There’s a Shinto temple (in Japan, naturally) that, if my memory serves, is regarded as the birthplace of a particular goddess. The building is walled off and inaccessible, and I don’t think that the interior has been photographed.
I believe that the south pole of the Sun had never been photographed before NASA’s Ulysseys mission in 2007.
I’d say a good candidate is the Relic of the Tooth of the Buddha, which is housed in the Temple of the Tooth, a Unesco World Heritage site in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It’s one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world, but I’m not sure there are any photos of it.
I’ve not been to Sri Lanka, but the wife attended a conference in Kandy in 2000 and went to see it. The tooth is in a box and viewers shuffle by. The wife said a couple of big bruisers are on guard watching people closely, as the temple has been the target of suicide bombers in the past.
How about the bodies of Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong? Are there photos of their embalmed remains? We just shuffled past Uncle Ho for a gander ourselves last year.
The Roswell UFO and it’s alien passengers.
What about the “Green flash” that is supposed to be visible at sunset in the tropics? I’ve never seen a picture of the event. Admittedly though, it is an event, not an object.
I liked the Obama birth certificate suggestion. 
I’ve got another one - life insurance applications. They are kept under serious lock and key and only really looked at by experts if there is a reason to think that fraud has occured.
I’m thinking something Amish probably, even though they’re a bit more lax these days.
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a horse and buggy tied up outside a McDonalds.
I’ve heard of this green flash but never seen it myself.
Then how is this available to the general public? 
This is what I came in to post. Mao is available to the general public(it’s even free to enter), but no pictures can be taken.
They shut it down once in awhile for “body maintenance”, but if you are willing to wait in line, you can see him. It’s disgusting, but not hard to go see.
I’ve never seen a photograph of his display, either. It is strictly prohibited.
As mentioned, we saw Uncle Ho, but we didn’t bother to see Mao. My first time in Beijing, the Chinese man who was accompanying me, a native Beijing resident, was adamant that Mao was not real, just a mannequin. Whether it’s true or not, this person adamantly believed it, so I’ve just never gotten around to taking a peek.
I was gonna say this. Not so much Amish people on the whole, but I wonder if they have any cultural sites you can visit where photography is frowned upon as a rule?
I haven’t seen an Amish carriage outside a McDonald’s, but once I was storm-chasing (Yes. We’re weather nerds.) with a friend near Dundee, New York (deep Upstate country), when we got behind a carriage driving towards the same storm we were headed for. Amish storm chasers! 
But how are these available to the general public?
I know there are any number of famous shrines in Japan that people go to in droves, both Japanese and foreign tourist alike where photography is barred. I’m not sure how “world famous” you’d consider them, though.
God.
It’s a pretty common rumor. They did not have the technical expertise to do such an embalmment when Mao died, and could not get the information from the Soviets, who China was not on speaking terms with at the time. It was a bit of a debacle trying to suddenly develop the technology, and quite a bit went wrong. As a part of the process, a wax likeness was made. It’s not that big of a jump to believe that what we are actually seeing now is the wax likeness. China is secretive enough that we may never know. When I went there, the body did have a strange sort of glow, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it was wax.
Here is an account of the embalmment.
Keep meaning to take a gander at Mao but never seem to get around to it. Didn’t feel right insisting on seeing him the first time in the face of my associate’s scoffing. When we filed past Uncle Ho, my wife committed the faux pas of positioning one arm behind her back at one point and was immediately told by a guard it’s arms straight down. I don’t think it would be possible to take a surreptitious photo.
I’m thinking the North Korean ‘International Friendship Exhibition.’ This is the museum where Il-Sung and his son keep all their diplomatic gifts in, with misleading commentary below each gift. In diplomacy its customary to exchange gifts when dignitaries meet. Il-Sung, and later his son, put these gifts in a museum to show how much the world loves him, as we are always giving him gifts out of appreciation for his existence. Most N Koreans have no idea this is just customary and the world is not beating a path to be nice to Jong-il.
There are photos of the building exterior from many sources, but none of the exhibits inside, save the same press photos of a hallway or token gift, yet visiting is free and encouraged by the regime. I don’t think these sparse press photos count as they don’t show anything really, especially considering its mammoth size.
BTW, the relic of the tooth of buddha has been photographed a few times. Here one:
an actual picture of jesus
I’ll have those penises on your desk at once Mr President. PAPERS! I mean I’ll have thoses papers Mr Penis. :smack:
Only the Emperor and a select few high ranking priests are allowed to lay eyes on the Imperial Regalia of Japan.
Nude photos of Michael Jackson. When he was on trial for child molestation he was forced to submit to court order photography of his genitalia for forensic purposes. That’s not uncommon in these kind of court cases. A standard rape exam involved taking some very graphic photographs of the victim. Any forensic autopsy (which might include a rape exam) is going to have lots of photo (& possibly video) documention. Celebrities are no exception. Awhile back somebody in GQ linked to a site filled with leaked photos like that without realizing how graphic it was. I don’t recall any celebrities though.
Executions are often well publicized in the US, but haven’t actually been carried out in public. Photography has long been strictly prohibited at non-public executions. Due to a lack of space in the Federal Death Chamber’s viewing gallery Timithoy McVeigh’s execution was broadcast via CCTV to an auditorium, but I think the government took steps to ensure that no recording could be made by anyone. None have ever leaked out. I don’t know if any state has ever videotaped an execution for any reason, but if they have that footage has never leaked.
Oh boy! I know what I’m going to make a web page of! I’m going to make the official North Korean International Friendship Exhibition webpage. Since no one knows exactly what is in it, I can pretty much make up my own stuff. Look, there’s the Yugo that Premier TIto gave our beloved leader!
