Hantangang River Resort (한탄강 관광지) – Homepage www.hantan.co.kr – Tel +82-31-833-0030 The area surrounding the Hantangang River is filled with countless volcanic rocks from past volcanic activity. These rocks are basaltic, and are commonly called gombo (a face with chicken pox marks) rock because they are covered with small holes that form from air bubbles…
Gimpo Jangneung Royal Tomb [UNESCO World Heritage] (김포 장릉(인헌왕후) [유네스코 세계문화유산]) – Homepage royaltombs.cha.go.kr – Tel +82-31-984-2897 Jangneung Royal Tomb is located in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do. This is the tomb for the parents of King Injo, the posthumously designated King Wonjong (1580-1619) and of his wife Queen Inheon (1578-1626). The tombs are small but well maintained….
Gimpo Munsusanseong Fortress (김포 문수산성) – Tel +82-31-980-2485 Munsusanseong Fortress was built on Munsusan Mountain in 1694, during the 20th year of the reign of King Sukjong, the 19th king of the Joseon dynasty. The fortress as designed to defend Gwanghwado Island from marine invasion. At the time, the fortress had north, west, and south…
Samsung Transportation Museum (삼성화재 교통박물관) – Homepage www.stm.or.kr – Tel +82-31-320-9900 Samsung Transportation Museum, the nation’s first automobile museum, is located near Everland. It serves as a children’s traffic safety learning space. The museum displays a collection of over 700 world-famous pieces including 50 cars, 15 motorcycles, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, and other transportation-related articles such…
Hantaek Botanical Garden (한택식물원) – Homepage www.hantaek.co.kr – Tel +82-31-333-3558 Established in 1979, Hantaek Botanical Garden features the nation’s largest botanical garden which houses total of 9,700 plant species including 2,400 species of wild plants and 7,300 species of foreign plants. Along with various domestic and international plant species, the botanical garden makes an effort…
Saneum National Recreational Forest (국립 산음자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-31-774-8133 Saneum National Recreational Forest is located in Danwol-myeon in Yangpyeong. It opened on January 1, 2000 and can accommodate up to 2,000 visitors a day. The park’s name “saneum” means “mountain shade,” a name given for its geographical location where it is surrounded…
Pocheon Sansawon (포천 산사원) – Homepage www.pocheon.go.kr – Tel +82-31-531-9300 Pocheon Sansawon is a museum of traditional Korean liquor, mainly home-brewed liquor. Several rows of liquor crock pots in Sewollang, the garden in Sansawon, create a magnificent view. Old materials and books about the history of Korea’s liquor culture attract visitors. After touring the museum,…
Semiwon (세미원) – Homepage www.semiwon.or.kr – Tel +82-31-775-1835 Semiwon is a botanical garden solely focused on lotus flowers. The garden houses the world’s only museum dedicated to showcasing lotus flowers in daily living, cooking, and writing. The 180,000 square-meter park consists of ponds through which water is filtered and purified before flowing back into the…
Hangang Jungang Park (한강중앙공원) Hangang Jungang Park, a famous park in Janggi-dong that represents Gimpo New City, features a wildflower garden with the theme of native plants as well as a variety of spring flowers in Chohwawon Garden and a pleasant trail. Continuing from a vast grass plaza to Laveniche Waterside Park, this park is…
Laveniche Plaza (라베니체광장) Hangang Central Park, which was constructed as a result of the development of Gimpo Hangang New City, boasts a fabulous trail from the Golden Waterway by the waterside path all the way to Laveniche Shopping District. Golden Waterway Laveniche continues along a 2.68-kilometer-long trail and displays a variety of sceneries from the…