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An dong gotak Esanru (안동고택 이상루)

16.5Km    2024-12-20

3193-6 , Pungsantaesa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Andong Old House Lee Sangnu stands at the foot of Cheondeungsan Mountain in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The house has a 250-year history and is still used for family rituals commemorating the founder of the Andong Kim Clan. Lee Sangnu is a dignified two-story wooden pavilion with an attic, while at Yisangru visitors can set a fire in the fire pit in the winter or sleep in a tent or mosquito net in the summer. Cultural programs are available: tea ceremonies, knot craft, the mask dance, natural dyeing, Korean paper craft, and learning about filial piety. The Old House’s location between Andong Hahoe Village and Dosan Seowon makes it convenient for local site-seeing.

Bongjeongsa Temple [UNESCO World Heritage] (봉정사 [유네스코 세계문화유산])

16.7Km    2023-05-18

222, Bongjeongsa-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Bongjeongsa Temple is believed to have been built in 672 by the Great Buddist Monk Uisang. However, other documents seem to state that Neungin Daedeuk, a disciple of Monk Uisang, established the temple. During the Korean War, many documents related to the temple were destroyed, so much of the history has been lost. In 1972, while reconstruction work was being done on Geungnakjeon Hall, records were discovered stating the hall was repaired in 1363. This discovery gave concrete evidence that Geungnakjeon Hall is the oldest wooden building in the nation.

Yecheon Astro-Space Center (예천천문우주센터)

16.9Km    2021-12-23

1078, Chunghyo-ro, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Yecheon Astro-Space Center is a theme park that opened in November 2004. The Yecheon Astronomical Science and Culture Center has built and operated the Yecheon Star Observatory. Visitors can stay in the accommodations in the park, observe the distant universe through a large telescope, and experience the space environment such as weightlessness.

In the observation room, visitors can observe the appearance of the universe with a 508 mm (20 inch) reflecting telescope that is automatically controlled by a computer. In the auxiliary observation room, visitors can observe sunspots and huge pillars of fire on the surface of the sun with a quadruple solar telescope. The astronomical projection room is a 'space theater' where a digital astronomical projector and video projector are installed, and images related to the astronomical universe, including seasonal constellations, are screened on a hemispherical dome screen on the ceiling.

At the Yecheon Star Observatory, visitors can observe the pillars of fire that soar through the sun during the day and sunspots that are larger than Earth. At night, visitors can observe the galaxy, the nebula, where stars born and die, as well as star clusters, and the moon, which is the closest celestial body to Earth, has large and small meteorite craterson the surface. There are many more fun experiences at the Yecheon Star Observatory.

Hyoja Tongdak (효자통닭)

17.2Km    2024-12-26

54, Dangbuk-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

This restaurant is famous for its jjorimdak, which has a concentrated flavor thanks to slow-braising the chicken until the sauce is almost dry.

Wonjo Andong Jjimdak (원조안동찜닭 본점)

18.0Km    2024-12-02

47, Beonyeong 1-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

This restaurant, run by the dish’s creator and his son, is the birthplace of Andong jjimdak (Andong Braised Chicken). It was the first place to serve the Andong jjimdak during the 1980s, catering to the city’s young people, and it is still beloved today for preserving the cooking method over the years. As a result, the restaurant offers the most authentic version of Andong jjimdak. 

Andong Joogang Braised Spicy Chicken (중앙찜닭)

18.0Km    2025-10-29

51, Beonyeong 1-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Famous Andong Braised Chicken Restaurant
As the home of Braised Chicken, Andong has a Braised Chicken alley. Among many shops, it has always been a star since it appeared on the entertainment program ‘Paik Jongwon’s Three Heavenly Kings' and was certified as having the best taste. It's a basic Braised Chicken with plenty of soup, but it's sweet and salty, so it has a charm that makes you want to eat it again and again. The well-seasoned glass noodles are delicious until the very end as they don't get soggy and maintain a firm texture. It is possible to have a hearty meal by adding rice to the soup to finish the meal.

Andong Market Jjimdak Alley (안동시장 찜닭골목)

18.0Km    2024-05-29

30 Beonyeong-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Since the 1970s, there has been a chicken alley in Andong Old Market where both raw chicken and fried chicken are sold. But, as seasoned spicy chicken became popular, merchants in the chicken alley needed to find a solution and this is how a fusion dish called Andong jjimdak, or braised chicken, was born. The dish is cooked with the seasoning of braised galbi and boiled down after adding glass noodles and different vegetables. Its sweet and spicy flavors, inexpensive price and abundant amount made the dish an instant hit nationwide, and "Chicken Alley" naturally changed its name to "Jjimdak Alley." Today, there are some 30 stores in business on this street that attract over 20,000 tourists on weekends. Although Andong jjimdak is not a traditional dish that has been passed down for generations, "Suun Japbang" and "Eumsik Dimibang," a pair of the oldest cooking books in Korea, talk about a cooking method that seems similar to that of Andong jjimdak in the Andong region from a long time ago. Andong jjimdak is protein-rich and contains vitamins and various nutrients from different types of vegetables, which makes it a nutritionally sound dish as well.

The North Face White Label - Andong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (노스페이스 화이트라벨 안동점)

18.2Km    2025-10-28

21, Nammun-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Grasswon Park (그라스원)

18.2Km    2023-07-10

273, Yuksa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Grasswon Park is located on the banks of the Nakdonggang River as it cuts through downtown Andong. The park, north of Yeonggadaegyo Bridge, features walking trails thorugh a variety of flowers and grasses. The park is attractive all year round, but is especially popular in fall when the muhly grass turns the whole field into a lovely shade of pink. The walking and bicycle paths also connect with Baekjo Park to the south of the bridge, making this the perfect place to enjoy the pure environment of the Nakdonggang River.

Traditional Culture Contents Museum (전통문화콘텐츠박물관)

18.6Km    2023-07-07

203, Seodongmun-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Andong's Traditional Culture Contents Museum is the first digital culture museum in Korea, exhibiting digitalized content only, called "digital relics." The state-of-the-art digital museum provides information as well as hands-on activities related to traditional Korean culture.

Traditional Culture Contents Museum suggests a new standard for a museum. This museum is a counterpart to NEWSEUM (News+Museum) in the U.S., and Sigureden, a digital museum/exhibition center in Japan. The museum uses interactive computer technology to interpret traditions of the past, and give visitors the chance to learn the values and fundamental principles behind traditional Korean customs.