National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage (국립해양문화재연구소)

11.2Km 2024-05-30

136 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage is located along Gatbawi Culture Street in Mokpo. Managed by the Cultural Heritage Administration, it is the only marine museum in Korea to display marine cultural relics. Opened in 1994 as the National Maritime Museum, the name was changed in 2009. The two-story institute houses over 2,000 relics excavated from the sea around Korea. There are four main exhibition halls as well as an outdoor exhibition space and one special exhibition hall. Through the exhibits, visitors can see ships from the past as well was learn about the lifestyle and culture of people living in coastal villages.

Mokpo Gatbawi Rock (목포 갓바위)

11.5Km 2024-05-30

166-1 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Located on the coast of Yonghae-dong in Mokpo, Gatbawi is a natural sandstone and tafoni formation near the mouth of the Yeongsangang River, where freshwater runs into the sea. Gatbawi is named after its shape, which is said to look like two men wearing traditional Korean hats called “gat” (“bawi” meaning “rock”). The rock is actually made of two individual formations: one measuring 8 meters tall and one 6 meters tall. Valued not only for its aesthetics, Gatbawi Rock is of high geological value as a “natural sculpture” that was formed as a result of years of weathering. The rock formation was officially recognized as a Natural Monument on April 27, 2009.

Yadeure Bossam (야드레보쌈)

11.7Km 2024-10-14

10 Hadangnambu-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

You can enjoy Bossam (Korean boiled pork with cabbage or lettuce wraps) and kimchi roll together. This restaurant's signature menu is kimchi cabbage wraps with pork. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do.

Mokpo Star (목포스타)

11.7Km 2024-10-15

118, Bipa-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

It is a place where you can enjoy soup dishes with various seafood. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do. The most famous menu is spicy seafood stew.

Hotel Cheongdam (호텔청담)

11.7Km 2024-11-14

6 , Bipa-ro 124beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Hotel Cheongdam is located near Mokpo Bus Terminal in Jeonnam, making it easily accessible. The hotel offers rooms that are divided into bedrooms, ondol rooms (underfloor heated rooms), special rooms, and VIP family party rooms, all of which are equipped with king-size beds, 55-inch smart TVs, Netflix, and other amenities. There are two mattresses and a sofa in the ondol room, and there are two beds and two computers in the special room B. The VIP group family party room consists of two bedrooms, one ondol room, and two bathrooms arranged around a spacious living room.

Charmant Hotel (샤르망호텔)

11.9Km 2024-08-01

5 , Sinheung-ro 59beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Charmant Hotel, in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, is popular with business travellers during the week and with family trippers at weekends: the hotel offers larger, family rooms in addition to the standard ones. There is a small park in front of the hotel, and many restaurants nearby, while Gatbawi Rock and Peace Square are just a 10-minute walk away. Nearby tourist attractions include Yudal Mountain, Goha and Samhak Islands, the Maritime Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the Natural History Museum.

Mokpo Peace Plaza (목포평화광장)

12.3Km 2024-03-25

82 Pyeonghwa-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

This is a representative plaza in Mokpo and a place where locals often take a rest. Visitors can enjoy the seascape in the daytime, and Mokpo's night view when the sun sets. The Mokpo Dancing Ocean Fountain is in the middle of the park, along with gardens on both sides. Walking along the flat road toward the sea is wonderful for people of all ages and pets, as it has a wooden deck with stairs. It has a photo spot and an outdoor stage that anyone can use, so street performances are commonly held there.

Indongju Maeul (인동주마을)

12.7Km 2024-12-27

5 Boksan-gil 12beon-gil Mokpo-si Jeollanam-do

This is a popular destination for hongeosamhap in Mokpo, a shop offering both Korean skate and imported skate, which tends to be more affordable. You can also sample Indongju, a liquor of choice for former president Kim Dae-jung.

Anjwado Island (안좌도)

15.5Km 2024-02-20

872 Jungbu-ro, Anjwa-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do

Anjwado Island is an island better known by the name Purple Island. Every spring, it hosts a lavender festival, and in the autumn, an aster chrysanthemum festival takes place, painting the island in shades of purple. With village roofs adorned in purple and the purple sea bridge, visitors can enjoy the color purple throughout the seasons. Additionally, the Birth Home of Kim Whanki (1913-1974), a famous Korean abstract artist, is located here.

Yeongamho Lake (migratory bird habitat) (영암호 - 철새도래지)

17.0Km 2025-01-08

Yongang-ri, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do

This is a huge lake created when the Geumho tide embankment was constructed in Yeongam on November 1996, as part of a national project to reclaim some 4.3 kilometers stretch of sea from Sampo-ri in Samho-myeon of Yeongam-gun to Byeoram-ri in Hwawon-myeon of Haenam-gun.

Some 100 species of migratory birds, numbering some 300,000, live in this area over the winter on the mud flats which are full of things to eat. Around the embankment where the sea water and fresh water meet, there is a great spot to fish for both fresh water and the sea species. This is perhaps the only place in Korea where the long and silvery cutlass fish, usually found in the deeper areas of the ocean, can be caught while sitting on the rocks along the seashore.

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