All Historic Sites in Korea

It is an alley in Bukchon Hanok Village, residing in between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. With an embankment in the middle, the uptown is the Hanok Village and the modernized streets are in down town: the past and the present exist together simultaneously. There are eight sceneries in Hanok Read more [...]

Popularly known as Wolseong Palace, this was the location of the palace fortress where the royal family resided during the Shilla Dynasty (57 BC ~ AD 935). The palace purportedly had crescent moon shaped walls, hence its name, which in Korean means ‘Half-Moon Palace’.      Address:  387-1, Inwang-dong, Gyeongju-si, Read more [...]

Bangwhasuryujeong (방화수류정) is one of four polygonal pavilions in Hwa Seong. During the Joseon dynasty, this pavilion was used to keep a lookout and for performances of King Jungjo’s archery skills.   Beautiful snow scenery of Bangwhasuryujeong.   Night scenery of Bangwhasuryujeong.  

According to the historical records of ‘Samguk-sagi,’ Anapji Pond was built during the 14th year of King Munmu (in power 661-681 AD) of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-935 AD). Small mountains were created inside the palace walls, beautiful flowers were planted, and rare animals were brought in to create an Read more [...]

One of the five grand palaces, Gyeonghuigung Palace was also called “Seogweol” (which means “palace of the west”) because it’s located west of the main palace, Gyeongbokgung. In its heyday, it was part of a vast complex, with 100 buildings in total, but most of these were destroyed during the Read more [...]

Gangneung Unification Park is located in Gangwon-do of South Korea. It’s composed of a Unification Security Pavilion that is a ship-shaped pavilion with display facilities and a Warship Pavilion. The land for the Warship Pavilion was reclaimed from the sea to provide the location for a captured North Korean submarine Read more [...]

In 1396,  King Taejo of the Joseon Dynasty build an 11 mile seonggwak-gil that  linked four peaks and enclosed what then was the city of Seoul. He conscripted nearly 200,000 men who finished this early version of the wall in 98 days.  The wall was improved in 1422 under King Read more [...]

Hwagyesa Templestay is a place where you can experience traditional Korean buddhist culture and monastic life. Located in the beautiful Bukhansan, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, our Templestay program will help you find peace and your true self. Hwagyesa was built in 1522 by Zen Master Read more [...]

Yungneung and Geolleung are two royal tombs from the Joseon Dynasty within an oak-forested park in Hwaseong of South Korea. Yungneung is the tomb of Crown Prince Sado and Princess Hyegyeong, while Geolleung houses King Jeongjo and Queen Hyoui. The tombs are part of the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site of the Read more [...]

K-Beakje Tour   Below Seongheungsanseong Fortress (built in 501 during the Baekje Kingdom) in Buyeo is an ancient temple called Daejosa (great bird temple).  Inside the temple grounds stands a giant standing stone Buddha statue looking toward the east. The temple, which was founded during the 5th year of the Baekje Read more [...]

  K-food Tour (Jeonju City) Historic Site No. 339, Gyeonggijeon Shrine was erected in 1410 and holds the portrait of King Tae-jo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty. The King and his wife’s mortuary tablets are enshrined here at Jogyeong Shrine. The structure was partially destroyed during the invasion of Read more [...]

  Changuimun was often called Jahamun. It was one of four mini gates in the north surrounding the castle town Seoul during the Joseon Dynasty. But because one of the four main gates, Sukjeongmun, was closed, Changuimun became a favorite north gate. Hence, people also called Changuimun the North Gate. Read more [...]

  K-Eco Healing Tour Seokpajeong, located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, is a stately “hanok,” or Korean traditional building, built by the Joseon Kingdom’s (1392-1910) man of power Heungseon Daewongun. He was the father of the Joseon’s penultimate king. The house was privately owned for decades, but is now on public view Read more [...]

  Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) tour DMZ Tour The 3rd Tunnel was discovered on October 17, 1978. It is located 52km from Seoul. It was estimated that it took approximately an hour for 10,000 soldiers to move through the tunnel. When this tunnel was first discovered, North Koreans insisted it was Read more [...]

  Once known as Gyeonseongsa Temple, Bongeunsa Temple is located to the north of COEX building, and was constructed in the 10th year of Shilla King Weongseong’s reign (794). In 1498, Queen Jeonghyeon refurbished Gyeonseongsa Temple at the east of King Seongjong’s royal mausoleum and renamed the temple as Bongeunsa. Read more [...]

3-Day National Treasure Tour The village of Cheongho-dong is now the hometown to many people of North Korean ancestry and is commonly referred to as ‘Abai village.’ The word ‘Abai’ comes from the Hamgyeong-do Province dialect meaning ‘an aged person.’ Many elderly people fled to Cheongho-dong from North Korea during Read more [...]

Samcheonggak which means Three Purities Palace in Korean, was built in 1972 as a venue for high ranking government officials to entertain and host political conferences. It is a small Korean-style mountainside resort in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu of Seoul. Samcheonggak is near Cheong Wa Dae, the official residence of the President of Read more [...]

Naganeupseong Folk Village is located in Jeollanam-do Province, and contains a town castle that is over 18,000 Pyeong (1 pyeong = 3.3 sq m) in size. Within the east, south and west of the castle, about 100 families still reside, and the castle area has been very well preserved. You Read more [...]

the park’s large pond are considered one of the most impressive attractions of Jeonju. The park spans an area of 13,000㎡ with the pond covering about two thirds of the southern sector. An arch-shaped suspension bridge stretches across the middle of the pond, offering up-close views of the lotus blossoms. Read more [...]

Baekje Cultural Land in the Buyeo County of Chungcheongnam-do Province, is Korea’s largest history theme park that was built to promote the history and culture of the glamorous Baekje period to the world. Inside the Baekje Cultural Land, one can admire the era’s sophisticated architecture and lifestyle through the Sabi Read more [...]

Experience of Tranditional Villages K-Suwon City Tour 5-Day Korea Freestyle Tour K-Drama “Daejangeum” Tour Hwaseong Fortress is an impressive structure from the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the official fortress of Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do. The fortress (constructed from 1794 to 1796) was built as a show of the Read more [...]

Jogyesa Temple is the center of Zen Buddhism in Korea, and is famous for being located in the city. From the busy streets of Jongno, follow the road towards Anguk Subway Station, and you will see Jogyesa Temple. The first thing you will notice at the temple are the lovely Read more [...]

Unification Village is near by the DMZ and is civilian controlled by the government.(you need a special pass to get into the village / tourists on a guided bus are allowed to see the village). There are 133 families living here and most of them are farmers.   Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Read more [...]

Dorasan Station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains. Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) tour DMZ & War memorial Read more [...]

Before 1975, the 3rd Infiltration Tunnel was unknown. It was not until 1975 that a North Korean defector named Kim Bu-seong claimed that the north had built a secret passageway across the demilitarized zone for the main purpose of invading the south. To find the location, PVC pipes filled with Read more [...]

Gwangseongbo Fortress’s outer wall from the Goryeo era was mended in 1618. The fortress was built in 1656 and the outpost was constructed in 1679. It was completely remodeled into a masonry castle with gates in 1745. During Sinmiyangyo (the American invasion in 1871), Gwangseongbo was the fiercest battle ground Read more [...]

Ganghwa Seonwonsa Temple Site was first discovered in 1976 during a surface examination around Ganghwado Island undertaken by the Ganghwado Island Academic Research Team of Dongguk University. The site was designated as Historic Site No. 259 in 1977. Seonwonsa Temple was built by General Choi Wu in 1245 (the 32nd Read more [...]

‘Dolmens’ are stone graves/tombs which date back to the pre-historic era. Dolmens are largely concentrated in Northeast Asia with Korea alone being home to a total of around 30,000 dolmens. The Ganghwa Dolmen Heritage Site, in Bugeun-ri, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, encompasses roughly 120 dolmens, most of which are Northern-style dolmen that Read more [...]

Yeonmijeong Pavilion is  located in Wolgot-ri in the county of Ganghwa-gun, is the designated Incheon Tangible Cultural Asset No. 24 (designated on March 1, 1995). While the exact date of construction is unknown, the pavilion was greatly damaged and then rebuilt afterwards due to the Japanese Invasion of Korea in Read more [...]

he museum is located within Songhyun Park, Dong-gu Incheon. Consisting of two floors (one aboveground, one belowground) the museum exhibits the life of citizens living in ‘daldongne’ (the impoverished hillside areas). It exhibits reproductions of various scenes of daily life from the 1960s and 1970s, people at: a barbershop, a Read more [...]