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Incheon Open Port Culture Night (인천개항장 문화유산 야행)

Incheon Open Port Culture Night (인천개항장 문화유산 야행)

8.9Km    2024-07-18

80 Sinpo-ro 27beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon
+82-2-6961-5434

Incheon Open Port Culture Night focuses on the history, modern culture, and future of Incheon, the first international city in Korea with the opening of the port in 1883. Visitors can enjoy a journey into the past, reimagined in modern times through a wide range of experience programs.

Incheon Japanese Street (인천일본풍거리)

Incheon Japanese Street (인천일본풍거리)

8.9Km    2024-02-16

Gwandong 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Incheon

Incheon Japanese Street, established following the opening of Incheon and Jemulpo Ports in 1883, was home to the Japanese concession. It preserves several Japanese-style wooden houses and stone structures from that era. These wooden houses, designed in the distinctive style of Japanese architecture where a storefront is integrated into the residential building, have been renovated and are now serving as cafés and exhibition halls. Nearby, visitors can also explore Incheon Chinatown and the Gaehangjang (Open Port Area) Street.

Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall (대불호텔전시관)

Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall (대불호텔전시관)

8.9Km    2024-12-23

101 Sinpo-ro 23beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

This museum is located on the site of Daebul Hotel, Korea's first Western-style hotel, established in 1889. The hotel was demolished in 1978, but parts of the hotel structure were discovered in 2011 and rebuilt to preserve the hotel's original appearance. The first floor is the Daebul Hotel Exhibition Hall, through which visitors can see traces of Daebul Hotel at the time. The second floor is the Jung-gu Life History Museum, where visitors can get a glimpse of life in Incheon's Jung-gu area in the 1960s and 1970s.

Korean-Chinese Cultural Center (한중문화관)

Korean-Chinese Cultural Center (한중문화관)

8.9Km    2021-02-26

238, Jemullyang-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon
+82-32-760-7860

The Korean-Chinese Cultural Center, located within Incheon Chinatown, was built to facilitate mutual understanding between Korea and China by learning more on each other's culture, history, economy and society. Diverse performances are available, along with special exhibitions, and Chinese cultural lectures. The Chinese cultural experience corner and reading room on Korean-Chinese history & culture are put in place for visitors to enjoy while learning. In addition, on the weekends, Chinese language classes for Koreans, Korean language classes for foreigners, free movie screenings, and other exhibits are also available.

Samdae Incheon Gejang (삼대인천게장)

Samdae Incheon Gejang (삼대인천게장)

8.9Km    2024-11-28

인천광역시 동구 금곡로81번길 22

Established in 1962, this restaurant has been serving gejang for nearly sixty years and is now in its third generation (“sam-dae“) of family ownership. It uses blue crabs from Yeonpyeongdo Island and traditionally crafted and aged soy sauce. The restaurant employs a low-sodium method in its ganjang gejang(Soy Sauce Marinated Crab), highlighting the dish’s savory flavors.

Gloucester Hotel Incheon (글로스터호텔 인천)

Gloucester Hotel Incheon (글로스터호텔 인천)

9.0Km    2024-12-23

36 , Soraeyeok-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon
+82-32-460-1100

Gloucester Hotel Incheon stands in downtown Incheon overlooking Sorae Port. It offers a range of rooms including ondol rooms, bedroom-style rooms with kitchen facilities, and kids rooms. Some rooms have a bathtub. Additional facilities include a meeting room and business center, a coin operated laundry, and a breakfast buffet in the 3rd floor Glory Hall. The night view from the Sky Lounge bar on the 17th floor is spectacular. Soraepogu Station is a 5-minute walk away, while Soraepogu Fish Market and Sorae Wetland Ecological Park are also nearby.

Cafe Cha Chinatown Branch (카페 차 차이나타운점)

Cafe Cha Chinatown Branch (카페 차 차이나타운점)

9.0Km    2024-01-04

20 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

This is the Chinatown branch of Cafe Cha, famous for its Dalgona Milk Tea in Seongsu-dong. In addition to the representative menu items, Dalgona Milk Tea and Dalgona Coffee, the café also offers signature blended teas with pretty names such as Dasichaeum (one more fill), Hyanggiroum (fragrant), Neogeureoum (merciful), and Singgeureoum (refreshing). It also has a variety of dessert menus, with the most popular dessert being Dalgona Butter Salt Bread. The café has a large parking lot, and customers can use it for 90 minutes free of charge.

Incheon Chinatown (인천 차이나타운)

Incheon Chinatown (인천 차이나타운)

9.0Km    2024-11-27

20 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon

Incheon's Chinatown came into being with the opening of Incheon Port in 1883 and Incheon's designation as an extraterritoriality of the Ching dynasty in the following year. In the past, the area held many stores trading goods imported from China, but currently most Chinese businesses in the area are restaurants. Today, the residents of Chinatown are mostly 2nd or 3rd generation Chinese, descendents of the early Chinese settlers. The area harbors many of the flavors of China, while the traditional culture of the first generation is preserved.

Cheongil Jogyeji Stairway (청일조계지 경계 계단)

Cheongil Jogyeji Stairway (청일조계지 경계 계단)

9.0Km    2025-05-20

Seollin-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon

The border stairs of the Sino-Japanese Concession (an exclusive residential area set up for foreigners to live freely in ports opened for foreign trade) are located on a steep hill southwest of Jayu Park. It is a meaningful attraction with a history of about 120 years. The concession areas are divided into the Qing Dynasty concession on the left and the Japanese concession on the right with the stone stairs in the center. The buildings on the left and right clearly show each country's architectural styles and characteristics of the past.

Geobukseom Island (거북섬)

Geobukseom Island (거북섬)

9.0Km    2025-04-23

113 Geobukseom-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do

Geobukseom Island is an artificial island built in the Multi Techno Valley in Siheung. The island's name means Turtle Island as a reference to the island's shape inspired by turtles. Geobukseom Island comprises a large-scale water sports complex aimed to lead the local economy and tourism industry. The main landmark of Geobukseom Island is Asia's first and the world's largest surf pool Wave Park. With many restaurants and cafes dotting the area, Geobukseom Island is a rising summer destination.