Plan a trip to North Korea

Places to see in North Korea

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Mount KumgangUNESCO

  금강산

  Mountain · Kangwon

  Mount Kumgang or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a 1,638-metre-high (5,374 ft) peak, in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Uwe Brodrecht (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Tomb of King TongmyongUNESCO

  동명왕릉

  Memorial · Pyongyang

  The Tomb of King Tongmyŏng, also known as the Tomb of King Dongmyeong, is a mausoleum located in near Ryongsan Village, Ryokpo-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. One of the tombs is the royal tomb of Jumong, the founder of the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: yeowatzup (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Mausoleum of King KongminUNESCO

  현정릉

  Heritage site · North Hwanghae Province

  The Mausoleum of King Kongmin, more correctly known as the Hyonjongnung Royal Tomb, is a 14th-century mausoleum located in Haeson Village, in the city of Kaesong, North Korea. It is one of the Royal Tombs of the Goryeo Dynasty.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: David Stanley (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Pyongyang

  평양시

  City · Pyongyang

  Pyongyang (Korean: 평양) is the capital and largest city of North Korea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 kilometers upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kaesong

  개성시

  City · North Hwanghae Province

  Kaesong is a special city in the southern part of North Korea, and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Mount Paektu

  长白山 백두산

  Mountain · Ryanggang Province

  Mount Paektu or Mount Baekdu (Korean: 백두산) is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. In China, it is known as Changbai Mountain.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bdpmax (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Hamhung

  함흥시

  City · South Hamgyong Province

  Hamhŭng is North Korea's second-largest city, and a major port city and industrial hub. Hamhung is the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province and the 16th largest city in the Korean Peninsula.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mario Micklisch (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Chongjin

  청진시

  City · North Hamgyong Province

  Chongjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province. It is the third-largest city in the country, and an important port city on the northeastern coast. Originally a small fishing village, it industrialized significantly under Japanese rule and later under the North Korean government.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Raymond K. Cunningham, Jr (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Juche Tower

  주체사상탑

  Memorial · Pyongyang

  The Juche Tower, completed in 1982, is a 170-metre (560 ft) monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument is named after the ideology of Juche introduced by North Korea's first leader, Kim Il Sung.

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  Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

  금수산태양궁전

  Spring · Pyongyang

  The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (금수산기념궁전), is the mausoleum where the preserved bodies of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the eternal leaders of North Korea, are displayed.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Uwe Brodrecht (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Heaven Lake

  백두산천지 长白山天池

  Lake · Ryanggang Province

  Heaven Lake is a volcanic crater lake atop Paektu Mountain. It lies on the border between China and North Korea, and is roughly evenly divided between the two countries.

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  Arch of Triumph

  개선문

  Memorial · Pyongyang

  The Arch of Triumph is a triumphal arch in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was built to commemorate the Korean resistance to Japan from 1925 to 1945. It is the second tallest memorial arch in the world, after Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico, standing 60 m (197 ft) high and 50 m (164 ft) wide.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Uwe Brodrecht (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map