Visitors Declaration form to enter the Joint Security Area. It essentially says they are not responsible if I get killed when a conflict erupts.

Visitors to the DMZ have to follow their guides in 2 single file lines.

The blue UN buildings sit on top of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).

South Korean soldiers stand guard inside the UN building. The guard on the far end guards the door that leads to North Korea while the other guard stands on the border facing the table where leaders from North and South meet.

The concrete slab marks the MDL, the border between North and South Korea. This photo is taken from the North, the side where they have dirt instead of pebbles.

Frederick in the UN building in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The door in the background leads to North Korea. The South Korean soldier is there to protect visitors to the Joint Security Area.

South Korean soldiers stand guard inside the UN building. The guard on the far end guards the door that leads to North Korea while the other guard stands on the border facing the table where leaders from North and South meet.

North Korean soldiers stand guard on their side of the MDL. Visitors cannot gesture or point at the North Korean troops and they must also abide by a dress code to prevent our images from being used in propaganda.

UN buildings and the North Korean facility at the DMZ.

Frederick at the Military Demarcation Line in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The blue UN buildings are on top of the border while the large building behind it is in North Korea.

Frederick at the Military Demarcation Line in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The blue UN buildings are on top of the border while the large building behind it is in North Korea.

Visitors are kept well away from the border to prevent them from goofing off and stepping across the border. While the whole thing doesn't seem that scary, there have been several violent incidents at this location.

North Korean guard on his guard post, looking at our group of visitors to the DMZ.

Kijong, a ghost town just across the border in North Korea. There is a 160 meter tall flagpole with a 300kg flag. The buildings were erected to entice South Koreans to defect to North Korea but they are uninhabited.

The bridge of No Return, where North and South Korea exchanged prisoners of war. It is also the site where 3 people on the Southern side were killed with axes by North Koreans. Since that incident, the North and South Korean troops must stay on their respective sides of the border.

Kijong, a ghost town just across the border in North Korea. There is a 160 meter tall flagpole with a 300kg flag. The buildings were erected to entice South Koreans to defect to North Korea but they are uninhabited.

Monument for the reunification of North and South Korea.