Odusan Unification Observatory오두산 통일전망대

At a glance

Odusan Unification Observatory opened on September 8, 1992, on top of a hill that the ancient kingdoms of Goguryeo and Baekje once fought over. It was built to ease the longing of families separated by the division and as a place to learn about unification. From the top you watch the Han River, coming from the south, meet the Imjin from the north and flow on toward the West Sea, with the hills and villages of North Korea's Hwanghae Province, and the people who live there, in plain view across the water. Exhibition halls inside cover the government's unification policy, past efforts toward it and life in the North, and more than 20 million people have visited since it opened.

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Odusan Unification Observatory · 4 tours & tickets

1. GetYourGuidePrivate DMZ & Odusan full-day tourA private full-day tour of about 10 hours from Seoul that includes the Odusan Unification Observatory.Book
2. KlookOdusan & Imjingak half-day tourA half-day tour to the Odusan Unification Observatory and Imjingak Park, with hotel pickup and a morning or midday departure.Book
3. GetYourGuidePrivate tour to the North Korean borderA private tour from Seoul with pickup, centered on the Odusan Observatory, with lunch, a market and a battleship park.Book
4. GetYourGuidePrivate palace & DMZ day tourA private day tour that pairs a Seoul palace with the border area; the itinerary includes a photo stop at the Odusan Observatory.Book

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Tips

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  From October to June the last entry is 16:30, so don't leave it until late afternoon.

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