IMJINGAK PARK

Go for a half-day tour with an English-speaking guide to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a buffer zone separating North and South Korea with easy round-trip transfers from Seoul. Discover the history of the Korean War at Imjingak Park. See the bullet-riddled Freedom Bridge, where 12,773 POWs walked to freedom. Venture into the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, dug by North Korea and discovered in 1978. Visit Dora Observatory, and see North Korea's 160m flagpole in Kijong-dong, nicknamed "Propaganda Village”. Stop by the Unification Village, a small farming community that specializes in creating soybean milk, traditional soy sauce, and corn goods. Want to explore more? Take a Gondola ride over the Imjingang River for a closer look at North Korea.