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Ganghwa Dolmen Park
Across from Ganghwa History Museum this grassy site features Bugeun-ni Dolmen (부근리 고인돌), the biggest such Bronze Age stone relic, with a top stone weighing more than 50 tonnes. Its one of 150 dolmen scattered around Ganghwa, 70 of which are World Heritage–listed.
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Imjingak
This park is dedicated to the 10 million South Koreans separated from their familes when the peninsula was divided postwar. Also here is Freedom Bridge, connecting North and South, where 13,000 POWs were exchanged in 1953, plus a steam train derailed during the war.
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Jean Art Gallery
Pioneer of the Tongui-dong gallery scene and specialising in representing contemporary Korean and Japanese artists, such as Naru Yoshitomo and Yayoi Kusama: one of Yayois 2m-tall dotted pumpkin sculptures stands in a courtyard outside one of the gallerys buildings.
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Jaman Village
Eclectic, colourful murals adorn the walls of this shantytown, on a hill overlooking Hanok Maeul. Its slowly gentrifying, meaning several spots are now home to galleries and cafes, the best of which is Kkojittappong , a terrace cafe that looks like a childs dream house.
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Saeyeon
The attractive cable-stayed Saeyeon-gyo bridge at the mouth of Seogwipo Harbour provides access to densely wooded Saeseom (Sod Island), around which runs a shady 1.1km trail. It’s a favourite spot to stroll at sunset and the bridge is also nicely illuminated at night.
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Sangju
For most of the year this pretty beach with 2km of soft white sand and shallow water is a quiet destination. During summer its packed with fun-seeking frolickers, triggering 400% price spikes at the nearby motels. The beach is about a 30-minute drive south from Namhae-si.
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Donhwamun
The main gate to Changdeokgung, dating from 1608, is the largest such entrance among Seouls four main palaces. Turn right and youll cross over a stone bridge (built in 1414, thus the oldest such surviving bridge in the city) – note the guardian animals carved on its sides.
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Gimnyeong Beach
The white sand of small Gimnyeong beach contrasts with the black-lava rocks and wind turbines spinning round nearby. Its popular in summer with families wading in the shallow waters. Buses from Jeju-si (₩2300, 45 minutes, every 20 minutes) stop near the beach.
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Gochang Dolmen Site
The hills surrounding Gochang are eerily filled with thousands of dolmen, prehistoric tombs from the Bronze and Iron Ages now registered with Unesco. The site includes a small museum, behind which are trails leading in and around the huge boulders that dot the countryside.
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Yongduam Rock
‘Dragon Head Rock’ (so called because the volcanic rocks are supposed to resemble a dragon) attracts coachloads of tourists. Besides rock watching, plane spotting is a popular activity – aeroplanes fly just a few hundred metres overhead on their final approach to the island.
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Tapdong Promenade & Waterbreak
Jeju-si itself doesn’t have a beach, but along the Tapdong seafront runs this pleasant promenade. At the eastern end, walk along the mosaic-decorated sea wall. There’s also a small amusement park and an outdoor band shell that hosts summer music and dance performances.
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Modern Architecture Museum
Housed within a former colonial Japanese bank, this museum sheds insight into Incheons multiculturalism through its varied architecture. It includes displays of Incheons buildings, ranging from modernism, gothic, French rennaissance, Japanese imperial and Chinese styles.
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Jeonju Hyanggyo
Hyanggyo were neighbourhood schools established by yangban (aristocrats) in the 1500s to prepare their sons for the seowon (Confucian academies), where the students took the all-important government service exams. This well-preserved and atmospheric example dates to 1603.
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Sejong Gallery
The regularly changing exhibitions at the gallery in the Sejong Center are generally worth a look for an insight into whats going on in the local contemporary-art scene. The sculpture garden behind the complex is also a pleasant place to hang out with some interesting pieces.
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Juknokwon
Sandy walking trails wend through this bamboo grove, past pavilions and film locations for Korean dramas. Its one of the areas most popular attractions and can get crowded on weekends. But if you get a quiet moment – enough to hear the wind rustle the leaves – it can be enchanting.
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King Sejong Statue
A statue of the revered scholar king (1397–1450) sits regally on a throne in the middle of Gwanghwamun. An entrance at the statues base leads down to an underground exhibition with sections on the king and Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545–98) whose statue is at the southern end of the squa
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Buddha Rock Carving
Hike up 30 minutes behind the temple Seonun-sa to this giant Buddha rock carving dating to the Goryeo dynasty; the amazing image is carved into the cliff face and is 15m high. On the right is a very narrow grotto, and next to it stairs lead up to a tiny shrine and a great view.
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Sool Gallery
In the basement of the KCDF building, this small exhibition with some English explanations will clue you into the various types of Korean alcohol, such as makgeolli, soju and yakju . If you book ahead for the so-so tour, you at least get to sample four type of the tipples at the en
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Suwon Cultural Foundation
Head to the Suwon Cultural Foundation to find out how detailed court records aided the reconstruction process of Hwaseong-Haenggung palace. See how the area used to look at the south side of the plaza in front of the palace. There are also other interesting exhibits about the fortr
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Gallery Hyundai
The trailblazer for Koreas contemporary commercial-gallery scene, Hyundai has been going strong since 1970 and represents some of the giants of the scene including Lee Joong-seop and Paik Nam June. As well as this exhibition space it has another branch nearby at 14 Samcheong-ro.
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