Gyeonggi-do

Situated only 40 minute’s drive from Seoul, the Jungmisan Observatory is nestled within Jungmisan Recreational Forest 437 kilometers above sea level. In…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Chungnyeongsan Recreational Forest (축령산자연휴양림)’. 💡 Overview Opened in 1995, Chungnyeongsan Recreational Forest is located in Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, approxmately 1-hour drive from Seoul. The recreational forest has various trekking courses leading to Chungnyeongsan Mountain and Seorisan Mountain as well as facilities like the forest park, training facility, water play…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Soyosan Tourist Site (소요산국민관광지)’. 💡 Overview Soyosan Mountain (altitude 587.5 meters) features exquisite rock formations and artistic valleys and forests. The tourist site includes the Freedom & Peace Museum, the site of Princess Yoseok’s villa palace where she spent time with Monk Wonhyo, Jajaeam Hermitage, Cheongnyangpokpo and Wonhyopokpo…

Jainsa Temple in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, lies deep within the rugged cliffs of Myeongseongsan Mountain with a large smiling Buddhist statue welcoming the…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Hongneung and Yureung Royal Tombs [UNESCO World Heritage] (남양주 홍릉(고종과 명성황후)과 유릉(순종과 순명,순정 황후) [유네스코 세계문화유산])’. 💡 Overview Hongneung and Yureung Royal Tombs is Historic Site No. 207. Hongneung Tomb is the resting place of Emperor Gojong and his wife Empress Myeongseong, while Yureung Tomb is the resting…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site – Hantangang River Geopark (연천 전곡리 유적-한탄강 국가지질공원)’. 💡 Overview The Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site is the prime site on the Korean peninsula for the study of Paleolithic relics, and was unearthed after the discovery of a stone implement by an American soldier who was visiting…