1. What is this place?
2. Where is this place?
3. Why do tourist visit this place?
4. What are the sources of information for this place?
5. What is the no. of people visiting this place each year?
6. What makes this place special ?


The Demilitarised Zone is the world’s most heavily forfeited border between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle. It is 248 km long and approximately 4 km wide. As one of the last relics of the Cold War, the DMZ attracts a great deal of public interest, and is a popular destination for travelers visiting Korea. Despite the fact that this is the most heavily armed border in the world, it is extremely rare that any hostilities take place. These days the DMZ is a safe destination that we would thoroughly recommend to any traveler. The DMZ and its surroundings contain many interesting historical sights and pristine untouched natural surroundings



For over fifty years the areas surrounding the DMZ have been restricted to the general public. As a result, no photographing is allowed and access restrictions are strict. However, the DMZ is still South Korea's Most Popular Tourist Attraction with about 200 000 visitors each year.



Sources of information
-official websites of the government:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_4_1.jsp
-blogs of visitors :
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/will/6/1260064057/tpod.html


By Moi Hui Huang & Ho Anh Thu

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12 Comments:

cultural-historical attraction as it is one of the last relics of the Cold War.
Cynthia and Hien

By  Anonymous, at January 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM  

I think it is a Educational Attraction too as the DMZ the students can learn about the past and learn from it.

By  Yee Jen, at January 15, 2010 at 1:26 PM  

yes, i agree with yee jen, people who learn about history might want to see the real DMZ

Angeline

By  Anonymous, at January 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM  

This one is education attraction as many educators and students come here to study . I also think that it is
cultural-historical attraction as it reflects the cold war in Korea

By  Pham Thi Hong, at January 18, 2010 at 11:07 AM  

I think that this place is a cultural-historical attraction because it educates people about the cold war in korea

By  Suhmunyik's ♥, at January 18, 2010 at 11:08 AM  

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By  Anonymous, at January 18, 2010 at 11:09 AM  

i agree that the DMZ is a historical attraction. isn't it a human-made attraction as well?

By  Miuzzel MHH, at January 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM  

what interesting HISTORICAL sights can be seen from the bridge?and are there anything historical on the bridge?.please name some.

thank you.eleanor

By  Anonymous, at January 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM  

Are you able to create a sub-category for this historical site? How is tourism here similar to the Genocide Museum in Cambodia?

Hong, see my point about educational tourism in the Genocide Museum post.

Ms Tham

By  Unknown, at January 18, 2010 at 11:31 AM  

it's human-made but i think indeed it should be classified as historical attraction as people visit the last relics of the Cold War not the architecture of the bridge, building, etc :)
Anh Thu

By  Anonymous, at January 18, 2010 at 11:37 AM  

Historical, war tourism.
May we ask why DMZ can be categorized as cultural tourism?
TQ :DD

By  Mai Seto + Teri Ang, at January 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM  

conclusion : historical, dark tourism

By  Teri, at January 20, 2010 at 10:47 AM  

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