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Photo: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Built in 1946 under fund-raising and labor forced by the North Korean government, the shelled-out carcass of a building is in Soviet-type architecture with concrete building. For security reasons, only devoted communist partisans were allowed to work within the building.
The Korean Workers' Party Headquarters, Cheorwon, also known as Nodongdangsa, is a three-story building formerly occupied by North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea. It was initially situated in North Korea, but after the Korean War, the building came under South Korean control. It is now located in Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province.
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월정리역 폐역
This was a through-station before the division of the two Koreas, but now is the northernmost terminal station near the southern boundary of the DMZ. A large sign says The train wants to run, symbolizing the tragedy of national division.
제2땅굴
Discovered on March 19, 1975, the Second Underground Tunnel is wide enough to pass 30,000 soldiers an hour and even large armored vehicles. The tunnel has been developed into a tourist site so that visitors can tour the tunnel.
소이산 모노레일
Take a monorail to the summit of Soyisan Mountain (362m) for an expansive view of the Cheorwon Plain and the DMZ. The peak features a former US military radar base and bunkers, reflecting the region's military history.
샘통 철새도래지
A 5,000-square-meter natural spring pond that remains unfrozen throughout the winter. Located within the DMZ buffer zone, it serves as a critical winter sanctuary for endangered red-crowned and white-naped cranes.
백마고지 전적비
A memorial site dedicated to the fierce Battle of White Horse, one of the bloodiest high-altitude conflicts of the Korean War. The site includes a birch forest path leading to a memorial tower and a museum honoring the fallen soldiers.
도피안사
Founded in 865 during the Unified Silla period, this quiet temple houses the Iron Seated Vairocana Buddha (National Treasure No. 63). The temple's name literally means "Reaching the Other Shore (Enlightenment)."