A Forest Shining with Fresh Light Green Foliage

Galmobong Peak in Goseong is where fresh greenery begins. The forest bathing area created on this mountain is filled with hinoki cypress and cedar trees. Stepping into this forest spanning about 70 hectares makes you feel as if your whole body is dyed green. The refreshing scent emitted by the forest opens up your heart. With panoramic views overlooking Goseong-eup from Goseong Museum, this will be an enjoyable experiential course to fully savor spring in Goseong.

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   Goseong Dinosaur Museum

   고성공룡박물관

   The Goseong Dinosaur Museum opened on November 9, 2004, within Sangjogam County Park, one of the world's largest dinosaur footprint fossil sites, as the first of its kind in Korea. Established to enhance the image of Sangjogam's beautiful natural scenery and Gyeongnam Goseong as one of the world's top three dinosaur footprint fossil sites, and to meet the demand for eco-tourism by creating a differentiated tourist destination, the Goseong Dinosaur Museum has one basement level and three above-ground floors. It serves as a hands-on learning venue that inspires dreams and hopes in children, while also offering great attractions for family tourists.MoreLess

   

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   Goseong Mask Museum

   고성탈박물관

   At the Goseong Mask Museum, you can see not only masks used in mask dances across the country, but also traces of human efforts to ward off misfortune dating back thousands of years. As you trace the shapes and meanings of masks created not merely for play, but as objects of faith and out of survival needs, you will come to realize anew that masks are not simply relics of the past. MoreLess

   

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   Namsan Park (Goseong)

   남산공원(고성)

   It is Goseong's only county park, offering a panoramic view of Goseong-eup at a glance. The park entrance is neatly lined with monuments commemorating the deeds of ancestors, and if you climb the 84 steps, you will find Bogwangsa Temple, a branch temple of Okcheonsa Temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. To the left of Bogwangsa Temple stand the Chunghontap Memorial Tower and Bongan-gak Pavilion, erected to honor the souls of fallen patriots, as well as the Korean War Anti-Communist Monument.MoreLess

   

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   Danghangpo Tourist Site

   당항포관광지

   Danghangpo Tourist Site is located in Danghang Bay between Hoehwa-myeon and Donghae-myeon in Goseong-gun, where Admiral Yi Sun-sin achieved a great naval victory during the Imjin War, annihilating 57 Japanese ships across two battles in the 25th (1592) and 27th (1594) years of King Seonjo's reign. It features a memorial shrine, a memorial hall, and a victory monument. Along the calm waters of Danghang Bay, even calmer than a lake, this garden-like tourist destination boasts a camellia forest trail along the long coastal road. It is a multipurpose tourist destination equipped with family recreational facilities such as an adventure playground and marine leisure sports facilities, a Natural History Hall displaying taxidermy animals like bears, dinosaur eggs, and shell fossils, a Nature Art Garden featuring a natural sculpture park harmonized with wild flowers and a viewing stone gallery, as well as 100-million-year-old ripple marks and dinosaur footprint fossils, making it ideal for fostering patriotism, nature education, and relaxation for families and groups. MoreLess

   

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   Old Walls of Hakdong Village, Goseong

   고성 학동마을 옛 담장

   The walls of Hakdong Village are built in even courses by combining flat stones (flagstones 2–5 cm thick) gathered from the ridges of Sutaesan Mountain with red clay, a unique feature not found in other villages. The stone foundations of the buildings and the earthen terraces of the rear gardens are also built with stone masonry in the same manner, creating overall harmony. Blending well with the bamboo groves around the village full of the southern region's atmosphere, the long stone-walled alleys inside the village create a beautiful landscape that seems to take you back hundreds of years into an ancient fortress, and walking along the yellowish-brown stone walls lets you feel a nostalgic sense of hometown.MoreLess

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