Freedom Bridge • ‘The Freedom Bridge’ was named after the 12,773 prisoners of the Korean War returned to the land of Freedom over this bridge in 1953.
This bridge has the symbolic meaning of a return to freedom and a wall full of messages for unification can be found at the end of the bridge.
LOCATION Majeong-ri and Samok-ri, Munsan-eup, Paju
Hours 09:00~19:00 (Winter: until 18:00; closed on holidays and Mondays) Admission Free
Tel 82-31-953-4744(Imjingak Tourist Information) / 82-31-953-7455(Imjingak Souvenir Shop)
Third Infiltration Tunnel in DMZ • The 3rd infiltration tunnel discovered in 1978 is located 12km from Munsan and 52km from Seoul. Since 2002, this site welcomes tourists with a modern DMZ
Visual Hall,Symbolic Sculptures and Souvenir Shop.
Dora Observatory • The northernmost observatory in the South that allows tourists to get their closest glimpse of North Korea. From the Dora Observatory, visitors can view some city areas of
Gaeseong, Songhaksan(Mt.), a bronze statue of Kim Il-Seong and the Gaeseong Industrial Complex. In 2007, the German rock band Scorpions visited here to offer earnest wishes for peace and unification.
Doransan Station • The northernmost station in South Korea on the Gyeongui Line at which Dorasan (Mt.) and the barbed wire fence of the Southern Limit Line (SLL) can be viewed. In 2002,
President George W. Bush and President Kim Dae-Jung visited here together and sent a peace message to the North. Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave a peace lecture here.
DMZ Tour Bus
Visitors can tour the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Dorasan Station and Dora Observatory to truly absorb the sad, painful reality of a divided nation.
Hours 2-hour 30-minute tour departs from Imjingak.
Tel 82-31-953-4744 (Imjingak Tourist Information)
* A picture ID (passport) must be presented.
Gaeseong Tour
One of the top four tourist attractions in Korea chosen by the BBC. Gaeseong was a capital of the Goryeo Dynasty for 500 years. It is approximately 70km from Seoul (2 hours by car) and 8km from Panmunjeom. The Gaeseong Tour is popular as a day tour. The tour begins at the Customs Immigration Quarantine (CIQ) in the south of Dorasan.
Tel 82-2-3669-3000
Seonjukgyo (Bridge) • A stone bridge where the Goryeo Dynasty statesman Jeong Mong-Ju was murdered by agents of Yi Bang-Won. Both the remaining bloodstains and the fine bamboo that grew on the spot caused the bridge to be called ‘Seonjukgyo.’
Tongilgwan • A large restaurant in downtown Gaeseong where tradition and modernity shake hands Tourists lunch here.
Goryeo Museum (Seonggyungwan) • A Seonggyungwan building which was known by the name ‘Gukjagam’ (the highest educational institution) during the Goryeo period. Approximatety 1,000
Goryeo items are displayed in four exhibition halls.
North Korean national treasure items are also displayed here.
Bagyeon Waterfall • Natural Monument No.388 in North Korea. This is one of the top 3 waterfalls on the Korean peninsula along with Guryong Waterfall in Geumgangsan(Mt.) and Daeseung Waterfall in Seoraksan(Mt.).
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