tourist attractions in gangwon-do, south korea

The 2nd Tunnel 2

The 2nd Tunnel 2

The 2nd Tunnel, one of several excavated by North Korea for the purpose of infiltrating South Korea, was discovered in 1975. Spanning a total lengt...

The 4th Tunnel 4

The 4th Tunnel 4

The 4th Tunnel was discovered on March 3, 1990. It is located 1,200 meters from the Military Demarcation Line in the demilitarized zone of South Ko...

Villa Of Lee Ki-poong

Villa Of Lee Ki-poong

The villa of Lee Ki-poong is located between the villas of Rhee Syngman and Kim Ilsung on the shores of Hwajinpo Lake. The villa was originally bui...

Castle At Hwajinpo

Castle At Hwajinpo

The Castle of Hwajinpo was the summer retreat for Kim Ilsung, former leader of North Korea, and his family from 1948 to 1950. Photos of the family ...

Memorial Tower Of Baengmagoji Battlefield And Museum

Memorial Tower Of Baengmagoji Battlefield And Museum

Located in the northern area of South Korea, Baengmagoji Battlefield was one of the bloodiest battlefields during the Korean War. The communist Chi...

Cheorwon Facilities Management Office Formerly Iron Triangle Battlefield

Cheorwon Facilities Management Office Formerly Iron Triangle Battlefield

Located in Goseokjeong National Tourism Site, Cheorwon Facilities Management Office is the main tourism center hosting the Cheorwon tour. Starting ...

Woljeong-ri Station

Woljeong-ri Station

Woljeong-ri Station (Iron Triangle Battlefield) is the last stop before reaching the DMZ. With the sign "The iron horse wants to run again," there ...

Villa Of Rhee Syngman

Villa Of Rhee Syngman

During the 1950's, three leaders, namely Kim Ilsung, Rhee Syngman and Lee Ki-poong had summer houses built around the lake of Hwajinpo. The villa o...

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Seungilgyo Bridge

Seungilgyo Bridge is unique in that it was jointly built by South and North Korea. The construction began when the land belonged to North Korea, bu...