Sebang Sunset Observatory (세방낙조 전망대) - Area information - Korea travel information

Sebang Sunset Observatory (세방낙조 전망대)

15.2Km    2021-07-27

Jisan-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-540-6754

The scenery viewed from Sebang Sunset Observatory is thought to be one of the most beautiful scenes along the coast of Jindo Island. Visitors can see the beautiful red sunset just like a painting filling the sky between islands. Weather Central picked this site as the best sunset observing spot in the southernmost part of the Korean peninsula. Driving on the road offers views of breathtaking islands with a lot of forests and fresh air.

Gasado Island (가사도)

18.9Km    2024-02-20

106 Gasado-gil, Jodo-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do

Gasado Island is a island with sixteen subsidiary islands centered around the main island. It is renowned for its beautiful sunset viewed from hanok in Dolmok Village and Dolmok Beach. It was an area where silica mines were operated in Japanese colonial period, and remnants of mines and caves can still be found across the island. As the third-largest island in Jindo, its residents are mainly engaged in brown seaweed cultivation.

Haenam Dinosaur Festival (해남 공룡대축제)

Haenam Dinosaur Festival (해남 공룡대축제)

19.1Km    2025-04-24

234 Gongnyongbangmulgwan-gil, Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-530-5157

The Haenam Dinosaur Festival, held at Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum, is an annual family-friendly festival celebrating Children’s Day.

Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum (해남공룡박물관)

Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum (해남공룡박물관)

19.2Km    2021-01-14

234, Gongnyongbangmulgwan-gil, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-530-5949

Following the discovery of a dinosaur footprint within the region in 1992, Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum was founded to promote the area's significance as a fossil site. The museum provides materials and exhibitions related to dinosaurs as well as Ulhang-ri as a natural heritage site.

Tracksite of Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Birds in Uhang-ri (우항리 공룡화석자연사유적지)

Tracksite of Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Birds in Uhang-ri (우항리 공룡화석자연사유적지)

19.2Km    2021-06-01

234, Gongnyongbangmulgwan-gil, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-530-5324

The Tracksite of Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Birds in Uhang-ri is where the world's most intricate fossil footprints of dinosaurs and birds were discovered. The track site was designated as a Natural Monument for its significance and serves as an educational site for studying earth science and dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. There is a museum that has on display 447 materials related to fossils, including actual fossil pieces of an Allosaurus, along with exhibitions dedicated to giant dinosaurs, sea reptile, and birds.