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Hanagae Beach
Hanagae Beach is Muuidos best, with plenty of golden sand, a handful of seafood restaurants and basic beach huts under the pine trees or on the beach.
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Dong
Enter this hanok to find out about traditional knotting techniques and to attend classes on how to make tassels, jewellery and other ornaments from threads.
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Central Buddhist Museum
Jogye-sas museum has three galleries of antique woodblocks, symbol-filled paintings and other Buddhist artefacts. Theres also a cafe and gift shop here.
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313 Art Project
In the middle of Apgujeongs chic art hub, this slick gallery shows contemporary works by emerging and established artists, both local and from abroad.
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Incheon Open Port Museum
One of three former Japanese bank buildings along the same street, this is an interesting museum of the history of Incheon since the ports opening in 1883.
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White Block Art Center
In the centre of the village, this is one of Heyris larger-scale galleries with three floors showcasing contemporary art. Outside stands the blue Greeting Man sculpture.
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Gallery SoSo
Theres nothing so-so about this classy gallery inside a modernist building backing on to the forest. It offers artist residency programs and has a guesthouse too.
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Nakseonjae
Built by King Heonjong (r 1834–49) in an austere Confucian style using unpainted wood, royal descendants lived at this villa within the palace Changdeokgung until 1989.
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Jikji Museum of Buddhist Arts
A collection of 2000 Buddhist treasures and relics from temples in Gyeongsangbuk-do. Highlights include a bronze bell cast by a monk, and a large unearthed bronze gong.
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Gyejo
A hermitage en route to Ulsan Bawi. Gyejo-am is a human-made cave where you can sometimes hear Buddhist monks chanting just before reaching the boulder of Heundeul Bawi.
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Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall
Located in the Jung-oe Park Culture Center, this 8100-sq-metre exhibition hall is the setting for the Gwangju Biennale (and in odd-numbered years, the Design Biennale).
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Dongjangdae
Old military observation post within Suwon Hwaseong . The grassy area was used as a sword- and archery-training ground for two hundred years after the fortress opened.
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Dosol
In Seonunsan Provincial Park , this hermitage is a 30-minute hike from the temple Seonun-sa . Nearby is a giant Buddha rock carving dating to the Goryeo dynasty.
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Dongam
Located at the foot of Seongsan Ilchul-bong , this small temple features a spring and ritual altar. Its worth a quick peek around before or after a trip up the peak.
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Gallery MOA
In an award-winning modernist building listed in the book 1001 Buildings to see Before You Die this boutique gallery exhibits conceptual art in rotating monthly shows.
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Mongchon Museum
Mongchon Museum has some precious golden relics of the Baekje kings, a seven-pronged sword and the usual dull pots. The history of human settlement here goes way back.
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Namyang
The coastal road from Dodong-ri to Taeha-ri leads through Namyang, a tiny seaside community with spectacular cliffs covered with Chinese juniper and odd rock formations.
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Busan Tower
If the haze is not too thick, daytime views of container-ship traffic in the harbour from this 188m-high tower provide a sense of the port’s scale of operations.
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Sagot Beach
Sagot Beach is 3km long; its tanned diatomite of sands is packed so hard that people can (and do) drive cars on it. It was used as a landing strip during the Korean War.
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Mokpo Ceramic Livingware Museum
Traces the history and uses of Korean ceramics, from ancient pottery to biotechnology. Show your ticket stub for free admission to Mokpo Natural History Museum .
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