Seongnyugul Cave [National Geopark] (성류굴 (경북 동해안 국가지질공원))

Seongnyugul Cave [National Geopark] (성류굴 (경북 동해안 국가지질공원))

– Homepage
www.uljin.go.kr
geotourism.or.kr

Seongnyugul Cave, a Natural Monument of Korea, is a limestone cave with a general northeast-southwest orientation. It has a total length of about 870 meters, of which only a strip of 270 meters is open to the public. Inside the cave are a variety of cave formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and cave pearls, which are commonly found in limestone caves. Unlike other limestone caves in Korea, Seongnyugul Cave has twisted columns and submerged stalagmites. Twisted columns are often broken in the middle due to earthquakes that occurred after the columns were formed. Submerged stalagmites are notable because stalagmites usually do not grow under water as they are made from droplets that fall from the ceiling. As such, stalagmites found underwater were submerged after they were created, indicating that they were created during the Ice Age, when the East Sea was lower than the present level.

(Credit: Gyeongbuk Donghaean Geopark)

– Address : 221 Seongnyugul-ro, Geunnam-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

※ Presentation Information
– Information and Guides
+82-54-789-5404

– Parking
Available

– Day Off
Mondays (or the following day if a public holiday falls on a Monday), public holidays, Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays

– Operating Hours
March-October 09:00-18:00 / November-February 09:00-17:00
* Last admission is 30 min before closing

– Film Locations
Drama – “Tell Me That You Love Me (2004)”

– Parking Fees
2,000 won per day

– Admission Fees
Adults 5,000 won / Teenagers 3,000 won / Children 2,500 won / Senior citizens 1,000 won

* Senior citizens – ages 65 & over

* Free admission – Preschoolers

– Restrooms
Available

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⊙ Wangbicheon Ige Daege (Wangbicheon Branch) (왕비천이게대게 왕비천점)

– Homepage
blog.naver.com/egedege

This restaurant offers a dish called “daege jjabagi” made with snow crabs. “Jjabagi” is a Gyeongsang-do dialect term for “jjageuri,” a dish made with snow crab meat, intestines, claws, and legs simmered in a thick broth of soybean paste and red chili paste. It is said to be a dish invented for preserving and enjoying snow crabs over a longer period when refrigeration was less common.