North Korea

Places in this region

Image of Third Tunnel of Aggression located in Irwon-gol, North Korea | Third Tunnel of Aggression. (Wikimedia Commons)
Irwon-gol, North Korea

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Passage below the world's most dangerous border

For the most part, every inch of the world can be explored. If you can fly, drive or walk to it, it’s fair game. The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea represents one of the few... »

Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others

Image of Korean Demilitarized Zone located in Kungyedo-songji, North Korea | Soldiers patrolling the DMZ
Kungyedo-songji, North Korea

Korean Demilitarized Zone

Last frontier of the Cold War

On July 27, 1953, an Armistice was signed, in practice ending the bloody three year Korean War. As part of the agreement, a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was created, which has since become the most... »

Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Edited by PaperTiger, Dylan and 3 others

Image of North Korea's International Friendship Exhibition Hall located in Myohyang-san, North Korea | Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/loolooimage/2854020105/in/set-72157607127683403/">LOOLOO IMAGE </a>
Myohyang-san, North Korea

North Korea's International Friendship Exhibition Hall

A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world

If you are an iron-fisted despot, or terrorist organization, what do you get another tyrannical dictator as a gift? It would seem, judging from North Korea's "International Friendship Exhibition... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by Dylan, AllisonEng and 2 others

Image of Ryugyong Hotel located in Pyongyang, North Korea
Pyongyang, North Korea

Ryugyong Hotel

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom"

This 300-meter-high skyscraper would be an imposing presence in any city's skyline. In Pyongyang, North Korea it dwarfs every other structure in sight, dominating not only the skyline but the city... »

Outsider Architecture | Edited by stanestane