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Memorial to the Loyal Dead (호국충혼위령비)

Memorial to the Loyal Dead (호국충혼위령비)

15.2Km    2025-01-13

56-33, Gaehwadong-ro 13-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul

When the fate of the nation was hanging by a thread as the North Korean Army launched an invasion of the South on June 25, 1950, about 1,100 officers and men from the South Korean First Division's 11th, 12th, and 15th regiment retreated to Gimpo and built the last line of defense on Gaehwasan Mountain from June 26 to 30 to fight against a large army of North Korean soldiers disguised as South Korean men.

Unfortunately, their communication with the headquarters was cut off and their supply of ammunition and food ran out. As a result, the entire South Korean force was killed by the much larger North Korean army in a valley around Gaehwasan Mountain. In order to commemorate those who died for the country, the government established the Memorial to the Loyal Dead on Gaehwasan Mountain in 1994. A memorial service is also held here annualy on June 28th.

x_height: 4.7 meters high
Built by the First Division of the ROK Army, Mitasa Temple

Guri Hangang Park (Cosmos Park) (구리시민한강공원 (코스모스공원))

Guri Hangang Park (Cosmos Park) (구리시민한강공원 (코스모스공원))

15.3Km    2021-09-15

Topyeong-dong, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

Guri Hangang Park offers a perfect rest area for visitors where visitors can feel the cool breeze coming off the river and rest amidst the beautiful natural scenery. The park’s bounties of flowers are at their peak in May with field of canola flowers, and in September when the cosmos bloom.

Ogeum Park (오금공원)

Ogeum Park (오금공원)

15.3Km    2025-01-17

363 Ogeum-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul

Ogeum Park is a park created by cultivating a mountain with an altitude of 200 meters, providing a panoramic view of Seoul's Songpa district. The park features walking trail, various exercise equipment, and facilities such as badminton and tennis courts. The lawn bowling court is available for use by reservation. There is a toddler forest experience ground and an adventure playground for children, offering activities like rope climbing, rock climbing, net climbing, slides, and spider web climbing.

Bucheon U-ri General Hospital (부천우리병원)

15.3Km    2025-10-23

(Wonjong-dong), 726 Sosa-ro, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

Bucheon U-RI General Hospital is a general hospital with an advanced medical system that is in line with the rapidly changing medical environment. The hospital won “excellent” ratings across all health checkup areas and in the Accreditation Program for Healthcare Organizations by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. With outstanding medical staff, ambitious investments in hospital facilities, and ceaseless training, we continue to grow. We maintain specialized centers across various fields, including the Gastroenterology Center, Spine & Joint Center, and the Cerebral Neurology Center, and our medical departments include internal medicine, neurology, orthopedics, spine surgery, general surgery, urology, gynecology, and dentistry. We also offer an integrated nursing care service that allows patients to be admitted without a caregiver. Our Comprehensive Health Checkup Center operates on 1,652 ㎡ under agreements with numerous public institutions and businesses. Checkup visitors can receive an early diagnosis of diseases and follow-up care from each medical department. Our strengths not only include its high-end medical facilities but also its convenient location near Incheon and Gimpo Airports. We will continue to expand our infrastructure to offer the best experience for overseas patients who want to benefit from Korea’s outstanding medical services.

Jangja Lake Park (장자호수공원)

Jangja Lake Park (장자호수공원)

15.4Km    2022-01-01

878, Topyeong-dong, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

Guri City worked to improve the water quality of Jangja Lake in order to form the Jangja Lake Park and in the process an ecological zone was created. A 3.6 km tree-lined walking trail runs through the park and is frequently used by people enjoying an outing or getting some light exercise. Concerts, exhibitions, and other events are held on the outdoor stage on weekends and the park is widely used as a place to relax by local residents.

* Size - Area 107,385 m², average water depth 2.2 m (0.2 m~4.7 m), and walkway 4.6 km

The Hyoosik Croissant Hotel Guri (더휴식 크로와상호텔 구리점)

The Hyoosik Croissant Hotel Guri (더휴식 크로와상호텔 구리점)

15.4Km    2025-04-08

148 Cheyukgwan-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

The Hyoosik Croissant Hotel Guri offers a variety of theme-based room types for both leisure and relaxation, such as a standard music room with blutooth speakers, a deluxe home-training room with yoga equipment, a deluxe couple room with high-end gaming PC, a deluxe healing room with a lounge chair, a twin bedroom, a game suite room with Playstation 4 Pro, a movie suite room with a beam projector, a sing suite room with noraebang equipment and soundproof walls, and a party suite room with a kitchenette. The hotel also has a parking lot, guest lounge, rooftop area, and coin laundry.

Pureun Arboretum & Hang-dong Railroad (푸른수목원&항동철길)

15.4Km    2025-01-17

240 Yeondong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul

Pureun Arboretum is a botanical garden boasting well-established ecological parks and scenic walking trails. It encompasses diverse themed gardens, including the Wildflower Garden, Hydrangea Garden, Conifer Garden, Broadleaf Tree Garden, Bulbous Plant Garden, Wetland Garden, and Rose Garden, complemented by an Visitor Center. The Forest Learning School, functioning as a greenhouse, showcases plants from various corners of the globe and hosts educational programs. Visitors can avail themselves of facilities like the book café, a café, and a library. Additionally, the arboretum is intersected by the abandoned railroad tracks of Hang-dong.

Munjeong-dong Rodeo Street (문정동 로데오거리)

Munjeong-dong Rodeo Street (문정동 로데오거리)

15.4Km    2025-03-29

10, Dongnam-ro 4-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul

Munjeong-dong Rodeo Street is a large shopping district containing over 200 brand-name discount stores. The street is T-shaped, with a 1-kilometer-long main street connected to a 400-meter-long alley, and the Munjeong 1-dong Resident Center located at the center. For shoppers’ convenience, there is a public parking lot (if visitors purchase goods at Rodeo Street, they can park here for free) and a parking lot for foreign tourists only (free of charge). Munjeong-dong Rodeo Street is one of Korea’s major shopping streets with customers ranging from teenagers to adults, since discount stores stocking sports wear, casual wear, shoes, men’s and ladies’ suits, and golf wear are all located on this street. Moreover, this is a great place to find deals on famous brands, at prices lower than at a department store. On some items you can get discounts of up to 70-80%.

Since most of the goods are stock from previous seasons, it might be better to purchase the more classic styles rather than the trendy fashions. In some cases, the goods might have been slightly crumpled or stained during the transfer from warehouse storage, but taking them to the dry-cleaners should fix most problems. However you should be careful when looking at the sewing quality, and check for missing buttons.

One more thing to bear in mind is the shopping season. Even discount stores have periods when stock runs low. The best time to shop is immediately after the stores in Rodeo Street restock their merchandise. This is done at about the same time as department stores. There is also an enormous variety of goods to choose from during the Rodeo Festivals in May and September. The purchased goods are exchangeable but non-refundable, so check the quality of the products carefully before purchasing.

In addition, Munjeong-dong Rodeo Street has a wide selection of restaurants and entertainment facilities. There are a number of pizza places, coffee shops, and food courts, as well as internet cafes and game rooms in the alleys behind the stores. Visitors can also relax in the surrounding parks. There’s a park with a 600-year-old zelkova tree right behind the Munjeong 1-dong Resident Center. Munjeong Rodeo Street is not just a shopping district; it’s a cultural area. The ‘Munjeong-dong Cultural Festival’ takes place every year in May, and the ‘Munjeong-dong Rodeo Festival’ takes place in May every other year. During these festivals, visitors can watch traditional Korean performances, traditional wedding ceremonies, international fashion parades, hip-hop dancing, and more. A charity sale is held on weekends and national holidays on the open-air stage of the Munjeong 1-dong Resident Center, and merchandise is sold for even bigger discounts.

The Hyooshik Aank Hotel Guri (더휴식 아늑호텔 구리점)

The Hyooshik Aank Hotel Guri (더휴식 아늑호텔 구리점)

15.7Km    2025-04-24

81-7 Angol-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

The hotel offers a variety of themed rooms, such as a standard room for a comfortable stay, a cartoon room with comic books, a music room with a Geneva speaker, a wine room with a wine fridge and wine glasses, a 2PC room equipped with gaming computers, a movie beam room with a beam projector, a play room with a PlayStation 4, a golf room with golf equipment, and a deep sleep room with a massage chair. The hotel also offers parking facilities and a guest lounge.

Myongji Hospital (명지병원)

15.8Km    2025-10-23

55 Hwasu-ro 14beon-gil, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Myongji Hospital is a general hospital located in Goyang-si with various departments and specialized treatment centers.
We operate Breast Thyroid Center, Prostate Cancer and Kidney Cancer Center, Ovarian Cancer and Gynecological Cancer Center, and Robotic Surgery Center for specialized treatment, and have introduced the latest medical device, da Vinci Xi to conduct surgeries for various types of cancer as well as robotic surgeries for a wide range of benign diseases. In addition, we provide more specialized and prompt medical services to patients through advanced facilities such as the Radiology Center, Rehabilitation Center, Intervention Center, and Comprehensive Health Checkup Center. Specifically, we are prominent in the field of organ transplantation and operate the Organ Transplant Center performing liver, kidney, lung, and heart transplants. We offer interpretation services for foreign patients by professional coordinators who speak English, Russian, Mongolian, and Chinese to eliminate language barriers by opening the International Medical Center in 2009 and provide guesthouses, airport pick-up and send-off services for foreign patients as well to maximize their convenience.