Munyeodo Island & Seonyudo Island (무녀도‧선유도) – Homepage www.gunsan.go.kr/tourMunyeodo Islandwww.gunsan.go.kr/tour/m2202Seonyudo Islandwww.gunsan.go.kr/tour/m2201 – Tel +82-63-454-7280 Munyeodo Island is located approximately 50.8 kilometers southwest of Gunsan-si, and forms the Gogunsan Islands together with Seonyudo, Sinsido, Jangjado, and other islands. Its total area occupies 1.75 square kilometers and its coastline is 11.6 kilometers long. Today, with Seonyudo in…

Sunchang Jangnyu Experience Center (순창장류체험관) – Homepage www.sunchang.go.kr – Tel +82-63-650-5432 Located in front of the Traditional Gochujang Folk Village in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do, Sunchang Jangnyu Experience Center offers visitors the opportunity to sample and make delicious dishes using Sunchang’s famous gochujang (red pepper paste). Visitors can make refined gochujang using traditional methods, along with a…

Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong (Hirotsu House) (군산 신흥동 일본식가옥(히로쓰 가옥)) – Homepage www.gunsan.go.kr – Tel +82-63-454-3315 Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong was designated as Registered Cultural Heritage in 2005. The area of Sinheung-dong, where the Hirotsu House is located, was a residential area for the wealthy class during the Japanese occupation period. The house is named…

Wanju Samrye Culture & Arts Village (완주 삼례문화예술촌) – Homepage www.samnyecav.kr – Tel +82-63-290-3862 Samrye Culture & Arts Village is an art village also referred to as “Samsamyeyemimi.” Once used as a granary and an official residence during the Japanese administration, it has now become a village of art. The village consists of Design Museum,…

Doejae Catholic Church (되재성당) – Homepage www.wanju.go.kr Doejae Catholic Church, built in 1895, is the second Catholic church to be completed after Yakhyeon Catholic Church in Seoul and is known as the first Hanok Catholic church. The building was completely destroyed during the Korean War and was restored in 2008. The name ‘Doejae’ refers to…

Jangjado Island (장자도) – Homepage www.gunsan.go.kr www.jangjado.or.kr – Tel +82-63-454-7280 Jangjado Island is one of the Gogunsan Islands, and it is called Jangjado because the legend has it that a strong man was born here. Locals say that, when a fishing boat runs into a storm in the sea, it is safe to take shelter…

Imsil Cheese Theme Park (임실치즈테마파크) – Homepage www.cheesepark.kr – Tel +82-63-643-9540 Imsil Cheese Theme Park is the only cheese related theme park in Korea. Open in 1960, the park provide visitors a chance to enjoy the delicious Imsil cheese in various ways.  – Address : 50, Doin 2-gil, Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk-do ※ Presentation Information – Experience…

Seonyudo Island (선유도) – Homepage www.gunsan.go.kr – Tel +82-63-454-7280 Seonyudo Island, one of the most popular tourist destinations on the west coast during the summer, lies in the heart of the Gogunsan Archipelago. The island has an area of 2.12 ㎢, which is only about 1/4 of Yeouido in Seoul. The island’s coastal shore is…

Gosan Recreational Forest (고산자연휴양림) – Homepage www.foresttrip.go.kr – Tel +82-63-263-8680 Located in Osan-ri, Gosan Recreational Forest is a popular family destination throughout all four seasons. Full of thick groves of larch trees, Korean white pines, rigida pines, and plenty of broad-leaved trees, the forest and its streams offer a cool and refreshing retreat. In spring,…

Ungok Ramsar Wetland (고창 운곡람사르습지) – Homepage www.gochang.go.kr – Tel +82-63-560-2720 Ungok Ramsar Wetland, registered as Ramsar Wetland in 2011, is home to endanged species and various rare animals and flowers. The wetland also has four different courses that will take visitors all around the wetlands. Course 1 takes approximately   50 min and is…