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Buan Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs
Jeollabuk-do(Buan-gun)

A 1-kilometer walk north along the beach from the Chaeseokgang Cliffs brings you past Jukmak Village to the famed Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs. As you pass the village you’ll see a grove of silver magnolias (Natural Monument No. 123) that serve as a windbreak. The Jeokbyeokgang Cliffs stretch 2 kilometers from the village along the shoreline to Yongdusan Mountain and are said to resemble their namesake, the Jeokbyeokgang River in China.

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Sosu Museum
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Yeongju-si)

Sosu Museum aims to consolidate and organize the nation’s traditional Confucian legacy and to establish the root of the national spirit through Sosuseowon, the first Confucian academy ever created in Korea. As a Mecca of Joseon Dynasty’s Confucianism, the museum is the only Confucian museum where you can experience the very valuable legacy of the Confucian culture and the history (the rise and fall) of Confucianism during the Joseon Dynasty. The museum opened on September 22, 2004 and since then, it has been a place where one can experience the dynamic historical adventure through valuable Confucian relics and remains. The museum also aims to revitalize the local culture of the Yeongju area by showcasing those well-preserved cultural assets and items.

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Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival
Gyeongsangnam-do(Gimhae-si)

'Buncheongsagi (a grayish-blue-powdered celadon)' is a type of ceramic ware used during the 15th and 16th centuries, during the transition period from Cheongja (green celadon porcelain) to Baekja (white porcelain). This Korean-style ceramic ware has received high acclaim for the simplicity of its beauty. This festival takes place in October every year in Gimhae, Korea’s most famous ceramic village. This festival sells this special ceramic ware, such as tea cups, made in the traditional methods with discounts of up to 30 to 40%. Visitors can also watch the ceramicists making ‘Buncheongsagi’. Furthermore, there are other programs that allow you to make your own ceramics or even write and draw your own artistic imprints on ceramics.

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Wido Island Chidori Village
Jeollabuk-do(Buan-gun)

Located on Wido Island, Chidori Village is a small fishing community. Looking out to sea from this scenic, peaceful village, one can view the picturesque Ttanchido and Jageunttanchido Islands. When the tide recedes twice every day, a path opens up to connect Chidori Village to these islands. Along this path, oysters can be found in great abundance, and visitors are welcome to dig for them.

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Naro Space Center, Space Science Museum (나로우주센터 우주과학관)
Jeollanam-do(Goheung-gun)

Naro Space Center (나로우주센터) – Korea’s first – is a launching pad for various space projectiles, including the rocket-launching of satellites. A ceremony was held upon the completion of the Center on June 11, 2009, making Korea the 13th country in the world to have a space center. Naro Space Center mounts exhibitions and educates about space science technology. There is a Space Science Museum consisting of science exhibits, a 4D experience room (to be built) and an outdoor exhibition where students and children can learn about and experience space science technology.  

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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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Largoville - Goodstay
Incheon(Ganghwa-gun) , Ganghwado Island

Located in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Largo Ville is situated in Hupo Harbor where fishing boats come and go; tourists can enjoy specialty of the nature with the West Sea and Mt. Mani, the best view of Ganghwa. The rooms are made with volcanic stones and equipped with phytoncide green shower device and it is good for tired tourists to stay, and tourists also can enjoy mountainclimbing, bicycle hiking and sea fishing in the nature.

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Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest
Gangwon-do(Hongcheon-gun)

Hongcheon Ginkgo Forest is only open to the public during the month of October. This private forest was planted and has been maintained by one man for 30 years. He settled down in the area in 1985 with his wife who suffered from chronic indigestion. He started planting the ginkgo tree seeding on his spacious field after he heard about the medicinal effects of the mineral waters from Sambong Yaksu at the foot of Odaesan Mountain. The forest remained private until 2010, when its popularity spread by word of mouth. Since then, the owner has graciously agreed to open his private land up to the public for free during the month of October, when the whole forest takes on a golden hue.

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Ritz Plaza Hotel
Jeollabuk-do(Gunsan-si)

Ritz Plaza Hotel is a tourist hotel perfect for leisure, wellbeing, and resting. It is a representative of Gunsan along with Seonyudo Island. The stunning Eunpa Lake can be seen from the premium rooms. The hotel is equipped with various facilities like a Korean restaurant, Western-cuisine restaurant, coffee shop, buffets, wedding hall, banquet hall, and cafe bar.

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Suncheon Wild Tea House
Jeollanam-do(Suncheon-si)

Suncheon Wild Tea house is a tea experience house as well as a well-being house. It sits in a beautiful forest located on the road to a thousand-year-old Sunamsa Temple, which is located at the skirt of Jogyesan Mountain that is in harmony with the sky, wind, water and the forest. Visitors can experience the beauty and the composure of a traditional Korean style house, delicate flavor and scent of tea while they are surrounded by pine tree scent and the atmosphere of the old times. Available programs are Darye (manners of tea drinking) experience, tea making, tea cookie tasting and education on tea ceremony. Also, mountain meditation, tea tasting, flower pancake making, exhibitions and small music concerts are available. Many families visit here for the tea experience and also for the traditional Korean house overnight stay.  

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