I cannot forget the awe I felt when I first saw Ulsan Rock in the Miseongnyeong Valley in Gangwon Province. How could such a ...

North Korea is demolishing a $37 million South Korean–built hotel and family reunion center at Mount Kumgang, erasing a key symbol of tourism diplomacy. The move signals a hard shift in Pyongyang’s ...

A Mammoth Mountain ski patroller has died after he was caught in an avalanche while doing mitigation work on Friday, the resort said. At about 7:30 a.m., before skiing opened, Mammoth Mountain said ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Satellite photos show California mountains transformed from brown to snow-capped just four days after the season’s ...

Now, many are holding out hope that they can come up with a general agreement over logging, grazing, mining and conservation across nearly 5 million acres of this highly diverse ecoregion in Northeast ...

A federal government shutdown will close facilities in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Roads and trails will likely stay open, but services like restrooms and trash pickup will stop. Most ...

Acacia Gabriel covers responsible ecotourism, cultural experiences, and the intersection of outdoor adventure and luxury. After solo traveling through 35+ countries on five different continents, she ...

PARIS, 22 July (BelTA - Yonhap) - A scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, North Korea's Mount Kumgang has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO added Mount ...

SEOUL – Hopes for renewed inter-Korean cooperation grew Monday after North Korea’s Kumgangsan was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris ...

Paris: North Korea's Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain known for its beauty that changes with the seasons, has been named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ...

2985 17 May 2018 Preparation of nomination of Mt. Kumgang and the Historical Relics in and around the Mountain focusing on upstream advice and guidance in the identification of the potential OUV ...