North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, unveiled in a ceremony on June 24, is found on North Korea’s eastern coast.

North Korea will open a tourist site on its east coast next week that it calls a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though the country still mostly blocks foreign visitors.