things to do in gunsan-si, jeollabuk-do, south korea

Lotte Shopping Mall Gunsan Branch

Lotte Shopping Mall Gunsan Branch

It is a shopping town where visitors can enjoy shopping, culture, and entertainment together, and it is the largest and first complex shopping mall...

House Of Lee Young-choon

House Of Lee Young-choon

The House of Lee Young-choon was constructed by a Japanese landlord named Kumamoto during the Japanese colonial era. The house combined Western, Ko...

Wolmyeong Park

Wolmyeong Park

Wolmyeong Park is a popular tourist destination in Gunsan and connects five mountains in the vicinity. The park has 12 kilometers of walking trails...

Jinpo Maritime Theme Park

Jinpo Maritime Theme Park

The Jinpo Maritime Theme Park opened in 2008 to commemorate Jinpodaecheop, the sweeping victory of Jinpo in the naval combat against the Japanese f...

Sinsido Island Fishing Experience Village

Sinsido Island Fishing Experience Village

Sinsido Island is the largest of the 24 islands in the Gogunsan Island Cluster located 50 kilometers southwest of Gunsan. The highest point is Daeg...

Gunsan Modern History Street

Gunsan Modern History Street

Gunsan was historically an important trading port. Because of that, it often served as the landing point of new culture in Korea. One such example ...

Gunsan Dongguksa Temple

Gunsan Dongguksa Temple

Dongguksa Temple was built by Japanese monk Seoneungbulgwan in 1909. The temple was run by Japanese monks for 36 years during the Japanese occupati...

Eunpa Lake Park Recreation Area

Eunpa Lake Park Recreation Area

Located in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, Eunpa Lake Park was once a reservoir built before the Joseon dynasty that supplied water to nearby farms. The lake...

Gunsan Geumgang Estuary Bank

Gunsan Geumgang Estuary Bank

Geumgang Estuary Bank was completed in 1990 as part of an agricultural development project for 6 cities and counties in Chungcheongnam-do and Jeoll...

Eocheongdo Island

Eocheongdo Island

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Gunsan Port

Gunsan Port, established in 1899, is the port of Gunsan. During the Japanese colonial period, Gunsan prospered as a trading port. Modern buildings ...

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Bieung Mapaji Trail

Bieung Mapaji Trail is a deck walkway along the coast of Biungdo Island. "Mapaji" means a place where the maparam (south wind) blows in Korean, and...

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Seonyudo Beach Myeongsasimni

Seonyudo Beach, is a natural coastal sand dune beach with a vast white sand area as transparent and beautiful as glass beads, which is why it is al...

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Chowon Photo Studio

Gunsan Chowon Photo Studio is famous as the filming location of the movie, “Christmas in August” starring actors Han Suk-kyu and Shim E...

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Bieung Port

Bieung Port is the starting point of Saemangeum Embankment which is at the entrance of the Saemangeum tourist area. Bieung Port was once closed due...

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Jangjado Island

Jangjado Island is one of the Gogunsan Islands, and it is called Jangjado because the legend has it that a strong man was born here. Locals say tha...

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Gunsan Country Club

Gunsan Country Club is a golf course featuring 81 holes, including 18 holes exclusively for members only, on the site of an abandoned salt field th...

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Munyeodo Island Seonyudo

Munyeodo Island is located approximately 50.8 kilometers southwest of Gunsan-si, and forms the Gogunsan Islands together with Seonyudo, Sinsido, Ja...

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Seonyudo Island

Seonyudo Island, one of the most popular tourist destinations on the west coast during the summer, lies in the heart of the Gogunsan Archipelago. T...

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Japanese-style House In Sinheung-dong Hirotsu

Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong was designated as Registered Cultural Heritage in 2005. The area of Sinheung-dong, where the Hirotsu House is...