video about all the sunken cities in the Mediterranean. Technically you can’t go to most of them lol

[@fleetwoodthemac]

hard agree!

[@krashd]

Indeed, the real Atlantis has to be down there somewhere.

[@mattyamamoto5554]

i was going through the vids of joe scott, and apparently, i've watched almost all of his vids. nearly all. incredible.

[@briangarrow448]

I haven’t been to those places sadly. But I have been underneath a nuclear reactor, on top of a giant cooling tower, watched a coal mining operation blow coal seams out of the ground from the top of a coal fired power plant, on top of one of those giant cranes used in ports to load ships, inside of a dam that produced hydroelectric power, and climbed to the top of many local bridge structures. I’ve been in coal, silver and gold mines, both tunnels and open pit. I’ve also built oil refineries and constructed oil field drilling modules at the North Slope. If it is an industrial facility- I’ve probably worked in it. Not exactly secret rooms in North Korea, but still pretty cool, if you ask me!

[@julidu1]

Sounds very cool

[@nicolecastroman864]

That's so cool, I'd love to visit those places (specially the one underneath the nuclear reactor and the giant cooling tower), but we don't even have nuclear power plants in my country. We do however rely strongly on hydroelectric power, and I got to visit the insides of a dam.

[@briangarrow448]

@@nicolecastroman864 Well, I want to thank you for your kind comments. As a retired craftsman, I sometimes ramble on with my stories about my adventures as a young man working in heavy construction. And I didn’t even mention my time working as a logger in a helicopter logging operation, my job working on floating log rafts on rivers or my job as a maintenance worker in a giant water park, (I got to repair and ride on all the huge slides at the park-after it closed for the night!) I hope that your life will be filled with many wonderful adventures and exceptional friends! Take care, be safe, and ALWAYS wear a hard hat in construction zones!

[@WhispyWoods.]

So cool to hear you talk about Snake Island. I performed a brand new piece of concert band music this spring inspired by the island written by Michael Sweeney. Great list!

[@magisterrleth3129]

If Metro II is real, I must see it. I've always been fascinated by subterranean architecture.

[@K31TH3R]

I kind of suspect it's like most Russian claims of grandiosity, and it's far less of a spectacle than it seems. Probably just a series of connected bunkers, probably in various states of disrepair, with anything valuable already pillaged and sold by any ranking officers or guards tasked with guarding entrances.

[@magisterrleth3129]

@@K31TH3R Still subterranean architecture. I must see it.

[@K31TH3R]

@@magisterrleth3129 😂I appreciate your enthusiasm.

[@magisterrleth3129]

@@K31TH3R Well thanks!

[@goatkiller666]

I've been to the Lascaux facility. At the time, they were still building the copy (which has a pretty interesting process... they set up equipment in the original to do exact laser scans of it, so they could make the duplicate) so I didn't get to go INTO the caves proper, but the rest of the tour was interesting anyway.

[@tims8603]

And the sign says "Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight" So I jumped the fence and I yelled at the house Hey! What gives you the right! To put up a fence and keep me out, or to keep Mother Nature in

[@Muziqizlyf]

Signs signs everywhere signs blocking out the scenery breaking mind, do this don't do that, can you read the signs

[@The_Original_Brad_Miller]

And the sign said everyone welcome, come in, kneel down and pray But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all I didn't have a penny to pay So I got me a pen and paper, and I made up my own little sign I said thank you Lord for thinking about me I'm alive and doing fine......

[@art_connor_74]

2:17 this music, every video it feels so out of place, but also perfect. I love it. 😂