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Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Cheongju [MMCA Cheongju] (국립현대미술관(청주관)) – Homepage www.mmca.go.kr The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Cheongju presents the country’s first-ever open storage-formed museum, based on artworks owned by the museum, the government, and Art Bank. The open storage currently stores collections, which are a basic component of an art museum,…
Myungam Well-being Town (명암산채건강마을) – Homepage www.명암산채건강마을.kr – Tel +82-43-653-7788 Situated at an altitude of 400 meters between Gamaksan Mountain and Seokgiam Peak, Myungam Well-being Town is nestled in the countryside and surrounded by mountains and streams. The town has eight traditional accommodations made of stone and red clay, a jjimjilbang (Korean sauna), Oriental medicine…
Chungju Mireukdaewon Stone Temple Site (충주 미륵대원지) – Tel +82-43-850-6724 Mireukdaewon Stone Temple Site, Historic Site No. 317, faces south in the basin of the Haneuljae Pass between Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is said that Mauitaeja, the last prince of the Silla Kingdom, had a dream one night as he was traveling to Geumgangsan Mountain…
Chungju Tangeumdae Height & Park (충주 탄금대와 탄금대공원) – Homepage www.chungju.go.kr – Tel +82-43-848-2246 Tangeumdae x_height was originally a mountain named Daemunsan Mountain. The scenery is amazing with rocky cliffs, the nearby Namhangang River, and lush pine forests. The place was named Tangeumdae because it was where Ureuk, the celebrated musician of the Silla dynasty…
Cheongnyongsa Temple Site (청룡사지) – Homepage www.chungju.go.kr – Tel +82-43-850-5980 In the late Goryeo era, King Taejo ordered to build a large temple at the foot of Cheonggyesan Mountain for Preceptor Bogak to retire to hermitage. Now, the temple site has become a ruin, with only the Stupa of State Preceptor Bogak, called Jeonghyewonyung, lion…
Jecheon Baengnyeonsa Temple (백련사(제천)) – Tel +83-43-653-4996 Baengnyeonsa Temple is located at the foothills of Gamaksan Mountain in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The temple is currently composed of the main hall Daeungjeon, Samseonggak Shrine, Muyeomdang Hall, Boeungmun Gate, and residential houses. Daeungjeon Hall enshrines a wooden statue of a sitting Buddha, is an artifact from the Joseon…
Suyanggae Light Tunnel (단양 수양개빛터널) – Homepage www.ledtunnel.co.kr (Korean only) – Tel +82-3-421-5453 Built during the Japanese occupation, Suyanggae Tunnel has a length of 200 meters and x_width of 5 meters. The tunnel was neglected for many year until recent rennovation into a light tunnel. The light tunnel consist of updated videos, sound system and…
Jecheon Oksunbong Suspension Bridge (제천 옥순봉 출렁다리) – Homepage tour.jecheon.go.kr – Tel +82-43-641-6738 Near one of Korea’s Scenic Spot, Oksunbong Peak, Oksunbong Suspension Bridge provides visitors with a thrill stretching 222 meters long, 1.5 meters wide. The Deck Road and trekking trail made of palm tree mat completes the total length of 944 meters. Visitors…
Munui Cultural Properties Site (문의문화재단지) – Homepage www.cheongju.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Munui Cultural Properties Site, overlooking the Daecheongho Lake, attracts many visitors. The site was created to preserve and promote the local traditional culture of Cheongwon (Chungcheongbuk-do); it is a great place to learn about local history, culture, and arts. The spacious complex (132,232m²) is…
Dongbu Warehouse (동부창고) – Homepage www.dbchangko.org – Tel +82-43-715-6861 Dongbu Warehouse, once a tobacco leaf warehouse of an old tobacco manufacturing factory, was recreated as a cultural and art space through the cultural regeneration project by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It currently maintains the original form of the factory warehouse and has…