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Goseong Dinosaur Museum

고성 공룡박물관

+82-55-832-9021, +82-55-670-4451
goseong.go.kr

618, Jaranman-ro, Hai-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do (경상남도 고성군 하이면 자란만로 618)

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Goseong Dinosaur Museum (고성 공룡박물관), located in Sangjogam (상족암) County Park, is Korea’s first dinosaur museum. It was built next to one of the world’s largest dinosaur footprint fossil sites and opened to the public on 9 November 2004. Located in the center of the beautiful Sangjogam area, the museum is a tourist attraction that showcases both major dinosaur footprints as well as breathtaking scenery. The four-story building offers five exhibition halls and other special-purpose rooms such as an A/V room.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-55-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info +82-55-832-9021,
+82-55-670-4451
Parking: Available
Parking fee: Two-wheeled vehicle : 500 won
Small cars: 2,000 won
Vans (more than 15 passengers): 3,000 won
Closed: Mondays (or Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday), January 1
Admission: Adults (ages 19-64): 3,000 won / Group: 2,500 won
Youths (ages 13-18): 2,000 won / Group: 1,500 won
Children (ages 3-12): 1,500 won / Group: 1,000 won
* Group: 30 people or more
Hours: March-October: 09:00-18:00
November-February: 09:00 - 17:00
* Last admission: 1 hr before closing
Size: Land area: 7,400㎡
Building area: 3,441.77㎡
Exhibition area: 1,447.58㎡

Updated 2020.08.31

Program Information

The featured collection includes 7 real dinosaur fossils, 37 dinosaur fossil reproductions, 108 fossils of other species, and 17 model dinosaurs: totaling 169 items in all.

Collections Status

Genuine dinosaur artifact, a copy, a general fossil, a dinosaur model, etc.

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[Bus]
From Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus to Samcheonpo (삼천포).
Across from Samcheonpo Intercity Bus Terminal, take Bus No. 10 (bound for Deokmyeong, Wolheung (덕명, 월흥)) to Goseong Dinosaur Museum (고성 공룡박물관).
[Bus No.10 Schedule: 06:05, 07:59, 10:01, 10:44, 12:42, 14:07, 16:40, 19:22, 20:54, 21:34]

※ Bus schedules are subject to change.

618, Jaranman-ro, Hai-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do

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