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Carib Motel - Goodstay
Gangwon-do(Gangneung-si)

The Carib Motel is located right in front of Jeongdongjin Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, making it popular as a summer retreat as well as a great place to catch the winter sunrise. Guests can take in the view from the guestroom windows, or in person at the beach, as it only takes a minute to reach from the motel. This 5-story building with modern architecture is surrounded by mountains on the remaining three sides, providing a quiet and comfortable environment. The hotel provides both rooms with beds and traditional ondol rooms, as well as larger rooms for groups. The interior is well-matched with the outfitting of each room, for a stay both convenient and pleasing to the eye. It is also near tourist sites such as the Jeongdongjin Station, Sandglass Park, Deungmyeongnakgasa Temple, Security Museum, Goseongsan Mountain, Charmsori Gramophone & Edison Science Museum, and Sunrise Park.

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High Valley Hotel - Goodstay
Gangwon-do(Jeongseon-gun)

The High Valley Hotel in Jeongseon-gun is situated at the foot of Hambaeksan Mountain at the center of the Baekdudaegan Mountan Range. At a comfortable 700 meters above sea level, you will find Jeongamsa Temple and Sumano Pagoda, designated as Korea’s Treasure No. 413, and the Habitat of Manchurian Trout, Korea’s Natural Monument No. 73. The High Valley Hotel is a splendid building fitted with a European exterior and wildflower-themed guestrooms. The rooms were designed to make our guests’ stay as comfortable as possible. Located nearby is Jeongseon Casino, the only casino that accepts Koreans, as well as the High-1 Resort for golf and ski activities.

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Hongcheon Winter Festival
Gangwon-do(Hongcheon-gun)

Organized by Hongcheon-gun and Hongcheon-gun Festival Organizing Committee, Hongcheon Winter Festival is held near Hongcheongyo Bridge in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do. Every year, the festival has a different theme, with activities that include trout fishing, playing in the snow and on the ice, ice sledding, and more. A large festival with a special winter ambience, visitors are sure to enjoy Hongcheon Festival's array of activities at the scenic venue. * Subject to change depending on weather conditions. Make a phone inquiry before visiting the festival.

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Osaek Hot Springs
Gangwon-do(Yangyang-gun)

Osaek Hot Springs is in Osaekjigu, a part of Namseorak, and is reputed to have been discovered by a Buddhist monk of Seongguk temple from the Joseon Period (1392~1910). It is 20Km west of Yangyang, 5Km Southeast of Hangyeryeong, and 30km to the south of it is the Osaek mineral spring resort. From three base rocks at the resort come rivulets flowing with water high in iron and carbonic acid, which is good for stomach-ailments, anemia, and neuralgia. The water temperature is relatively low at 30 ℃, and is high in sulfur as well. The water at Osaek Hot Springs gushes from a high ground (650m above sea level), and there is a legend that long ago, nymphs came here to bathe and returned to the heavens. The water temperature here is 42 degrees Celsius, and high in chloric acid, sulfur, manganese, and iron. It feels slippery and soft, and has a slight fishy smell, but it is so great for skincare that Osaek Hot springs is also called Miinoncheon (beauty hot springs). After the geological examination by Gangwon-do in 1982, it was officially designated as Osaekoncheonjigu (Osaek Hot Springs Area).

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Gohyang Iyagi
Gangwon-do(Pyeongchang-gun)

The restaurant opened in 1999 with 76 seats, but after it was remodeled in 2008 and the number of seats was increased to 126, among which 40 are Western style seating to accommodate the needs of international guests and elderly people. The interior is decorated with photos taken by the restaurant owner to add to the unique atmosphere. The owner turned the traditional Korean dish of gondeurebap (steamed rice with seasoned cirsium) into something new, serving it in a dolsot (hot stone bowl). The restaurant serves more than 20 different types of side dishes to satisfy customers' various tastes.

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Jumunjin Lighthouse
Gangwon-do(Gangneung-si)

Established in 1918, Jumunjin Lighthouse is the first light house in Gangwon-do region. The lighthouse is 3m in max diameter and 10m in x_height with white mortar covered the exterior wall. The building shows the early structure of the country’s lighthouse architecture, which is a great value in terms of the nation’s architectural history. The light signal blinks at 15-second interval and can be identified from 37km away. The lighthouse was once destroyed during Korean War and restored in 1951. Jumunjinhang Harbor, where the lighthouse is located, is 210,000㎡ in size. After becoming a half-way station of Busan-Wonsan Route in 1917, both passenger and freight vessels made an entrance to the harbor.

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Museum San
Gangwon-do(Wonju-si)

Museum SAN (originally Hansol Museum), has its Welcome Center located in the vast abundance of nature, and is composed of three gardens within. From the Museum’s Welcome Center that is reminiscent of a huge fortress, visitors can walk through the the Flower Garden in full blossom, then to the Water Garden where a dazzling display of water reflecting the surroundings, and finally appreciate the Ando Tadao's Stone Garden featuring nine stone mounds inspired by ancient Silla tombs. The museum aims to rediscover the meaning and value of paper in the exhibition at the Paper Gallery, as well as a collection of artworks that reflects the development of Korean modern and contemporary art, which are presented in the Cheongjo Gallery. Last but not least, the Stone Garden is a space where visitors can view the unique exhibition of James Turrell’s main artworks – Sky Space, Horizon Room, Ganzfeld and Wedgework.

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Hoengseong Hot Springs
Gangwon-do(Hoengseong-gun)

Heongseong Hot Springs opened in March 2002, and is a bicarbonate alkaline hot springs located at the foot of the Adapsan Mountain. Hoengseong Hot Springs Silk Road boasts picturesque rock outcroppings and an open-air hot springs that has an expansive view of the Thousand Years Wood of Adapsan Mountain. Hoengseong Hot Springs offers different types of hot springs for visitors to select and experience, including a red clay charcoal sauna, cold waterfall pool, daily event pool with a different theme every day and a paradise pool for couples. Enjoy a restorative stay at Hoengseong hot springs, which also offers relaxing accommodations.The hot water pools are known to be relaxing, as the refreshing alkaline hot springs are rich in carbon dioxide. A variety of other activities are also organized for guests every month, including a treasure hunt, traditional yutnori and jegichagi games, a swing ride and a lucky draw event, which offers a free hot springs bath for the winner.

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Gangwon 4 Lakes Mulle-Gil Festival
Gangwon-do(Chuncheon-si)

Mulle-gil Festival is set to take place around the Uiamho Lake area and Songam-dong Sports Town in Chuncheon, the lakeside city of Gangwon Province. This year’s festival is divided into several categories including the Experience Zone, Camping Zone, Exhibition Zone, and Performance Zone. At the Performance Zone you may enjoy a wide variety of concerts and performing arts while the Mulle-gil Experience Zone features not only the canoe experience program, but also a variety of fun canoe contests like a Canoe Marathon, Family Slalom Contest (a hurdle dodging race), the 1-Person Freestyle Competition, and Family Luggage-carrying Race.

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Jumunjin Hotel - Goodstay
Gangwon-do(Gangneung-si)

Jumunjin Hotel takes the role of the first observatory in Jumunjin, and it will give you comfortable and wishful trip by watching the gliterring sunrise of the nature in the East Sea. There are many live fish restaurants with live fishes from Jumunjin Harbor fish market and auction market, and the cruise ship is in 5 minutes distance. Guests can have natural bedrock seawater sauna and free home-made meals.

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