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North Korea.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Pyongyang, North Korea
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Pyongyang

North Korea

One of the oldest cities in Korea, Pyongyang has served as a capital since antiquity — first for the ancient kingdoms of Gojoseon and Goguryeo, then as a sec…

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Namyang Workers' District, North Korea
Silver

Namyang Workers' District

North Korea

A compact North Korean border town set against steep green hills, where low-rise white and tile-roofed buildings line the Tumen River across from China, link…

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Wonsan, North Korea
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Wonsan

North Korea

Wonsan is a port city on North Korea's eastern coast, on the Sea of Japan, that has been designated for development as a summer resort destination — a plan b…

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Sinuiju, North Korea
Silver
Big-city explorations

Sinuiju

North Korea

Sinuiju is a North Korean city on the Yalu River, facing the Chinese city of Dandong across the international border.

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Hyesan, North Korea
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Hyesan

North Korea

Hyesan is a city in North Korea's Ryanggang Province that sits directly on the Yalu River, which forms the border with China, and serves as the province's ad…

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Changgang, North Korea
Silver

Changgang

North Korea

Rugged, landlocked county in North Korea's Chagang province, Changgang offers dramatic mountainous terrain defined by two mountain ranges and a high peak ris…

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Hungnam, North Korea
Silver
Big-city explorations

Hungnam

North Korea

A coastal district of North Korea's second-largest city, Hungnam sits on the East Sea with low-rise institutional buildings spread across a wide plain backed…

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Chunggang, North Korea
Bronze

Chunggang

North Korea

A remote North Korean town on the Yalu River, viewed across bare winter trees with low-rise buildings along the riverbank and a hazy skyline of mid-rise bloc…

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Pyongsong, North Korea
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Pyongsong

North Korea

A wide, tree-lined boulevard flanked by Soviet-style apartment blocks in pastel tones gives this North Korean provincial capital a stark, time-capsule atmosp…

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Kijong-dong, North Korea
Bronze

Kijong-dong

North Korea

Kijong-dong is a Potemkin village inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone, widely referred to outside North Korea as "Propaganda Village." One of only two settl…

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Chongjin, North Korea
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Chongjin

North Korea

Known as the "City of Iron," Chongjin is North Korea's third-largest city and its most significant heavy industrial centre, built around steel production on…

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Haeju, North Korea
Silver
Mountain villages

Haeju

North Korea

A port city on Haeju Bay in North Korea's mountain terrain, Haeju served as a provincial administrative centre through the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties and re…

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Chongju, North Korea
Bronze

Chongju

North Korea

This North Korean town on the Pyongyang rail line, Chongju presents a stark Soviet-influenced station building adorned with Korean script and a portrait, fla…

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Hoeryong, North Korea
Bronze
Mountain villages

Hoeryong

North Korea

Hoeryong, a city in North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, sits on the Tumen River opposite Jilin Province in China, in mountain terrain near the border.

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Sup'ung, North Korea
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Sup'ung

North Korea

Sup'ung sits on the Yalu River at the North Korea–China border, dominated by a massive gravity dam built by Imperial Japan between 1937 and 1943.

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Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kanggye

North Korea

Mid-sized North Korean city set in upland river country, Kanggye sits along the water amid mountainous terrain, with proximity to several UNESCO-listed sites…

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Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Kusong-si

North Korea

A North Korean town set in upland country with water nearby, offering a rare glimpse into everyday life in one of the world's most seldom-visited nations.

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Gold
Big-city explorations

Sariwon

North Korea

Sariwon is a mid-sized North Korean city set in upland country, within reach of water and several UNESCO World Heritage sites in the wider region, and notabl…

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Gold
Big-city explorations

Nampo

North Korea

A mid-sized North Korean city set in upland country near the water, with a Wikivoyage presence suggesting some independent traveller interest and proximity t…

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Silver
Big-city explorations

Kaesong

North Korea

A historic Korean city in upland country, Kaesong sits close to a UNESCO World Heritage landscape and draws the rare independent traveller willing to navigat…

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