tourist attractions in busan, south korea

Shinsegae Centum City

Shinsegae Centum City

Shinsegae Centum City Department Store is registered in the Guinness World Records as the largest shopping complex in the world, offering a full ra...

Busan Beomeosa Temple

Busan Beomeosa Temple

Beomeosa Temple is located on the eastern side of Geumjeongsan Mountain, a famous mountain in Busan. It was founded by monk Uisang in 678, the 18th...

Yu Chi-hwan Postbox Observatory

Yu Chi-hwan Postbox Observatory

This is an observatory located along Sanbok-ro Road in Choryang-dong, Dong-gu, Busan. A mailbox was installed to celebrate the artworks and literat...

Yongdusan Park

Yongdusan Park

Yongdusan Mountain (alt. 49 m) in downtown Busan is one of Busan's three famous mountains. It was originally called Songhyeonsan Mountain, which me...

Dalmaji-gil Road

Dalmaji-gil Road

Called Busan’s Montmartre, Dalmaji-gil Road is famous for its views of the blue ocean, white sandy beach, Camellia forest, and pine tree forest, cr...

Gadeokdo Lighthouse

Gadeokdo Lighthouse

Gadeokdo Lighthouse is a manned lighthouse patterned after the gothic style of lighthouses in France. Built in December, 1909 at the end of the Dae...

75 Square

75 Square

A small plaza projecting toward the southern coast of Jeoryeongdo Island, 75 Square is one of the eight scenic sites of Yeongdo-gu in Busan. Its na...

Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge

Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge

Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge (Busan 66, also called Gwangan-daero) stretches over 7.4 kilometers from Namcheon-dong in Suyeong-gu, Busan to Centum Ci...

Busan Cheokpanam Hermitage

Busan Cheokpanam Hermitage

Cheokpanam Hermitage was initially built in 673 by a monk named Wonhyo, whose legend is still passed down, and was restored in 1938 by another monk...

Hurshimchung

Hurshimchung

Hurshimchung Hot Springs is a new type of tourist zone that aims to improve the health of visitors through the power of comfortable hot spring bath...

Gwangbok-dong Cultural Fashion Street

Gwangbok-dong Cultural Fashion Street

Located in Gwangbok-dong, Busan, this street captures the heart of fashion, art, culture, and shopping in Busan. As “Busan's Myeong-dong, it stretc...

Gukje Market Food Street

Gukje Market Food Street

Gukje Market Food Street boasts over 60 years of history. It offers delicious Korean food such as gimbap, sundae (Korean blood sausage), and noodle...

Oryukdo Lighthouse

Oryukdo Lighthouse

Oryukdo is a rocky island located in the oceanside of the Yongho-dong neighborhood. Depending on the tides, Oryukdo (“O” meaning “5”, “Yuk” meaning...

Geumjeongsan Mountain Busan National Geopark

Geumjeongsan Mountain Busan National Geopark

Geumjeongsan Mountain was created by an overflow of magma approximately 70 million years ago. Over time, rain and wind shaped the mountain to what ...

Busandaegyo Bridge

Busandaegyo Bridge

Completed in 1934, Busandaegyo Bridge connects Yeongdo Island to the mainland. It serves as an industrial road that facilitates the transport of fr...

Seomyeon 1beon-ga First Street 1

Seomyeon 1beon-ga First Street 1

As one of the busiest streets in Busan, Seomyeon 1beon-ga is also known as the Art Street. It stretches over 330 meters, connecting former Cheonuja...

Geumjeongsanseong Fortress

Geumjeongsanseong Fortress

Geumjeongsanseong Fortress is located on the peak of Geumjeongsan Mountain (801.5m) in Busan. Its original name was Dongnae Mountain Fortress, but ...

Choryang Ibagu-gil Sanbok Road

Choryang Ibagu-gil Sanbok Road

Located near Busan Station, Choryang Ibagu-gil street was formed when people started building houses on top of the hill during the time of pov...

Geumnyeonsan Mountain

Geumnyeonsan Mountain

There are two stories about how Busan's 415m high Geumnyeonsan Mountain got its name. One suggests that the mountain resembled lotus flowers and th...

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Songdo Sky Park

The Songdo Marine Cable Car offers a captivating 15-minute ride from Songdo Base Station to Songdo Sky Park, treating visitors to picturesque views...