Tourism in the DMZ

South Korea offers visits to the demilitarized zone, including a tunnel reportedly built by North Korea to infiltrate the South.

May 1, 2007

DMZ-Panmunjeom. The words appeared yellow and white against a backdrop of red in a brochure published by Grace Travel. I got a copy of the brochure from the Tourist Information Center at the corner of Namdeaemunno Street in Seoul, capital of South Korea. Yes, besides beautiful and exotic scenery, South Korea is also offering a demilitarized zone as a tourist attraction.

The DMZ, short for Demilitarized Zone, came into existence at the end of the

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