Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault situated in Spitsbergen, Norway, is home to the world’s most secure seed bank. Gene banks around the world can send crop seeds here for free storage. This is where you’ll find all kinds of seeds coming from different types of plants on the face of the planet. It was built to create and preserve plants in case something happens to the majority of the planet.

It is like a last level of insurance to keep the world’s wildlife going. People often call this place the ‘Doomsday Vault’, which suits it very well. It can withstand massive earthquakes and destructive explosions. It was also built high above sea level, right at the side of a mountain, to ensure that it would be safe in case all the ice in the world melts.