tourist attractions in dong-gu, gwangju, south korea

Mudeungsan Lift Monorail Jisan Park

Mudeungsan Lift Monorail Jisan Park

To use the lift and monorail located at Jisan Park in Gwangju, visitors can purchase a ticket at the ticket office in the convenience store on the ...

Mudeungsan National Park

Mudeungsan National Park

Mudeungsan National Park is a mountain park lining the edge of Hwasun-gun, Damyang-gun and Gwangju. Mudeungsan Mountain (1,186 meters) features thr...

Jisan Recreation Area

Jisan Recreation Area

Jisan Recreation Area reopened around December 2016, resuming monorail operation after 11 years. The unique rattle of a monorail running on one rai...

Gwangju Art Street

Gwangju Art Street

Gwangju Art Street is aimed at developing Gwangju’s traditional art scene through exhibition of local work. The street is 300m long and located beh...

May 18 Democracy Square 5.18

May 18 Democracy Square 5.18

Stretching from the former Jeollanam-do Provincial Government Office to the Geumnam-ro area, this famous plaza is where the landmark May 18th Democ...

Jusangjeolli Cliff Of Mudeungsan Mountain

Jusangjeolli Cliff Of Mudeungsan Mountain

The Jueangjeolli cliffs are rock pillars of various hexagonal shapes that seem as if they were hand carved. The Jusangjeolli cliffs of Mudeungsan M...

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Chungjang-ro Street

Chungjang-ro Street is Gwangju’s major fashion district, comparable with Myeongdong Street of Seoul. The streets of Chungjang-ro are lined wi...