Chahyesa Buddhist temple

Sinchon is the site of a massacre of civilians which is blamed on the Americans by the North Korean government (Historians outside North Korea believe the massacre was propagated by both pro and anti communist vigilantes at the time). Expect a fairly one sided view of history.

North Korea's first UNESCO world heritage site. These tombs include that of King Tongmyŏng, the founder of the Koguryo dynasty who died in 19 BCE.