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Islands you'll never step foot on

Published February 05, 2014 / TheActiveTimes

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encourage you, but their advice wasnt entirely true. Sure, you can pursue your dream job, and nothings stopping you from setting out to achieve your wildest dreams, but although the list of places you can travel to around the world is seemingly endless, it is in fact limited.

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out-of-bounds by the government for the sake of safety, and some have been restricted exclusively for research. Youll probably never get the chance to set foot on these islands;

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not because it's physically impossible but simply because youre not allowed. Whether they are the private abodes of multimillionaires or simply uninhabitable thanks to nature's fury, these islands are completely off limits. In other words, unless you can shell out the big bucks or attempt to trespass on your own, youll never be able to mark a pin in them on your bucket list map.

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For most, travelling to the Bahamas means lodging at a touristy island resort, but for Johnny Depp, who owns his own small stake of land off the main islands east coast, it means total escape and absolute freedom. "I can come

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down here and disappear, he told Vanity Fair in 2009. [The island] is my decompression. It's my way of trying to return to normalcy.... Escapism is survival to me." If only we could all escape to a secluded tropical retreat when its time to de-stress. Well, if you rack up enough cash maybe you can. At the end of his interview Depp told Vanity Fair: Money doesn't buy you happiness. But it buys you a big enough yacht to sail right up to it."

Fisher Island, Miami, Fla.

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Located just south of Miami, Fisher Island isnt entirely forbiddenafter all it is inhabited by a small group of some of the most affluent people in the worldbut youll certainly have to breach a few barriers if you plan on making it ashore. Marketplace.org reporter Jeremey Hobson calls it One of the wealthiest places in America; an island where relatively few outsiders have ever been, and thats because those who dont own property there (or at least know someone who does) are entirely unwelcome. A recluse that values privacy, security and safety above all else, the only way to get to Fisher Island is by private yacht (which could cost you around $1-2 million to dock) or the Islands own ferry, which is paid for by Fisher residents and patrolled by a security guard who will only let you on board if youve been cleared on "the list" and can prove it with photo ID.

Snake Island, Brazil

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Unless youre willing to break Brazilian law, this island off the coast of Sao Paulo in Brazil is absolutely off-limits. Snake Island, or Ilha de Queimada Grande, is home to an enormous population of highly venomous golden lancehead snakes, and because theyre so poisonous (between three and five times greater than their mainland relatives) and inhabit so much of the small islands acreage, its been deemed entirely uninhabitable.

Robins Island, Long Island, N.Y.

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Privately owned by hedge fund manager Louis Moore Bacon, this 445-acre mass of land in Long Islands Peconic Bay was originally purchased for the purpose of creating a private escape. Thats not to say Bacon hasnt transformed it into his own secluded getaway, because after constructing several vacation homes for his family, he definitely did. But hes also turned it into a nature preserve. When he purchased the land in 1993 Bacon set out to protect the areas rare and endangered species by donating $1.1 million to the Nature Conservancy and has invested a great deal of his own money in order to restore and conserve the Islands natural habitat. See more off-limit islands at The Active Times More from The Active Times Adventure Travel 2014: The Years Top Trips The 50 Greatest Winter Olympians 12 Tree Houses You Have to See to Believe The Top 10 Weirdest Workouts

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