Gyeonggi Cheonggyesa Temple (청계사(경기)) – Homepage www.chungkeisa.com www.uiwang.go.kr – Tel +82-31-345-2533 Cheonggyesa Temple is a Buddhist temple near Baegunhosu Lake that became well-known as the site of udumbara flower, a rarity that blooms on Buddhist statues. Built during the Silla Kingdom, the temple offers many sights, including the Cheonggyesa Temple Monument, Geungnakjeon Hall, the bell…
Wondang Horse Ranch (Let’s Run Farm) (원당종마목장 (렛츠런팜 원당)) – Tel +82-2-509-2672 Wondang Horse Ranch became well-known among the public after appearing in a drama. The ranch includes some dangerous facilities and therefore certain restrictions apply to the public. Inside the ranch, visitors can watch horses leisurely roaming in the pasture. The ranch is a…
Time & Blade Museum (타임앤블레이드 박물관) – Homepage www.time-blade.com – Tel +82-31-949-5675 The Time & Blade Museum features two floors filled with items that have shaped the development of humankind. There are many clocks and watches on display, with the largest hall dedicated to skeleton clocks. The museum also displays the parts that make up…
Yuldong Park (율동공원) – Tel +82-31-702-8713 Yuldong Park is a large urban neighborhood park located in the Bundang area of Seongnam. Since its opening in 1999, the park has become a favorite weekend hangout, frequented by residents of Seongnam and Seoul. This well-equipped park has a 45-meter bungee jumping site, a large fountain and a…
Yongmunsan Resort (용문산 관광지) – Homepage tour.yp21.net – Tel +82-31-773-0088 Yongmunsan Mountain in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do, is comprised of Doilbong Peak, Baegunbong Peak, and other peaks. The resort shares the area with various cultural relics such as Yongmunsa Temple; Yongmunsa Temple’s gingko tree; a stupa containing a relic of the Buddha, a monument of the reverend…
Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I (파주이이유적) – Homepage tour.paju.go.kr – Tel +82-31-958-1749 Paju Historical Site Related to Yi I is dedicated to a great scholar of the mid-Joseon dynasty. He was born to Lee Wonsu and Shin Saimdang in 1536. He passed Saengwonsi, a type of preliminary exam in 1564 (the 9th year…
Hwaseokjeong Pavilion (화석정) – Homepage tour.paju.go.kr – Tel +82-31-940-5831 Hwaseokjeong Pavilion was built in honor of Gil Jae, a Goryeo dynasty Confucian scholar who had resigned from his government post to train young scholars. Overlooking the Imjingang River, the pavilion provides a good resting area dotted with zelkova trees. – Address : 152-72, Hwaseokjeong-ro, Paju-si,…
Hwaseong Yongjusa Temple (용주사(화성)) – Homepage www.yongjoosa.or.kr – Tel +82-31-234-0040 Yongjusa Temple is located near Yungneung and Geolleung Royal Tombs. This site was originally the location of Garyangsa Temple, which was constructed in 854, during the 16th year of King Munseong of the Silla Kingdom. The temple was very famous as it was surrounded by…
Icheon Sansuyu Village (이천 산수유마을) – Homepage www.2104sansooyou.com – Tel +82-31-632-4304 Icheon has emerged as a new spring destination thanks to the large colony of sansuyu trees in Baeksa-myeon. The path from downtown Icheon to Yeongwonsa Temple, located on Wonjeonksan Mountain, is lined on both sides with these beautiful yellow trees. The village is a…
Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site (화성 공룡알 화석지) – Homepage dinopia.hscity.go.kr tour.hscity.go.kr – Tel +82-31-5189-3508 The Hwaseong Fossilized Dinosaur Egg Site was discovered on an island in the tidal plain south of Sihwaho Lake. The island was revealed when seawaters were blocked during a land reclamation project. As the sedimentary layer formed during the Cretaceous…