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Top Vacations Off-Limits to Americans

Posted Jun 14, 08 4:53 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Here are top spots for an exotic foreign trip—except that Washington has labeled them off-limits or far too dangerous. Foreign Policy lists five:

  • Mt. Kumgang is North Korea's "unspoiled spiritual retreat," but Americans will be quarantined by Pyongyang if they can even get in.

  • Baracoa, Cuba, near where Colombus landed in 1492, boasts beaches and archaeological treasures. But Americans still can't visit—apparently due to a man named Castro.
  • Mogadishu's beaches offer brilliant sand and coral reefs, "but a good day in Somalia is the worst day of your life almost anywhere else," Foreign Policy reports.
  • The ruins of Persepolis date from 517 BC, but Iran's regime makes visas difficult and keeps most Americans on a tight leash.
  • Mandalay is the jewel of Burma, and a bargain for foreigners—except the military junta doesn't want them around.

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Moung Kumgang is North Korea's "unspoiled spiritual retreat," Foreign Policy writes, but Americans are more or less quarantined to Pyongyang if they can get into the Communist state at all.   (Getty Images)
This photo taken February 2007 shows South Korean toursits walking...   (Getty Images)
The ruins of Persepolis, dating from 517 BC, are a World Heritage Site, but visas are rare for Americans, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will keep a close watch on those who do get in.   (AP Photo)
Mandalay, the jewel of ancient Burma, is breathtaking and plenty affordable for tourists, except that the ruling military junta tends to discourage foreigners, and danger lurks at every turn.   (Magnum Photos)
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