Daejeon Expo Aquarium (대전 엑스포 아쿠아리움)

8.8Km 2025-10-23

1 Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Daejeon Expo Aquarium combines living marine life with media art. It is themed around the sea in Greek mythology, incorporating the story of Poseidon, the god of the sea, into its exhibits. Visitors can enjoy performances such as underwater ballet, feeding shows, and magic, along with activities like sea exploration boat rides, seawalker experiences, scuba diving, fish feeding, and 5D experiences.

Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science (대전신세계 Art & Science)

8.8Km 2023-02-09

1, Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science is a culture and art complex containing cultural and art contents and the identity of Daejeon as the science capital of Korea. It was designed by a consortium of the Shinsegae Group and Kyeryong Construction Industrial and was built with five underground floors and 43 ground floors over a section of the Expo Science Park site. The complex consists of Podium (department store building) and Tower. As you can see from its name, "Art & Science," it offers diverse contents that combine Shinsegae's unique culture and art as well as future science and technology, from "Shinsegae Nexperium," a science museum designed together with professors from KAIST and "Sports Monster," the first indoor sports theme park in the region, to an aquarium with a 4,200t tank that utilizes digital media and a rooftop garden with a panoramic view of Gapcheon Stream. All of these contents that were not able to be experienced in the past attract young visitors in their 20s and 30s. In addition, it introduces exhibits of famous galleries and seeks the growth of Daejeon culture and arts through collaboration with local artists.

Smob - Daejeon Branch (스몹 대전)

8.8Km 2024-05-23

1 Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Smob is the world's first adult playground, featuring 25 attractions based on various sports that are enjoyable for everyone, including those who aren't particularly athletic or interested in sports.

Gana Shabu Shabu (가나샤브샤브)

8.8Km 2024-02-13

49 Sinseong-ro 84beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Gana Shabu Shabu is a renowned restaurant for hanu shabu shabu (Korean beef shabu-shabu). Shabu-shabu is a dish where thinly sliced beef and a variety of vegetables are parboiled in a boiling broth and dipped in a savory sauce. Their signature dish is the odorless and tender hanu shabu shabu, enhanced with chewy noodles made from domestic wheat, stimulating the palate. The yeongyang juk (nutritious porridge) served at the end of the meal is also a special treat.

Banseok Hanuchon (반석 한우촌)

8.8Km 2024-02-13

56 Banseok-ro 12beonan-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Banseok Hanuchon is a restaurant specializing in hanu (Korean beef), renowned for its tender texture. The menu boasts a variety of cuts, including sirloin, chuck flap tail, thin skirt, and inside skirt. At an affordable price, customers can enjoy a hearty meal with a variety of fresh vegetables for wraps and diverse side dishes. Additionally, fresh yuk sashimi (sliced raw beef) and yukhoe (beef tartare) are available, and their galbitang (galbi soup) and bulgogi jeongol (bulgogi hot pot) stand out as popular choices.

Bibimga (비빔가)

8.9Km 2024-03-20

41 Sinseong-ro 84beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Bibimga is a Korean restaurant specializing in various bibimbap dishes. Alongside the classic Jeonju bibimbap, they offer creative variations with ingredients like yukhoe (beef tartare), ginseng, and octopus. Each bibimbap is crafted with an array of fresh vegetables, mixed with red chili paste, and finished with a drizzle of freshly squeezed sesame oil, resulting in a delightful flavor. The menu also features yukhoe and sogalbi jjim (braised galbi).

Mobap (모밥)

8.9Km 2024-03-20

20 Sinseong-ro 61beon an-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Mobap is a Korean table d'hote restaurant that serves a hearty traditional set meal. The signature dish is the mobap jeongsik (cast-iron pot set menu), which includes sticky and sweet rice cooked in an cast-iron pot, accompanied by over 10 kinds of side dishes, suyuk (boiled pork slices), fish, and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste jjigae). Set in a remodeled hanok, this restaurant is popular for offering a satisfying and hearty experience of Korean home-cooked meals.

Jeongjanamu Garden (정자나무가든)

8.9Km 2024-02-15

226 Jangan-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon

Jeongjanamu Garden is a restaurant that serves traditional Korean homestyle meals. When ordering the signature dish cheonggukjang ssambap (rich soybean paste stew, leaf wraps and rice), customers are served with cheonggukjang (rich soybean paste), jeyukbokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), and nine varieties of side dishes. Diners can enjoy a Korean dining experience by wrapping rice and side dishes in fresh leafy greens and savoring a spoonful of the hearty cheonggukjang. Additionally, the restaurant offers grilled Korean beef and pork.

Yussine Bueok (유씨네부엌)

8.9Km 2024-02-15

109 Bomunsangongwon-ro 497beon-gil, Jung-gu, Daejeon

Yussine Bueok, situated at the gateway to Bomunsan Mountain, is a shabu-shabu restaurant. The standout item on the menu is the Beoseot shabu shabu (mushroom shabu-shabu), featuring an assortment of mushrooms and vegetables. In this dish, the meat, vegetables, and mushrooms are delicately cooked in a light broth, allowing their natural flavors to shine. After enjoying the meat, diners can choose to stir-fry rice in the remaining broth or add noodles and eggs to create a hearty porridge. Another popular choice at Yussine Bueok is the Eongttung shabu shabu, notably served with gorgonzola pizza, adding a delightful fusion twist to the traditional shabu-shabu experience.

Daejeon Natural Heritage Center (천연기념물센터 (대전))

8.9Km 2025-01-14

927, Yudeung-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon
+82-42-610-7610

The Natural Heritage Center was established to help visitors learn about the value and importance of natural heritages through exhibitions and education on the methodical study of natural heritages. Fossils of dinosaur eggs and footprints along with animal and plant specimens and many other natural heritages are on display. With the guide of professional researchers, young visitors can learn more about natural heritages through hands-on activities, video education and many other experiential programs that are only provided at the Natural Heritage Center.

The center is developing more exhibitions through academic exchanges with UNESCO and various international organizations specializing in natural heritages.

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