tourist attractions in gyeonggi-do, south korea

Hwaseomun Gate

Hwaseomun Gate

Hwaseomun Gate is the western gate of Hwaseong Fortress, a Treasure. Over the stone mujigae (rainbow) door is a single-story tower gate. Hwaseomun ...

Suwonhyanggyo Confucian School

Suwonhyanggyo Confucian School

Suwonhyanggyo Confucian School was built in 1291 in front of Hwasan Mountain in Hwaseong where it stayed for nearly 500 years. It was moved to its ...

Pocheon Art Valley

Pocheon Art Valley

The green waters of the lake and the sharply cut cliffs above make a picture-perfect landscape. This beautiful natural scenery, remnant of an old r...

Haengjusanseong Fortress

Haengjusanseong Fortress

Haengjusanseong Fortress (Historic Site) atop Deogyangsan Mountain was the site of one of the three major Korean victories against the enemy during...

Typhoon Observatory

Typhoon Observatory

Typhoon Observatory was built on December 3, 1991 by Invincible Typhoon Korean Army. The observatory is situated on Suribong Peak, the highest poin...

Pocheon Idong Galbi Village

Pocheon Idong Galbi Village

Idong Galbi is a famous term for Koreans, representing the delicious hanu (Korean beef) short ribs that have been made with high quality meat and m...

Odusan Unification Observatory

Odusan Unification Observatory

Located in Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Odusan Unification Observatory was established to console the feelings of dispersed families and provide an edu...

Key Observatory

Key Observatory

Called to play the role of an important key for unification, Key Observatory was established on April 11, 1998 to commemorate the sorrow of homesic...

Jungmisan Recreational Forest

Jungmisan Recreational Forest

Jungmisan Recreational Forest unfolds at the end of a lovely drive along the famous Nongdachigogae Road, the highest ridge road in the vicinity of ...

Camp Greaves Dmz Experience Center

Camp Greaves Dmz Experience Center

Camp Greaves served as a camp base for the 506th US Second Infantry Division for about 50 years after the ceasefire agreement of the Korean War. Th...

Bundang Astro Camp

Bundang Astro Camp

The Astro Camp was established to encourage young children to take an interest in space and natural science and to develop creative problem-solving...

Nami Island Zip Wire

Nami Island Zip Wire

Nami Island Zip Wire is an eco-friendly leisure facility established by Gapyeong County Office in partnership with Gyeonggi Tourism Organization an...

Temporary Palace At Hwaseong Fortress Haenggung

Temporary Palace At Hwaseong Fortress Haenggung

A haenggung is a temporary palace where the king and royal family retreated to during a war. Hwaseong Haenggung Palace is the largest one of these,...

Jangja Lake Park

Jangja Lake Park

Guri City worked to improve the water quality of Jangja Lake in order to form the Jangja Lake Park and in the process an ecological zone was create...

Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site

Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site

The Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site was discovered on an island in the tidal plain south of Sihwaho Lake. The island was revealed when seawat...

Icheon Sansuyu Village

Icheon Sansuyu Village

Icheon has emerged as a new spring destination thanks to the large colony of sansuyu trees in Baeksa-myeon. The path from downtown Icheon to Yeongw...

Hwaseong Yongjusa Temple

Hwaseong Yongjusa Temple

Yongjusa Temple is located near Yungneung and Geolleung Royal Tombs. This site was originally the location of Garyangsa Temple, which was construct...

Hwaseokjeong Pavilion

Hwaseokjeong Pavilion

Hwaseokjeong Pavilion was built in honor of Gil Jae, a Goryeo dynasty Confucian scholar who had resigned from his government post to train young sc...

Paju Historical Site Related To Yi I

Paju Historical Site Related To Yi I

Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I is dedicated to a great scholar of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was born to Lee Wonsu and Shin Saimdang in 1536....

Odusanseong Fortress

Odusanseong Fortress

Odusanseong Fortress is built around the strategic summit of Odusasn Mountain. The walls stretch across roughly 620 meters and were built during th...