The 2nd Tunnel, Cheorwon철원 제2땅굴

At a glance

500 m of this tunnel is open to visitors; inside, it opens out into a chamber big enough to gather a large force and splits into three exits; it was built, KTO notes, to move some 30,000 troops an hour. Found in Cheorwon in 1975, it runs about 3.5 km in total, and seven South Korean soldiers were killed by North Korean forces during the search when it was discovered. An exhibition hall explains its structure and the invasion plans behind it. Cheorwon County runs it as part of a DMZ peace tour that also takes in the Cheorwon Peace Observatory, a monorail and the Cheorwon Crane Center.

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The 2nd Tunnel, Cheorwon · 4 tours & tickets

1. KKdayCheorwon DMZ and Crash Landing on You filming site tourA day tour from Seoul to the Cheorwon DMZ: the 2nd Tunnel, Cheorwon Peace Observatory, the old Workers' Party headquarters and the Hantan River geopark.Book
2. KlookDMZ 2nd Tunnel, Pocheon Sky Bridge and waterfall tourA day tour from Seoul that visits the 2nd Tunnel in Cheorwon, then Pocheon's Sky Bridge and a waterfall.Book
3. GetYourGuideCheorwon private DMZ tourA private 12-hour tour from Seoul to the Cheorwon DMZ: the 2nd Tunnel, Peace Observatory, the Workers' Party building and Baekmagoji memorial.Book
4. Trip.comDMZ 2nd Tunnel & Y-shaped bridge tourA day tour from Seoul to the 2nd Infiltration Tunnel, Peace Observatory, Woljeongri Station, the Workers' Party building and the Y-shaped suspension bridge.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Visits run only at set times, so plan your arrival at the registration office around them, and remember the tunnel is closed on Tuesdays.
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  If you don't have a car, the tours from Seoul take care of transport; KKday's also covers the Peace Observatory and the old Workers' Party building.

Nearby

Goseokjeong PavilionA pavilion and a lone 15 m granite rock in the Hantan River gorge, part of the Hantan River UNESCO Global Geopark in Cheorwon.Hantan River Jusangjeolli Cliff TrailA 3.6 km walkway bolted to the sheer basalt cliffs of the Hantan River gorge, 20–30 m above the water, in a UNESCO Global Geopark.