10 countries that are tricky for Americans to visit

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Imagine you come across a picture of the 'Door to Hell' on the internet and immediately decide that your next 10 day break from work must be spent acting like Frodo at the real world equivalent of Mordor. You jump over to Google Flights and minutes later, you've got a round trip to Ashgabat International Airport, right? Nope. One does not simply walk into Turkmenistan.

For Americans, visiting the mysterious central-Asia country is not as easy as a click and payment away. The dictator-run state is accessible to U.S. passport holders, but in order to get a tourist visa, you need a letter of invitation certified by the Government of Turkmenistan and to be interviewed. Once you have arrived in the country, you are required to have a hired guide with you at all times. The tumultuous process makes you wonder if you can get your fiery hell-hole fix in Hawaii instead.

This isn't the only country that is tricky for Americans to visit. Between war-torn territories, extremely isolated islands or slices of paradise that you need to pay a whopping amount to see, there are some parts of the world that may elude you for the time being.

Click below to see some of the harder countries for U.S. citizens to casually enjoy:

By: Morgan Giordano, AOL.com

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