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What are the most heavily guarded places in the world?

Secure as could be

Frank Kimmel/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK
Frank Kimmel/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK

Aatchup.com takes a deep dive into locating some of the most secure places in the world. These are spots that are heavily guarded because of the riches they hold — whether that be money or top-secret info or both.

15. Haven Co (HM Fort Roughs, off coast of Britain)

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14. Area 51 ( Lincoln County, Nev.)

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Ed Komenda/Reno Gazette Journal – USA TODAY Network

13. Air Force One

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12. Cheyenne Mountain Complex (El Paso County, Colo.)

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(MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP via Getty Images)

11. Bold Lane Car Park (Derbyshire, England)

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10. ADX Florence Prison (Florence, Colo.)

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JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images)

9. Korean Demilitarized Zone (dividing line between North and South Korea)

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(Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

8. The Mormon Church’s Secret Vaults (Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah)

7. The Swiss Vaults (Various Locations)

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6. Bank of England gold vault (London)

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(Photo by Eddie Mulholland – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

5. The Iranian Gold Reserve (Tehran, Iran)

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(Photo by ARNE DEDERT/dpa/AFP via Getty Images)

4. Tumen River (Boundary between Russia and North Korea and Chinese territory)

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(GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

3. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York City)

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(Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

2. Fort Knox (Ky.)

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Frank Kimmel/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK

1. Vatican Secret Archives (Vatican City)

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Frank Kimmel/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK

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