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2-Day Border Peace, Demilitarized Zone & Modern History Expedition

A 2-day route through Gyeonggi-do und Seoul: 7 stops, 3 of them with their own page on this site, with how to get from each stop to the next.

An educational and sobering 2-day historical journey into the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ): Imjingak Peace Nuri Park, 3rd Infiltration Tunnel, Dora Observatory, and Seoul’s War Memorial of Korea.

The stop notes of this route have not been translated yet, so they are shown in English.

2-Day Border Peace, Demilitarized Zone & Modern History Expedition

Day 1: Paju Borderline & The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ Guided Route)

Getting around (route notes): Authorized DMZ Tour Coach from central Seoul (Passport Required)

  1. 1. Imjingak Peace Nuri Park & Freedom Bridge

    Start 08:30 · About 2 h 30 min until the next stop, travel included

    Inspect the steam locomotive pocked with 1,020 bullet holes and the colorful hill of 3,000 spinning pinwheels

    Place page: DMZ & Imjingak Peace Nuri Park

    DMZ & Imjingak Peace Nuri Park

  2. 2. The 3rd Infiltration Tunnel (DMZ Underground)

    Start 11:00 · About 2 h until the next stop, travel included

    Descend 73m underground into the narrow bedrock tunnel dug by North Korean forces discovered in 1978

  3. 3. Dora Observatory (Viewing North Korea)

    Start 13:00 · About 2 h until the next stop, travel included

    Look through high-powered binoculars across the border at Gaeseong city, Kijong-dong village, and the giant flagpole

  4. 4. Dorasan Station (Last Station to the North)

    Start 15:00

    Walk through the modern international terminal built with the dream of linking Korea with the Trans-Siberian Railway

Day 2: War Memorial of Korea & Modern Geopolitics

Getting around (route notes): Seoul Subway Line 4/6 (Samgakji Station Exit 12)

  1. 1. War Memorial of Korea Outdoor Exhibition

    Start 09:30 · About 2 h 30 min until the next stop, travel included

    Examine historical B-52 bombers, fighter jets, tanks, and the full-scale replica of patrol boat PKM-357

    Place page: The War Memorial of Korea

    The War Memorial of Korea

  2. 2. Samgakji Daegutang / Spicy Codfish Stew

    Start 12:00 · About 2 h until the next stop, travel included

    Enjoy steaming spicy cod soup served with crown daisy in Samgakji’s 50-year-old culinary alley

  3. From War Memorial of Korea Outdoor Exhibition

    Same site as the previous stop.

    3. Korean War Exhibition Hall (Indoor Galleries)

    Start 14:00

    Follow the timeline of the 1950-1953 conflict and international UN allied contributions

    Part of The War Memorial of Korea

About this route

The route and its stop notes are written by this site’s editors; the start times are suggestions. Prices and opening hours are not given here because they change: check each place page, which shows them only from dated official records.

Cover photo: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI 4.0), KOGL Type 1.

Written city guides with a day-by-day plan

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