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All South Korea Paju

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Paju

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Paju, South Korea

Updated June 18, 2025

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Third Tunnel of Aggression. (Wikimedia Commons)

Paju, South Korea

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Heyri Art Valley

Paju, South Korea

Heyri Art Valley

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.
The observatory.

Paju, South Korea

Dora Observatory

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.
South Korean visitors often tie colored ribbons to nearby fences to remember loved ones across the border.

Paju, South Korea

Imjingak Resort

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

Paju, South Korea

Camp Greaves

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

Paju, South Korea

Odusan Unification Observatory

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

Paju, South Korea

Military Cemetery for North Korean Soldiers

A seldom-visited resting place for North Korean soldiers and spies.
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Bridge of No Return

Paju, South Korea

Bridge of No Return

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
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