Address

265, Geumgangsan-ro, Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do
강원도 철원군 철원읍 금강산로 265 (철원읍)

Type

Monuments/ Historical Sites

Inquiries

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-33-450-5766

Homepage

tour.cwg.go.kr
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
http://hantan.cwg.go.kr
(Korean only)

• Information
  Introduction
  This three-story building located in Cheorwon-eup was constructed in 1946. Used as the headquarters of the Labor Party until the break of the Korean War on June 25, it is now a tourist attraction that still the hold on to the vestiges of the Korean War.
  
  Cheorwon Korean Workers' Party Headquarters is under the control of Cheorwon-gun Office as part of the Security Sightseeing Course. Every year hundreds of thousands of people visit this tourist destination.
  
  Telephone
  +82-33-450-5766
  
  Current Status
  Registered Cultural Heritage No. 22 (Designated on May 31, 2002)
  
  Closed
  Tuesdays, New Year's Day, Children's Day, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays
  
  Parking Facilities
  Available
  
  Restrooms
  Available
  
  Baby Stroller Rentals
  Not available
  
  
• Tourist Sites

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    Dopiansa Temple (Cheorwon) (도피안사(철원))

    Region : Cheorwon-gun Gangwon-do
    Type : Temples/ Religious Sites
    Dopiansa Temple was built by the Buddhist Monk Doseon in 865, the 5th year of the reign of King Gyeongmun of the Unified Silla Period. Legend has it that Monk D...

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    Memorial Tower of Baengmagoji Battlefield and Memorial Museum (백마고지 위령비와 기념관)

    Region : Cheorwon-gun Gangwon-do
    Type : DMZ Tours
    Located in the northern area of South Korea, Baengma Battlefield was one of the bloodiest battlefields during the Korean War. The communist Chinese army launche...

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    Cheorwon Plain (Migratory Bird Habitat) (철원평야(철새도래지))

    Region : Cheorwon-gun Gangwon-do
    Type : Ecological Tourist Sites
    After the fall harvest season, the fields on the Cheorwon Plain are littered with fallen grains, providing an abundant source of food for migratory birds. Meanw...

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    Woljeong-ri Station (월정리역)

    Region : Cheorwon-gun Gangwon-do
    Type : DMZ Tours
    Woljeong-ri Station (Iron Triangle Battlefield) is the last stop before reaching the DMZ. With the sign "The iron horse wants to run again," there stand remains...

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    Cheorwon Peace Observatory (철원평화전망대)

    Region : Cheorwon-gun Gangwon-do
    Type : DMZ Tours
    Cheorwon Peace Observatory offers a panoramic view of the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea) in the central forward area of Cheorwon-gun,...

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• Transportation
  Directions
  [Bus]
  From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Dongsong-eup or Sincheorwon.
  (Bus schedule: 06:30-21:00, 20-30min intervals / Estimated travel time: 2hrs 20min)
  
  - Across from Dongsong Intercity Bus Terminal, take a bus bound for Sintan-ri (Bus schedule: 1 hour interval / about 20-min ride).
  - From Sincheorwon Intercity Bus Terminal, walk for about 3-min towards Cheorwon County Office and there will be a post office. Take a bus bound for Dongsong and get off at Dongsong Intercity Bus Terminal (about 20-30 min ride). Then, take a bus bound for Sintan-ri (Bus schedule: 1 hour interval / about 20-min ride). 
  
  [Taxi]
  Take a taxi from Dongsong Intercity Bus Terminal (about 15-20 min) or Sincheorwon Intercity Bus Terminal (about 30-min).
  
  *Bus schedules may subject to changes.

  
  
  

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