Gangwon-do

Pak Kyongni House (박경리문학공원) – Homepage www.tojipark.com – Tel +82-33-762-6843 Pak Kyongni House is a place to explore the life and works of prominent novelist Pak Kyongni. The house’s theme was based on Pak Kyongni’s well-known novel “Toji” (The Land).The site used to be her old house before it was converted into a park. Covering…

Paroho Lake (Yanggu) (파로호(양구)) – Homepage www.ygtour.kr – Tel +82-33-480-2531 Paroho Lake is a manmade lake that was completed in 1943. The lake was created due to the construction of a hydraulic power plant in Hwacheon during Japanese colonial period. The name was given after President Syngman Rhee designated a plaque in his own handwriting…

Sangwonsa Temple (상원사(오대산)) – Homepage woljeongsa.org – Tel +82-33-332-6666 Sangwonsa Temple is located 8 kilometers north of Woljeongsa Temple. The temple was built by Buddhist monk Ja Jang in the 12th year of Silla Queen Seondeok, and rebuilt in 705 during the 4th year of King Seongdeok’s reign. It burned down in 1946, but was…

Samcheok Cheoneunsa Temple (천은사(삼척)) – Homepage cafe.daum.net/cheoneunsa – Tel +82-33-572-0221 Cheoneunsa Temple is located on Dutasan Mountain in Miro-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do. At the tail end of the Goryeo dynasty, Lee Seung-hyu, a renowned scholar, wrote ‘Jewangungi’, an epic for the Korean people at Cheoneunsa temple. After the temple burnt down during the Korean War, the…

Hantangang River [National Geopark] (한탄강(국가지질공원, 고석정)) – Homepage www.hantangeopark.kr – Tel +82-33-450-4810 Goseok Rock, located in the area of Hantangang River, is a granite rock that reach 15 meters in x_height. The area is often called Goseokjeong, named after the nearby Goseokjeong Pavilion. The area is an important geology and topography learning site where it…

Daegwallyeong National Recreational Forest (국립 대관령자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-33-641-9990 Daegwallyeong National Recreational Forest divides Gangwon Province from east to west and is known for its famous pine tree forests. It was designated as a suitable resting place to enjoy as it’s harmoniously situated in a valley surrounded by lush vegetation. Beautiful view…

Bongsudae Beach (봉수대해변) – Homepage www.gwgs.go.kr – Tel +82-33-680-3356 Bongsudae Beach is located 200 meters north of Sampo Beach and the white-sand coastline stretches along the side of National Road No. 7. This beach was opened in 1997, and remains relatively cleaner than other beaches. The beach is used as an auto-camping site in summer….

Yanggu Eco-Botanical Garden (양구생태식물원) – Homepage www.yg-eco.kr – Tel +82-33-480-7391 First opened in June 2004, Yanggu Eco-Botanical Garden was built on a total area of 189,141 ㎡. Nearly 3.1 billion Korean won (approximately 3 million USD) was spent on the construction and it was built to be developed into a South and North Korean ecosystem…

Yonghwa Beach (용화해변) – Homepage www.samcheok.go.kr – Tel +82-33-570-3843 Reaching only 1 kilometer in length and located 24 kilometers away from downtown Samcheok-si, Yonghwa Beach offers a serene atmosphere. In addition to Yonghwacheon Stream that runs out through the beach and a lush pine forest to its back, the beach boasts a scenic view with…

Samtan Art Mine (삼탄아트마인) – Homepage www.samtanartmine.com – Tel 82-33-591-3001 Samtan Art Mine is an art complex transformed from an abandoned mine. After being used as a coal mine for 40 years, the mine turned into an art complex in 2001. With more than 100,000 art works on exhibit as well as the harmony between…