Not open to tourists

WHS that are completely closed to the general public, and where there are no replicas available.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Not open to tourists':

  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands Visitors are not allowed to land on Gough island. Tourists are limited to Zodiac cruises which must not approach the shore and even crew members from passing yachts may not go ashore except in the case of an "extreme emergency". (Landing is allowed on Inaccessible if authorised by the Tristan Da Cunha government and accompanied by local guides who have to travel with the ship from the main island of Tristan)
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands Palmeria and Tino islands are closed to tourists or even locals as they are located in NATO base near La Spezia
  • Rio Abiseo National Park "Since 1986, the park has not been open to tourism due to the fragile nature of both the natural and archaeological environment." (wiki)
  • Stoclet House Privately owned, and only very few people have seen its interior.
  • Surtsey Only open to scientists.