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…

Gimpo Daemyeong Port (김포 대명항) – Homepage www.gimpo.go.kr The piercing smell of salt, the energy of freshly caught fish, fishing boats returning from far out at sea, and people walking in and out of the fish market and raw fish restaurants – these are the scenes of Daemyeong Port in Daegot-myeon, Gimpo where the fresh…

Yulgok Arboretum (율곡수목원) – Homepage tour.paju.go.kr Yulgok Arboretum was established for the preservation, proliferation, and exhibition of plant genetic resources, and provides a variety of resort services related to forest culture for citizens. It features a four seasons garden, conifers garden, rock garden, fruit tree garden, Saimdang Forest, and many other beautiful venues, and also…

Imjingang Hwangpo Sailboat (임진강 황포돛배) – Homepage hwangpo.modoo.at A Hwangpo sailboat quietly floats on the Imjingang River moving with the wind with its broad and yellow sail stretched out. Hop on a Hwangpo sailboat, which was a major means of transportation in the Joseon Dynasty, and enjoy the beauty of the red cliffs of Imjingang…

Jebudo Beach (제부도해수욕장) – Homepage tour.hscity.go.kr Jebudo Beach lies on Jebudo, a small island in the West Sea, known for its “Miracle of Moses” as the sea opens up twice a day. Jebudo Island Beach is 1.8 kilometers long and features a cliff made up of unique-shaped rocks on the right side to create quite…

Jebudo Coastal Trail (Jebikkori-gil) (제부도 해안산책로(제비꼬리길)) – Homepage tour.hscity.go.kr Jebudo is a small island in the sea situated right off of Hwaseong-si and, here, the water parts twice a day like the “Miracle of Moses” to open up a path to access the island. It is a quaint and quiet island with a total area…

Gwacheon Wildflower Nature Learning Center (과천야생화자연학습장) – Homepage www.gccity.go.kr Gwacheon Wildflower Nature Learning Center was opened to provide a place to learn about nature and harmony. The area is 6,900㎡ and has approximately 112 species of wildflowers. The learning center is divided into sections according to the type and use of wildflowers. The learning center…