things to do in busan, south korea

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...

Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Institute

Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Institute

Located on Geumnyeonsan Mountain in the heart of Busan, Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Institute is a youth center managed directly by Busan Metropoli...

Paradise Casino Busan

Paradise Casino Busan

Paradise Casino Busan is located right on the coast, offering a range of casino games. Located on the first floor of the main hotel building, the c...

Centum City Ice Rink - Shinsegae Department Store

Centum City Ice Rink - Shinsegae Department Store

Shinsegae Centum City is a wildly popular attraction in Busan that is home to an excellent indoor ice rink with a capacity of 500 visitors. This st...

Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center

Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center

Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center is located between Gwangalli and Haeundae beaches and was built in 1986 as an international scale stadium, used duri...

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...

Nurimaru Apec House

Nurimaru Apec House

The name Nurimaru APEC House is created by combining the Korean words nuri (“world”) and maru (“summit”), and “APEC House,” which refers to an APEC...

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 ...

Goeun Contemporary Photo Museum

Goeun Contemporary Photo Museum

Established and run by the Goeun Foundation, the Goeun Museum of Photography and the Goeun Contemporary Photo Museum are located in Haeundae, Busan...