Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling ... Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, purportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting against the ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of ... Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s founder and Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, purportedly used the mountain as a hideout when fighting against ...

A sacred North Korean mountain was recently named as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list.

A mythical birthplace, a political symbol, and the site of one of history’s most powerful eruptions—all hidden behind one of ...