Nanum Farm, located near Paju Book City, is an experiential farm where visitors can feed animals. It is popular among families with children for interaction with various animals. The farm consists of indoor and outdoor animal feeding areas, vinyl greenhouses for harvesting crops, and a sand playground. There are various animals including farm animals, small insects, and birds. For an additional fee, visitors can also harvest peppers, eggplants, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and peanuts. The farm is equipped with fences installed at children's eye level, making it an ideal first zoo outing for infants and toddlers.
Paju Book City was formed in 1989 by a group of publishers who sought to modernize the distribution structure of Korea’s publishing industry. The addition of structures later on created its current form as a cultural complex. Today, Paju Book City is home to a large collection of publishing houses, printing companies, and bookbinding companies. Some publishing houses run their own libraries, secondhand book shops, and thematic libraries. There are plenty of book cafés and art shops in the area, and visitors can also occasionally enjoy cultural events, lectures, and concerts by publishing houses.
Publishing City is a national cultural industrial complex located in Munbal-dong, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. It is a publishing cultural community where the dream of publishing cultural figures who wished in the late 1980s to improve the publishing cultural environment and foster the publishing cultural industry into a national strategic industry for the 21st century has become a reality. This city, where books born from writing have blossomed under the name of film, will lead South Korea's cultural industry. Paju Publishing City is home to publishing-related businesses such as publishing companies, printing shops, and bookbinding shops. Many publishing companies operate libraries, secondhand bookstores, and themed libraries, making it suitable not only for children but also for adults. It is not a one-time tour destination, having many regular visitors, and cultural events, lectures, and concerts held by publishing companies provide valuable cultural experiences, making it an excellent cultural venue.
The Asia Publishing Culture & Information Center is a large-scale complex cultural space with one basement floor and five above-ground floors. Its architecture, harmonizing with the surrounding natural environment, won the 14th Kim Swoo Geun Architecture Award in 2004. Located on the foot of Simhak Mountain extending to the Reed Stream, the building offers views of both the underwater and aboveground cities depending on the angle. The exterior, made of red steel plates, exposed concrete, and wood, showcases natural beauty through the seasons. The building appears to float over the Reed Stream, which is the origin of Paju Publishing City, quietly reflecting the eco-friendly book village philosophy. The center houses large-scale training and accommodation facilities as well as cultural spaces. The largest multipurpose hall and a 250-seat auditorium host international symposiums, large exhibitions, and events. The Wisdom Forest, created in 2014 by turning interior walls into bookshelves, preserves valuable books and provides an open reading culture space for everyone. Outdoor spaces like the event plaza, Asia Plaza, and Water Garden serve as beautiful outdoor performance and relaxation areas against the mountain and city backdrop. Additionally, the center includes cultural facilities such as a secondhand bookstore, exhibition hall, and book café, along with convenience facilities like a bank and restaurant, continuously expanding its cultural center functions. Beside the center stands a traditional Hanok house that contrasts somewhat with the main building. This building is an annex of the Kim Myung-gwan House relocated from Jeongeup, Jeollado, in June 2000. It serves as a spiritual symbol witnessing the birth and growth of Publishing City and acts as a coordinate axis reviving the original meaning of the place name 'Munbal' amid the reed fields. The design allows users to view the Hanok while moving through internal public spaces, aiming for harmony between the value of tradition and modern sensibility toward the future.
The DMZ Ecology Research Institute conducts ecological environment surveys and research throughout the DMZ (including the civilian control zone) and undertakes research projects related to ecological environment policies. In particular, as part of continuous educational projects on the DMZ ecological environment where diverse life forms live, the institute operates an ecological school every month that carries out exploration activities in certain areas.
