Gaehwa Art Park (개화예술공원) – Homepage gaehwapark.com – Tel +82-41-931-4613 Situated in Boryeong, the spacious Gaehwa Art Park is a theme art park that houses a variety of parks and attractions: to name a few, Mosan Fine Arts Museum, Birim Park, Yukpilsi Park, Hwain Music Hall, and Herb Land. The orange roof of Mosan Fine…
Oeyeondo Island (외연도) – Homepage www.brcn.go.kr/tour.do – Tel +82-41-932-2023 Oeyeondo Island’s name carries the meaning of being a far-distant island hidden in fog. The island is 53 kilometers off the mainland coast and can only be reached by taking a two-and-a-half-hour boat ride from Daecheonhang Port. The history of the island’s inhabitation dates back to…
Daeheung Dongheon (대흥동헌) – Homepage www.yesan.go.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian) – Tel +82-41-339-7332 “Dongheon” refers to the administrative building or headquarters for the top city official of the Joseon dynasty. This tile-roofed house measures six kan (traditional Korean measuring unit), or approximately 14.4 meters, on the front, two kan (4.8 meters) on the…
Uncle Strawberry’s Farm (논산 딸기삼촌농장) – Tel +82-10-3884-4349 Uncle Strawberry originally sold his products to retail distributors such as markets, department stores and discount stores. However, the farm changed into an experience farm in order to provide the freshest produce to consumers. With no retailers in-between, Uncle Strawberry is now able to provide his best…
Boryeong Jukdo Island (죽도 (보령)) – Tel +82-41-932-2023 Although called Jukdo Island, the island today is technically not an island as it has been connected to the mainland since the construction of Nampo Embankment in 1999. Along the entrance of the island are many fresh hoe (sliced raw fish) restaurants lining the street. This unpopulated…
Baengnipo Beach (백리포해수욕장) – Homepage taean.go.kr – Tel +82-41-670-2543 Baengnipo Beach is a rather small beach but boasts clean water and some of the finest sand on the west coast. There are beautiful cliffs at both ends of the beach adding to the natural beauty. The grove of pine trees around the beach offers a…
Samgilpohang Port (삼길포항) – Homepage www.seosan.go.kr – Tel +82-41-662-0819 Samgilpohang Port is located in Seosan-si near the floodgate at the end of Daeho Seawall, connecting the area with Dangjin-gun. The 7.8-kilometer-long Daeho Seawall was completed on November 16, 1984 and is a popular drive course with a beautiful view of the sea dotted with large…
Taehaksan Recreational Forest (태학산자연휴양림) – Homepage www.cfmc.or.kr/_taehaksan
Cheongpodae Beach (청포대해수욕장) – Homepage taean.go.kr – Tel +82-41-670-2691 Cheongpodae Beach is located just south of Mongsanpo Beach. Its gently curved shoreline, unique rock formations, pine trees, and migratory birds all combine to make one spectacular scenery. The sand is white, the waves are not too high, and the water temperature is just right –…
Deoksungsan Mountain (덕숭산) – Homepage www.yesan.go.kr – Tel +82-41-339-8930 Deoksungsan Mountain is referred to as Chungcheong region’s Geumgangsan Mountain for its beauty. Within Deoksungsan Mountain is Sudeoksa Temple, famous for its Daeungjeon Hall as the oldest surviving wooden building in Korea. The mountain’s most prominent features are the oddly shaped rocks that are often compared…