tourist attractions in gyeonggi-do, south korea

Byukchoji Gardens

Byukchoji Gardens

Byukchoji Gardens is made up of a Korean-style garden and a European-style one. It is home to nearly 1,400 species of plants. Each garden is organi...

Unification Village

Unification Village

Paju’s Unification Village is located north of the Civilian Control Line (CCL). It has security tour locations, such as Panmunjeom, The 3rd T...

Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station

Dorasan Station is the closest South Korean railway station to North Korea. Initially, the station was served by a railway that connected Seoul wit...

Dora Observatory

Dora Observatory

Dora Observatory is the closest DMZ observatory to Panmunjeom. From Dora Observatory, one can see not only the Panmunjeom but also the village of D...

The 3rd Tunnel 3

The 3rd Tunnel 3

The 3rd Tunnel is the third of its kind built by North Korea for the purpose of invading South Korea. It was discovered in 1978. Among the four tun...

Panmunjeom Joint Security Area

Panmunjeom Joint Security Area

Panmunjeom is the site of the Armistice Agreement that signaled the ceasefire of the Korean War (1950-1953) and is located in the Demilitarized Zon...

Dae Jang Geum Park

Dae Jang Geum Park

Dae Jang Geum Park is the largest historical drama set of MBC in Korea, featuring various architectural sets reconstructed from different historica...

Mirinae Holy Site

Mirinae Holy Site

Mirinae Holy Site in Anseong is the final resting place of Saint Andreas Kim Daegeon, Korea’s first Catholic saint, along with his mother Urs...

Daebudo Island

Daebudo Island

Oido Island

Oido Island

Located off the western coast of the city of Siheung, Oido Island was originally an island and then connected to the mainland during the Japanese o...

Paju Book City

Paju Book City

Paju Book City was formed in 1989 by a group of publishers who sought to modernize the distribution structure of Korea’s publishing industry....

Bundang Jeongja-dong Café Street

Bundang Jeongja-dong Café Street

Jeongja-dong Café Street, located in the Geumgok-dong area, boasts 40-50 cafés and restaurants on the ground floor, reminiscent of Eu...

Namhansanseong Provincial Park Unesco World Heritage

Namhansanseong Provincial Park Unesco World Heritage

Namhansanseong was a fortress that protected the southern approaches to the capital during the Baekje kingdom (18 B.C. – 660 A.D.) and the Jo...

Eobigyegok Valley

Eobigyegok Valley

Eobigyegok Valley, originating from Eobisan Mountain, is aptly named 'Eobi' ('flying fish') as visitors can often witness fish leaping from the val...

Suwon Hwaseong Special Tourist Zone

Suwon Hwaseong Special Tourist Zone

Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, was built by King Jeongjo, the 22nd ruler of the Joseon dynasty, when he moved the tomb of his father, Crown Prince Sado,...

Yeoju Charcoal Village

Yeoju Charcoal Village

Yeoju Charcoal Village is a multifaceted leisure facility featuring charcoal saunas, an auto campground, and pensions. The charcoal saunas have gai...

Yeoju Spa

Yeoju Spa

At Yeoju Spa, the hot spring water emerges from 800 meters below the bedrock, rich in various minerals beneficial for neuralgia, arthritis, and ski...

Sanasagyegok Valley

Sanasagyegok Valley

Sanasagyegok Valley, located in Yongmunsan Mountain, is characterized by its ample x_width, crystal-clear water, and abundant water volume. The thi...

Nueseom Lighthouse Observatory

Nueseom Lighthouse Observatory

Nueseom Lighthouse Observatory is a lighthouse and observatory located on the small uninhabited Nueseom Island, just off the coast of Tando Port in...

Okgu Park

Okgu Park

Okgu Park, situated near Oido Island and elevated at 93 meters, boasts a picturesque landscape adorned with sculptures, making it an ideal location...