Gasp Places Where You Cannot Use Your Selfie Stick ...

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It seems that not everyone is enamored of the selfie craze. A growing number of public institutions, sporting arenas and other civic amenities are adding their names to the list of places where you cannot use your selfie stick. Before you whip out the ubiquitous extension pole, it’s best to check if it’s allowed or not. Here are some of the ever lengthening list of places where selfie sticks are banned:

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1. Selfie-free Hermitage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Selfie-free Hermitage, Amsterdam, the Netherlands The Hermitage in Amsterdam is a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg in Russia, and most certainly one of the places where you cannot use your selfie stick. If you were thinking of taking your selfie stick to Amsterdam so your friends can see what you look like next to an Old Russian Master, forget it, for the Hermitage at the banks of the Amstel River has banned selfie sticks along with other pointy things like umbrellas. Where? Amstel 51, 1018 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands. Opening Times 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

2. Smithsonian Institution Museums Ban Selfie-sticks

Smithsonian Institution Museums Ban Selfie-sticks Since the Smithsonian Institution was founded in August 1846, the collection of museums must have seen all manner of pointy objects, from ceremonial swords worn by gallant officers to the latest in parasol fashions for Southern Belles. Aiming to increase and diffuse knowledge, the group of august museums and research centers shows no amount of tolerance for the diffusion of your selfie though. This is definitely one of those places where you can't use your selfie stick. Where exactly? 1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20004, United States. Opening hours 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.

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3. No Modern Self-portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

No Modern Self-portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia Along with your backpack and sharp objects you'll be asked to leave your selfie stick at reception, when you enter the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, Australia. There's no chance whatsoever staff will let you pose in front of the portraits of prominent Australians to add your nose to such an illustrious gathering. Where? King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia. Opening hours 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

4. No Selfie Sticks Tolerated at MUSEUM of MODERN ART, NYC, USA

No Selfie Sticks Tolerated at MUSEUM of MODERN ART, NYC, USA It may have one of the world's most foremost collections of modern art, but trying to convince MOMA staff your selfie stick is really part of an avant-garde art installation simply won't work. Collections include Architecture and Design, Print and illustrated Books, Paintings and Sculpture, but alas, their Film and Photography collection is yet another place where you can't use your selfie stick. Where? Midtown Manhattan, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, United States. Opening hours from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm.

5. No to Selfie Sticks at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, France

No to Selfie Sticks at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, France The opulent surroundings of the Palace of Versailles near Paris are apparently far too grand for your selfie stick, which is a slightly hypocritical stance to take by management, bearing in mind the palace was the former home of one of the most self-obsessed narcissists the world has ever known. However, this royal château in the Île-de-France region is another one of those places where selfie sticks are not permitted. Where? Château de Versailles, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France. Opening hours vary.

6. Selfie Stick Free Seattle Art Museum, USA

Selfie Stick Free Seattle Art Museum, USA Security concerns are also at the bottom of the selfie stick ban at the Seattle Art Museum, which includes the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, another place where you can't use your selfie stick without being pounced on by museum staff. Where?
1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States. Opening hours vary.

7. No Selfie Stick Sketching at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA

No Selfie Stick Sketching at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA Don't bother trying to disguise your selfie stick as part of your easel, when you sneak into the Sketching Gallery at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. No matter how much you yearn to have your picture taken next to JMW Turner's lovely watercolor paintings, whipping out your selfie stick is more than frowned upon. Where? 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, United States. Opens from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm most days.

8. Hot Selfie Stick Debate at Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Hot Selfie Stick Debate at Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto's Downtown Grange Park district is still debating whether or not you are allowed to use your wand of vanity, when you're mingling with the 80,000+ art works in their collection. Unless you have that enigmatic Mona Lisa smile you're unlikely to sway their minds in favor of selfie stick usage. Where? 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada. Opening hours 10.00 am to 5.30 pm.

9. National Gallery of London, UK

National Gallery of London, UK Excuse me, Miss, is that your nose or should our Head of Security take a look at it? Pretty much everything these days is regarded as a sharp and pointy object, when you enter the hallowed grounds of a London museum. Which is a bit silly, given that this April the National Gallery in Central London runs an exhibition titled "The Secret Weapon of Kings: Rubens, Van Dyck and Velasquez". None of these artists would have been allowed to enter with paint brushes, let alone selfie sticks! Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK, opening hours 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

South Korea has gone so far as to introduce fines for selling unregistered selfie sticks, so if you’re heading to Seoul, do not buy one from a street seller.

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I thought the article was of people who have took selfies

Selfie stick is a big distraction good many places shud also join

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Can't use a selfie stock at 6 flags I believe but I know you can't at Disney world and coachella