This year's new UNESCO World Heritage Sites include the original Disney castle, a Diamond Mountain in North Korea, and the ...

World North Korea Unveils New Tourist Site—But Still Bans Tourists WISH YOU WEREN’T HERE The new site has space for 20,000 guests who may never turn up. Jack Revell Night Reporter ...

The resort, in the port city of Wonsan on North Korea’s east coast, is set to open to domestic visitors next week but it remains unclear when overseas tourists will be able to visit. The hermit ...

North Korea inaugurated the Wonsan-Kalma resort, a seaside tourism city aimed at attracting foreign visitors. Despite severe hardships, Kim Jong Un promotes it as evidence of care for citizens.

North Korea’s most notable experiment with international tourism came in the late 1990s, when it opened the scenic Mount Kumgang area on its southeastern coast to visitors from South Korea.

A new beach resort in North Korea, criticised by human rights groups for the harsh treatment of construction workers, has welcomed its first group of Russian tourists this week.

North Korea used to fill it with pieces of artillery during military drills. In recent years, however, Mr. Kim has lined the beach with newly built water parks and multistory resort hotels.