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Places to see in South Korea

12 of the 219 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Hwaseong FortressUNESCO

  수원화성

  Heritage site · Gyeonggi Province

  Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong is a Korean fortress surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of Joseon to house and honor the remains of his biological father, Crown Prince Sado.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lance Vanlewen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  HaeinsaUNESCO

  Religious · South Gyeongsang

  Haeinsa (Korean: 해인사) is a Buddhist temple in Gayasan National Park, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Seon Buddhism.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC0). Map

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  Yangdong Folk VillageUNESCO

  Town · North Gyeongsang

  Yangdong Folk Village is a traditional yangban Korean folk village that dates to the Joseon period. The village is located in Gangdong-myeon, sixteen kilometers northeast of Gyeongju, South Korea, along the Hyeongsan River. Mt. Seolchang stands to the north of the village.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: 멍한오리 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  BulguksaUNESCO

  불국사

  Heritage site · North Gyeongsang

  Bulguksa (Korean: 불국사) is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC0). Map

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  SeokguramUNESCO

  석굴암

  Cave · North Gyeongsang

  Seokguram is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex in Gyeongju, South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain Tohamsan, although the two are separated by distance of around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi). The grotto overlooks the East Sea and rests 750 meters above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: by eimoberg (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  JongmyoUNESCO

  종묘

  Religious · Seoul

  Jongmyo (Korean: 종묘) is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period (1392–1897) for memorial services for deceased kings and queens.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: João Trindade (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Royal Tombs of the Joseon DynastyUNESCO

  Memorial · Seoul

  The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Korean: 조선왕릉) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site registered in 2009 that includes 40 tombs of members of the House of Yi, which ruled Korea between 1392 and 1910. The tombs are scattered over 18 locations across the Korean Peninsula.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: The user's homepage (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  CheomseongdaeUNESCO

  첨성대

  Heritage site

  Cheomseongdae is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea. Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world. It was constructed during the Silla period, during the reign of Queen Seondeok.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: by Junho Jung at Flickr from South Korea (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  NamhansanseongUNESCO

  남한산성

  Heritage site · Gyeonggi Province

  Namhansanseong is a historic Korean fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the fortress lies atop the mountain Namhansan and stretches 12 km in length. It served as an emergency capital city during the 1392–1910 Joseon period.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Khitai (a flickr user) (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Seongsan IlchulbongUNESCO

  성산일출해양도립공원

  Mountain · Jeju Province

  Seongsan Ilchulbong (Korean: 성산일출봉), also called Sunrise Peak, is a volcano on eastern Jeju Island, in Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. It is 182 meters high and has a volcanic crater at the top.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Donggung Palace and Wolji PondUNESCO

  경주 동궁과 월지

  Park & nature · North Gyeongsang

  Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond are a Silla-era former palace and artificial pond in Gyeongju, South Korea. They were part of the palace complex of ancient Silla. It was constructed by order of King Munmu in 674 CE.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Korea Heritage Service (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Bangudae PetroglyphsUNESCO

  대곡리반구대암각화

  Heritage site · Ulsan

  The Bangudae (Daegok-ri) Petroglyphs are pre-historic engravings on flat vertical rock faces on the riverside of the Daegokcheon (Bangucheon) stream, a branch of the Taehwa River, which runs eastward and joins the East Sea at Ulsan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ulsan Petroglyph Museum (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map