Panmunjeom Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
military settlement between North and South Korea
About Panmunjeom
A unique living relic of the Cold War era, Panmunjeom is a small village that happened to be on the front line of the final battle of the Korean War. The truce that suspended hostilities after the devastatingKorean Warwas signed here in 1953 but, as peace was never agreed to, the two sides are still officially at war over 70 years later and a million men stand guard around theDemilitarized Zone(DMZ). There are no troops in the DMZ (except in the JSA), although both sides of the 4km strip of land separating the Koreas are likely to be the most heavily armed in the world. Pillboxes, land mines, barbed wire, and tank stoppers line the entire border and stretch back halfway to Seoul in the South and Pyongyang in the North. This section is often referred to as theMilitarized Zone.In South Korea
Top Attractions in Panmunjeom
Explore the best things to see and do in Panmunjeom:
- ★Bridge of No Return
- ★Camp Bonifas
- ★Freedom House
- ★Imjungak
- ★Kijong-dong
- ★North Korea Peace Museum
- ★Panmun-guk
- ★Second & Third Tunnel
Panmunjeom Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: