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Tourism in the South Korean DMZ

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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: A worker cleans up around the statue of Cho Man Sik, a Korean who fought against the Japanese colonization of Korea, at the entrance to Odusan Unification Observatory, a tourist attraction that overlooks the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA:  South Korean tourists look at a relief map of the DMZ in Odusan Unification Observatory, a tourist attraction that overlooks the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: North Korean worker housing in the southern most point in North Korea as seen from Odusan Unification Observatory, a South Korean tourist attraction that overlooks the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean tourists look into North Korea from the Odusan Unification Observatory, a South Korean tourist attraction that overlooks the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA:  A South Korean K1 tank going south from the DMZ on the highway on the edge of the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: A sign warning of land mines in a part of the DMZ that tourists are allowed to visit. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: A South Korean girl runs past prayer flags hanging on a fence near the northernmost point on the South Korean side of the Korean DMZ in Imjingak. Imjingak is a park and greenspace in South Korea that is farthest north most people can go without military authorization. The park is on the south bank of Imjin River, which separates South Korea from North Korea and is on the edge of the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: A South Korean girl hangs a prayer flag on a fence near the northernmost point on the South Korean side of the Korean DMZ in Imjingak. Imjingak is a park and greenspace in South Korea that is farthest north most people can go without military authorization. The park is on the south bank of Imjin River, which separates South Korea from North Korea and is on the edge of the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean tourists look into North Korea at Dora Observatory, on the edge of the DMZ. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean tourists take selfies with a smart phone at Dora Observatory, on the edge of the DMZ. North Korea will be in the background of their selfie. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean tourists look at the departure gate for trains to North Korea at Dorasan Station on the South Korean edge of the DMZ. The station was built in the early 2000s during a thaw in relations between the Koreas. It has never been used and is now a tourist site. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: A South Korean tourist looks at photos of the meetings between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Dorasan Station on the South Korean edge of the DMZ. The station was built in the early 2000s during a thaw in relations between the Koreas. It has never been used and is now a tourist site. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • PAJU, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean Christians participate in a prayer at Dorasan Station on the South Korean edge of the DMZ. The station was built in the early 2000s during a thaw in relations between the Koreas. It has never been used and is now a tourist site. Tourism to the Korean DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) has increased as the pace of talks between South Korea, North Korea and the United States has increased. Some tours are sold out days in advance.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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