Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Manggyeongam Hermitage (망경암)’. 💡 Overview Manggyeongam’s name derives from the hermitage’s view of Seoul, and is located in Bokjeong-dong of Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. Manggyeongam Hermitage is said to be the place where kings of the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods prayed for peace for their subjects. In addition,…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Jungwonpokpo Falls (중원폭포)’. 💡 Overview Jungwonpokpo Falls is located at the eastern edge of Jungwon Valley in Jungwonsan Mountain, Yangpyeong. A 15-minute walk from the parking lot through the valley pathway will take the visitors to the three-tiered waterfalls. Rather a small waterfall less than 10 meters high,…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Ansan Botanical Garden (안산식물원)’. 💡 Overview Opened in 2001, the Ansan Botanical Garden has three halls. The first hall (382.81㎡) is a tropical garden, home to 98 species, including palm trees. The second hall (846㎡) features 177 species in 11 families of floral plants, such as irises. The…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Gapyeong Baengnyeonsa Temple (백련사(가평))’. 💡 Overview Baengnyeonsa Temple is surrounded by mountains, as it is located off Yongmunsan, Myeongjisan, and Daegeumsan Mountains. On each side of the temple, one can also find Unaksan Mountain as well as Cheonmasan Mountain. In addition, just behind the temple are Chungnyeongsan Mountain…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Supullo Unsimni (수풀로 운심리)’. 💡 Overview Opened in 2004, Supullo Unsimni is situated on the Namhangang Riverside. The site used to be a sandpit before it was turned into a wetland. Effluent from wastewater treatment plants, which in the past was released directly into the Hangang River, now…

Hello! Here is the detailed information for ‘Paldangho Lake (팔당호)’. 💡 Overview Paldangho, a man-made lake, lies beside the townships of Toechon-myeon and Namjong-myeon in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. Completed in 1973, this reservoir stores approximately 250 million tons of water, which is supplied to the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. It is also one of Gwangju’s tourist…

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…