Thinking about the DMZ

Upon meeting nearly anyone over here, foreigners and natives alike, I ask what they recommend I see while in Korea. The DMZ is at the top of everybody's list (along with Jeju-Do). There are innumerable tour agencies headed there daily, most at good prices, too. The DMZ is perhaps the number one tourist attraction in Korea.

The problem is every time I go to look at tour information, I'm not sure why anyone would want to go at all because my mind still associates the DMZ as this:
For some reason, I just can't wrap my head around the DMZ being a tourist destination. Am I the only one who thinks that's at least a little messed up?

(Holy crap, I can't believe my coding was actually perfect on my first try and needed no editing. I am amazing.)

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