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Kangwon Land Hotel
Gangwon-do(Jeongseon-gun)

Kangwon Land Hotel is located in the highlands of the Baegunsan Mountain area in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do Province. This five-star hotel offers sophisticated services and various family entertainment facilities that include a 4D cinema, theme park, golf course, and ski resort. The hotel is especially famous for its large casino, which is the only casino in Korea to allow the admission of Koreans. The hotel offers various guestrooms from the standard room for budget travelers to the luxurious suite rooms and a presidential room. The hotel’s World Fusion buffet restaurant serves a variety of Korean, Japanese, and western food. The Grand Ballroom, divisible into three smaller banquet halls, can accommodate up to 1,000 people and is great for hosting large-scale events like international conferences, symposiums, seminars, and wedding ceremonies.

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Jeju Olle Trail - Route 1-1
Jeju-do(Jeju-si) , Former Jeju

Shaped like a cow lying down, Udo Island with its clean green fields, stonewalls, and striking lighthouse presents some of the best scenery in the Jeju area. Udo is the largest of the 62 islands that surround Jeju, and with seas that are the color of indigo throughout the year, this is a walking course where you can feast your eyes on beautiful views. This course takes you past Soemultong Hill and along the dried embankments of fields of barley and rye. The original walking path leading up to Udobong Peak goes up to the observatory directly but the Olle course follows the trail beside Udo Reservoir to get to the peak. This road has a view of the expansive fields covered with crimson clovers and red poppies.

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Jeonju History Museum
Jeollabuk-do(Jeonju-si)

The Jeonju History Museum opened its doors in 2002, showing the public the long and fascinating history of Korea. The museum is divided up into different exhibits that are permanently on display. The first exhibit is the Donghak Farmer’s Revolution (the 1894 uprising against colonial Japan). This event played a very important role in the development of the city of Jeonju. The second main exhibit area is dedicated to remembering the organized people’s revolt (의병운동), in which citizens spontaneously came together to fight the Japanese invasion. There is also a special area dedicated to the independence movement where Korea gained its freedom from Japan. There are many other exhibits dedicated to key uprisings and other such important events in Korean history. Various documents and materials are on hand for viewing, as well as a special exhibition room which has themed events. 

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Everland Romantic Illumination
Gyeonggi-do(Yongin-si) , Yongin

The Romantic Illumination festival will begin Nov 12 and continue until Mar 1 for 110 days with beautiful and enchating illumimation for a romantic and memorable holiday season.

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Andong Dam
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Andong-si)

Andong Dam is a multipurpose dam on the Nakdonggang River. The dam was constructed to prevent flood damage to the downstream region and to procure water for agricultural, industrial, and residential purposes. Construction of the dam was started in April 1971 and completed in October 1976.

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Tomb of King Suro
Gyeongsangnam-do(Gimhae-si)

King Suro founded the Garak Kingdom in A.D. 42 and married Heo Hwang-ok, a princess from the Indian country of Ayuta, in A.D. 48. He was the founder of the Gimhae Kim family. Heo Yeop, a Yeongnam governor, gave the tomb its current look in the 13th year of the reign of King Seonjo (1580). The tomb compound includes various buildings, including the Sungseonjeon (where the ancestral tablets of King Suro and his queen are kept), Anhyanggak, Jeonsacheong, and Jegigo, as well as stone structures, such as a sindobi (tombstone) and gongjeokbi (monument established to pay homage the deceased). The tombstone in front of the royal tomb was built in the 25th year of the reign of King Injo (1647) of the Joseon Dynasty. The name 'Sungseonjeon' was bestowed on the tomb by King Gojong in the 21st year of his reign (1884).

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Gimhae Arts and Sports Center
Gyeongsangnam-do(Gimhae-si)

The Gimhae Arts and Sports Center is a performance hall featuring  high-class arts and staged performances. Maru Hall (1,464 seats) is a multi-purpose theater that also contains a moving orchestra shell (sound reflection board) that looks like another concert hall inside the theater. Performances of various genres are staged at the theater. Nuri Hall (540 seats) is an experimental theater for various thematic performances. This modernized square black box theater can also host performances like theater performances, recitals, and madang plays. The center also features outdoor theater Aedureum Madang, Yunseul Art Gallery, Media Center, Sports Center, and Aram Learning Center, as well as a café and restaurants.

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Jirisan National Park
Gyeongsangnam-do(Hadong-gun)

Along with Geumgansan Mountain (금강산) and Hallasan Mountain (한라산), Jirisan Mountain (지리산) is known to be one of the most sacred mountains in Korea. It was named "Jiri" because it was believed to be a place that turns the innocent into the wise. Jirisan Mountain, located in the south, is one of the five mountain peaks that surround the capital of old Shilla. On December 29, 1957 Jirisan National Park (지리산국립공원) was declared the nation’s first and biggest national park. Its 440.517㎢ area covers Hadong, Sancheon and Hamyang in Gyeongnam Province; Gurye in Jeonnam Province; and Namwon in Jeonbuk Province. The total area is seven times that of Gyeryongsan National Park (계룡산국립공원) and 52 times that of all of Yeouido (여의도).The Hadong (하동) part of Jirisan National Park is full of great tourist attractions such as Ssanggyesa Temple, Chilbulsa Temple, Bulil Falls, Hwagye Valley, Cheonghak-dong Village and Doinchon Town.

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Yeongdeok Crab Village
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Yeongdeok-gun)

Located in the east sea, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Yeongdeok Crab Village is famous for its classical scholars, and its wonderful scenery, where the mountains meet the eastern sea. The traditional fishery village is the home of Yeongdeok snow crab that was well-known from Goryeo Dynasty (King Taejo) and also has a huge street for snow crabs, packed with around 100 shops selling crabs along the Gangguan Port. When the season for snow crabs arrives in November, lasting through May, the village is crowded with visitors from all over the world eager to try Yeongdeok snow crabs. In addition, the location of the village gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful sea roads in Korea. In the area are also a sea fishing site, beaches, and water resort venues that are suitable for both recreation and relaxation.

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Yangnim History & Culture Village (양림역사문화마을)
Gwangju(Nam-gu)

Yangnim History & Culture Village is located in the area where Western items and ideas first entered Gwangju over 100 years ago. As such, the neighborhood has a unique collection of Western architecture mixed with traditional hanok houses. There are also many houses of Christian missionaries, who facilitated the advancement of medicine and education in Gwangju. Some areas such as Penguin Village have been decorated with murals and outdoor exhibitions to promote art and tourism, helping the elderly locals to make a living.

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