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Ganghwa History Museum

강화역사박물관

+82-32-934-7887
www.ghss.or.kr

994-19, Ganghwa-daero, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon

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Ganghwa History Museum opened in 2010, and is located inside Ganghwa Dolmen Park, which was designated as UNESCO World Heritage Historic Site No. 137.
The museum aims to exhibit, preserve and educate about the history and culture of Ganghwa from prehistoric ages to modern times based on artifacts from the area.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-32-934-7887 (Korean)
Parking: Available
Parking fee: Free
Closed: Every Monday, New Year's Day, the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Admission: Individual - Adults (age 19-64) 1,500 won / Teenagers & Children (age 7-18) 1,000 won
Groups - Adults 1,200 won / Teenagers & Children 800 won

* Group: 30 persons and more
* Infants (age 3 & under) and seniors (age 65 & over) may enter free of charge.

Updated 2016.02.06

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[Subway]
Sinchon Station (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 4.
- Go straight 260m to arrive at the bus stop in front of CGV movie theater.
(Ganghwa-bound bus: 05:40-23:20, 10-13 min intervals, travel time: 1hr 30min)

[Bus]
Take bus 8 (Songjeong-Ganghwa Terminal),
88 (Yeongdeungpo-Ganghwa Terminal),
3000 (Sinchon-Ganghwa Terminal),
70 (Incheon-Ganghwa Terminal),
90 (Bupyeong-Ganghwa Terminal),
700 / 700-1 (Incheon Shinsegae Department Store – Ganghwaseomun (강화서문))
96 (Daehwa station – Ganghwaseomun(강화서문))

* After getting off from the city bus and transfer to the bus heading to Gunnae (군내)
Get off at Dolmen Site.

994-19, Ganghwa-daero, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon

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