Key facts
- Gimpo city said 13,243 people visited Aegibong Peace Ecopark from October 26 to November 4, up 7.5% from 12,321 a year earlier.
- The North Korean artillery pieces sit roughly 1.5 kilometers from the Aegibong Observatory, per the Herald report.
- The military estimates the guns are older 122-millimeter self-propelled artillery with a range of 15 to 24 kilometers.
- Gimpo city officials said North Korean troops have recently covered the guns with camouflage netting, making them hard to identify.
- The park caps visitors on the grounds at 500 at any one time for safety, turning away new entrants when it is full.
- Weekend visitors counted over October 31 and November 2 totaled 4,200, down nearly 10% from the same weekend a year earlier.
More than 13,000 people visited Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, Gyeonggi province, over a 10-day period to see North Korean self-propelled howitzers from the park's observatory, Gimpo city said on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The city recorded 13,243 visitors between October 26 and November 4, up 7.5% from 12,321 in the same period a year earlier. The Herald reported that the artillery pieces are positioned along a coastal area roughly 1.5 kilometers from the Aegibong Observatory and that photos of the guns began circulating in October 2026.
Weekday attendance reached 1,000 to 1,200 a day, with some days up as much as 35% from the same day a year earlier, according to the Herald. Weekend visitors counted over October 31 and November 2 totaled 4,200, down nearly 10% from the same weekend a year earlier; city officials attributed the dip to a cap on additional entries imposed to manage crowd levels.
The park limits the number of people on the grounds at any one time to 500 for visitor safety, turning away new entrants when visitors linger. The military estimates the guns are older 122-millimeter self-propelled artillery with a range of 15 to 24 kilometers, the Herald reported. Gimpo city officials said North Korean troops have recently covered the guns with camouflage netting, making them difficult to identify.
As visitor numbers rose, Gimpo city gradually reduced advance reservations. Since November 4, the hourly booking limit has been cut to 200 people, 100 individual visitors and 100 in group bookings.