Kumgangsan

Kangwon · North Korea

Kumgangsan, North Korea
Photo: Uwe Brodrecht, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Autumn
Budget
$$
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A celebrated range of jagged granite peaks, waterfalls, and gorges on North Korea's east coast, long revered in Korean art. Its scenery shifts dramatically with the seasons, earning it many poetic names.

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