Haposeowon Confucian Academy (합호서원)

8.8Km 2025-05-20

262-6, Wonhapgang 1-gil, Yeondong-myeon, Sejong
+82-44-330-5832

Registered as Cultural Heritage Material, Haposeowon Confucian Academy is where the spiritual tablet of An Hyang, a respected scholar during the Goryeo period, is enshrined. The academy was founded in 1716 by the scholar's descendants, who held regular memorial services until a royal order to close down most seowon institutions was made in the late Joseon dynasty. In 1949, Haposeowon Confucian Academy was rebuilt as an affiliated institution with the consent of 218 local Confucian schools nationwide.

Haklimjae (학림재)

9.2Km 2025-05-20

75-3 , Taesan-gil, , Sejong-si
+82-10-3478-1004

Hakrimjae is a hanok stay in Taesan-ri, Janggun-myeon, Sejong City, Chungcheongnam-do. The house and yard are rented out as a unit. The hanok has three sleeping rooms, a kitchen, a living room, and two bathrooms. The living room has a beam projector and karaoke machine, making it an ideal space for meetings, corporate retreats and club outings; traditional weddings and outdoor exhibition events are also held in Hakrimjae. Guests can hold an outdoor barbecue, or use the wood-fired furnace and cauldron. Vegetables and fruits from the house’s garden are provided by season, and woodcraft and traditional sauce making experiences are available on prior reservation.

Sejong Traditional Paste Museum (세종전통장류박물관)

9.4Km 2025-05-20

90-43 Baeil-gil, Jeondong-myeon, Sejong-si

The Sejong Traditional Paste Museum highlights Korea’s traditional sauce culture, featuring staples like soybean paste, red chili paste, and soy sauce. Its garden, with over 1,000 pots, is a standout attraction. The museum includes indoor exhibition halls, an outdoor exhibit area, a fermentation experience center, a Korean restaurant specializing in fermented sauces, and a paste shop. Visitors can participate in activities such as making grain soap shaped like meju (fermented soybean blocks) or creating their own fermented pastes. In November, visitors can also observe the process of making soybean paste and red chili paste.

Sejong Cheongansa Temple (청안사(세종))

9.5Km 2025-05-20

128-23, Ganeusil-gil, Jeonui-myeon, Sejong-si
+82-44-867-3407

Sitting at the foot of a mountain near Ganeusil Village, Cheongansa Temple belongs to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It had been believed to have been built in 1900, but the roof tile and white porcelain pieces from the mid-Joseon dynasty period found near the temple suggested that it might have been built even earlier. Cheongsansa had also been thought to be a branch of Biamsa Temple, which is presumably built in the 7th century during the late Baekje kingdom period.

Sejong Cultrual Center of Korean Tradition (세종전통문화체험관)

9.6Km 2025-05-20

94 Morongji-ro, Sejong-si

The Sejong Cultrual Center of Korean Tradition provides visitors with an immersive experience of traditional Korean crafts and culture, capturing the essence of Korea. The exhibition and promotional halls showcase crafts and traditional paintings depicting the daily life and rituals of Buddhist temples, along with an interactive experience room. Visitors can participate in traditional arts activities such as samulnori (percussion performance), mask dancing, decorative painting, folk painting, and calligraphy. Cultural experiences include temple food workshops focusing on vegan and fermented dishes, as well as meditation, yoga, and tea ceremonies.

Homeplus - Sejong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (홈플러스 세종)

9.6Km 2025-05-20

154, Jeoljae-ro, Sejong-si

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Olive Young - Sejong mallive Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 세종몰리브)

10.3Km 2025-05-20

Store #107, #108, Mallive, 108, Doum 1-ro, Sejong-si

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Sejong Dano Festival (세종단오제)

10.4Km 2025-05-20

216 Dasom-ro, Sejong-si
+82-44-865-2411

The Sejong Dano Festival celebrates the fifth day of the fifth month according to the lunar calendar, and is an important day in traditional Korean culture. The festival provides the perfect environment to learn more about traditional Korean culture for both international visitors and the younger Korean generations.

Bangchukcheon Musical Fountain (방축천 음악분수)

10.5Km 2025-05-20

450-25 Eojin-dong, Sejong-si

Located in Bangchukcheon Riverside Park, the fountain showcases vibrant water streams synchronized with lively music. It creates a captivating spectacle at night, making it a popular nighttime destination. It operates every evening from 20:30 to 20:50, from May to October. The park also features a waterfront plant-themed area, Sejong Plaza, and an ecology learning center.

Unjusanseong Fortress (운주산성)

10.6Km 2021-08-31

Migok-ri, Sejong-si
+82-44-300-3423

Unjusanseong Fortress, also known as Gosansanseong Fortress, is a cultural heritage of the Baekje dynasty. This is a mountain fortress built along the surrounding three mountain peaks in the westernmost and southernmost parts of Unjusan Mountain. The stone fortress wall, which borders three villages in Jeondong-myeon and two villages in Jeonui-myeon, is 3,210 meters long and two meters wide with a x_height that ranges from two to eight meters. The walls follow the natural geographical features of the mountain range, with the southern walls surrounding the mountain's peak.

Remnants of a village can still be observed within the fortress walls, such as the fortress gate and a ritual site. Pieces of earthenware from the Baekje period, porcelain from the Goryeo and Joseon periods, and broken tiles from the Baekje, Goryeo and Joseon periods have been discovered around the site as well.

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