Imjingak

Imjingak (Korean: 임진각; Hanja: 臨津閣, pronounced Ihm-jin-gak), and sometimes in English called the Imjingak resort, is a park located on the banks of the Imjin River along the tracks of the former Gyeongui Train Line outside the city of Paju, South Korea. The park has many statues and monuments regarding the Korean War. There is also a restaurant, an observation deck, a pool in the shape of the Korean peninsula, and even a small amusement park.

The park was built in 1972 to console those from both sides who are unable to return to their hometowns, friends and families because of the division of Korea and currently receives approximately 1.2 million visitors per year.

Imjingak is where the "Freedom Bridge" lies. Crossing the Imjin river, it is a former railroad bridge which was used by repatriated POWs/soldiers returning from the North. It is more famous, however, for serving until 1998 as the only point of egress from South Korea onto the DMZ, other than Liberty Bridge (which was controlled by the South Korean Army), and the only direct link to Camp Greaves, Liberty Bell, and Panmunjom. This is not to be confused with the "bridge of freedom" which is merely an access bridge to the main span that allowed the one-way southbound traffic to pass by while northbound traffic stood waiting its turn to cross; it now crosses a stream adjacent to the Imjin river and connects with the North-South railway.