things to do in buan-gun, jeollabuk-do, south korea

Byeonsan Natural Recreation Forest

Byeonsan Natural Recreation Forest

Byeonsan Natural Recreation Forest is a coastal natural recreation forest located within the Byeonsanbando National Park. Offering views of both mo...

Wido Island National Geopark

Wido Island National Geopark

Located approximately 13 kilometers west of Buan, Wido Island is spread out sporadically looking like a flea. Visitors to the island can see variou...

Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs National Geopark

Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs National Geopark

The area around Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs features great plant distribution value, including a population of Machilus, a designated natural monument. Th...

Gyeokpo Beach

Gyeokpo Beach

Gyeokpo Beach, located near Chaeseokgang River, is also called Chaeseokgang Beach. The beach is more famous for the view of Chaeseokgang River and ...

Saemangeum

Saemangeum

The name of Saemangeum signifies the breakwaters that enlarge and freshen the Mangyeong and Gimje plains, famous for their fertile soil. Saemangeum...

Jiksopokpo Falls - Jeonbuk National Geopark

Jiksopokpo Falls - Jeonbuk National Geopark

Jiksopokpo Falls is located within Bongnaegugok Valley. The waterfall is the largest in Byeonsanbando National Park, thundering down 30 meters. The...

Buan Naesosa Temple

Buan Naesosa Temple

Naesosa Temple was built by Buddhist Monk Hye-Gu in 633 during the Baekje dynasty and was rebuilt by Monk Cheong-Min in 1633 during the Joseon dyna...

Gaeamsa Temple

Gaeamsa Temple

Gaeamsa Temple is a small, quiet temple built in 634 during the Baekje dynasty. The origin of the name "Gaeam" goes back to 282 BC, when King Mun f...

Gosapo Beach

Gosapo Beach

Gosapo Beach commands a magnificent scenic view, thanks to the 2-kilometer stretch of fine sand and pine forest along the beach. The beach is consi...

Mohang Beach

Mohang Beach

Mohang Beach is situated in Byeonsan-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do. It is set against the beautiful mountains of Byeonsanbando National Park and th...

Chaeseokgang Cliff Jeonbuk National Geopark

Chaeseokgang Cliff Jeonbuk National Geopark

Chaeseokgang Cliff refers to a rocky cliff and the sea around it near the Gyeokpohang Port and Dagibong areas on Byeonsanbando Peninsula. The name ...

Wido Beach

Wido Beach

Opened in 1969, Wido Beach is known as an excellent swimming beach. The beach is sheltered by the surrounding mountains with fairly shallow and cle...

Saemangeum Embankment

Saemangeum Embankment

Saemangeum is one of the largest land reclamation projects in Korea. After about 20 years of construction, Saemangeum Embankment was completed in 2...

Naebyeonsan Mountain

Naebyeonsan Mountain

The Byeonsanbando Peninsula has a shoreline that stretches 99 kilometers, protruding into the west sea in Jeollabuk-do, with the Saemangeum, the wo...

Suseongdang Shrine

Suseongdang Shrine

Located at the end of Jeokbyeokgang Cliff, Suseongdang Shrine is the only shrine in Korea that is dedicated to the sea god “Gaeyang Halmeoni&...

Byeonsanbando National Park

Byeonsanbando National Park

Designated as a national park in 1988, Byeonsanbando National Park is the only national park in the country that consists of both the ocean and the...

Gyeokpo Port

Gyeokpo Port

Gyeokpo Port is an important transit point for maritime transportation between the islands of the West Sea, such as Wido Island, Gogunsan Islands, ...

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play

Sono Belle Byeonsan Ocean Play is located next to Gyeokpo Beach on Byeonsan Peninsula. This luxurious resort is patterned after Normandy Beach and ...

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Keumkuwon Sculpture Park

Keumkuwon Sculpture Park was founded in 1966 by Kim O-seong, and was the first park of its kind in Korea. The park was registered as Private Museum...

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Buan Guam-ri Dolmens

Buan Guam-ri Dolmens, designated as Historical Site No. 103, is comprised of southern-style dolmens. Dolmen refers to a particular structure of a t...