Suncheonman National Garden (순천만국가정원) - Area information - Korea travel information

Suncheonman National Garden (순천만국가정원)

119.2M    2025-10-23

47 Gukgajeongwon1ho-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-749-8000

Suncheonman National Garden & Suncheonman Wetland is the first national garden of South Korea and one of the five major coastal wetlands in the world. The national garden spans 1.12 million square meters and is located in Dosa-dong, Suncheon-si. It is home to 790,000 trees covering 505 species, and 3.15 million flowers covering 113 species. During spring, tulips and royal azaleas are in full bloom, creating magnificent views. Additionally, there is a 30,000 square-meter canola flower field near the Forest of Sharing. You can see yellow waves of canola flowers in full bloom in mid-May. The city of Suncheon has planted 50,000 Japanese hackberries and zelkova trees along major routes in the area to create natural shade. There is a small unmanned personal rapid transit (PRT) system that operates between the Suncheonman National Garden and the Suncheon Literary Museum section (4.64 kilometers in length). After looking around the garden, visitors can take the PRT to the literary museum. There, they can take the Reed Train which travels 1.2 kilometers to Mujingyo Bridge located at the entrance of Suncheonman National Garden. Eco-friendly transportation is also available, such as the Sky Cube, which runs between Suncheonman National Garden and the wetland.

◎ Travel information to meet Hallyu’s charm - variety show"Battle Trip Season 2"
This is the place where Mi-na of Gugudan and Yoo-jung of Weki Meki, two friends of the same age, set out to see the spring flowers as 20-year-olds. Thanks to her meticulous preparations, Yoojung came back from this trip with a great picture of her blowing on bubbles in the middle of a garden with tulips and canola flowers.

Homeplus Stores - Suncheon Pungdeok Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (홈플러스스토어즈 순천풍덕)

1.0Km    2024-04-16

222, Palma-ro, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do

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Suncheonbay house of sea castle (순천만 해룡성고택)

1.3Km    2024-12-24

136 , Hongdu-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-744-1760

Suncheon Bay Haeryongseong Old House is the head house of the Suncheon Mun clan, whose members - descendents of the Joseon courtier Mun Wi-se - have lived here for 300 years. Visitors to the house can gather wild water parsley, barbecue pork belly, and sample yellowtail duck for breakfast. Two of the buildings - Seungwon and Sabiwon - are self-catering, have living rooms, ktichens and bathrooms, and are very popular with families.

Suncheonui Gyejeol (순천의 계절)

1.6Km    2024-12-27

A cafe located to the southwest of Suncheonman Bay National Garden, its wide windows offer a view of the National Garden and the rice paddies nearby from the 2nd floor. The café’s white interior clashes magnificently with their flamboyant signature beverages, inspired by seasonal beverages: Mugwart Latte in spring, Suncheonman Bay Ade with coconut pulp in summer, Almond and Salt Latte made with whipped cream in fall, and Cacao Winter made with the deep flavors of Belgian chocolate in winter.

Uniqlo - Suncheon Yeonhyang Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (유니클로 순천연향)

1.6Km    2024-04-18

2, Guam 3-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do

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Suncheon Aretjang Market (days ending in 2 and 7) (순천 아랫장(2, 7일))

2.0Km    2024-12-10

This accessible traditional market is located less than 1 kilometer away from KTX Suncheon Station. It is open at night as a night market as well, so the market is beloved by visitors and locals alike. The market is a fifth-day market (open on the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd, 27th), and it is the largest of its kind in Korea. The market serves fresh agricultural and fishery goods from Suncheon and the surrounding areas (Beolgyeo, Yeosu, etc.). Aretjang Market’s pride, the night market, is open on Fridays and Saturdays, and serves everything from small snacks to pancakes, fried chicken, and more exotic fare.

Suncheonguesthouse nreem / 순천게스트하우스느림

2.1Km    2025-03-04

669 , Gangbyeon-ro, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-10-9229-8917

Located near Suncheon Nambu Market, Suncheon Guesthouse Neurim (‘Slow’) offers rooms with single and double beds, as well as dormitories, and is popular with young travelers. The first floor lobby has tables for guests and a collection of books to read, while in the basement cafeteria guests will find a breakfast area, a kitchen where simple cooking is possible, a board game room with music facilities - and more books! Fun events such as chicken and beer parties are held from time to time, and visitors can book themselves on a night tour of Yeosu. The guesthouse provides discount coupons for admission to Suncheon tourist spots.

Byeoogodong (벽오동)

2.7Km    2024-03-15

73 Sangsaho-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-743-5569

Byeoogodong is a restaurant known for its great value barley rice dishes. They offer a set menu where you can choose between barley rice and regular rice, accompanied by various side dishes including boiled pork slices and spicy marinated crab. With the exception of beef bulgogi, the side dishes are refillable, and additional servings of kimchi cabbage wraps with pork are available only once.

Suncheon Heungryunsa Temple (흥륜사 (순천))

2.7Km    2022-09-19

102, Jangdae-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-744-7773

Heungryunsa Temple is a missionary center of the Hwaeomsa Temple. Located in Jukdobong Park (downtown Suncheon), the site was previously used as an archery range.

*History
Heungryunsa Temple is a branch of Hwaeomsa Temple, which is the 19th local temple of Jogye Order. It is said that Heungryunsa Temple was constructed during the reign of King Seonjo of the Joseon dynasty and that the site was used as a place where naval forces practiced archery during the Imjin War in 1592. At the same time, the temple was the first military base of monk-turned-military officers from Hwaeomsa, Songgwangsa, and Seonamsa Temples.

The current building was reconstructed in 1986 by Monk Jongwon, who is still the chief abbot of the temple.

Myeonggunggwan (명궁관)

2.9Km    2024-03-15

7, Jungang 2-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do

This southern-style Korean table d’hote restaurant has 30 years of history with a garden that is a century old. It serves a staggering Korean table d’hote with 30 dishes, all made with Suncheon ingredients. Main dishes include the skate, pork, and kimchi combo (a triple dish serving includes the pork, kimchi, and fermented skate), steamed cockles, grilled galbi patties, sliced raw seasonal fish, galbi, half-dried saury (saury dried in the sea breeze in winter, which freezes and thaws the fish repeatedly), beef tartare, and grilled whole octopus (octopus wrapped around skewers, seasoned, then grilled whole). The restaurant showcases the best of the Southern cuisine, one of the most highly regarded regional cuisines in Korea, so it comes highly recommended. Another unique detail about this restaurant is that the menu changes slightly according to the changes in the season. On weekdays, one can also get lunch specials like the Beopseongpo barley-aged dried yellow croaker (a sea fish caught from Beopseongpo Port, dried and stored in barley before being grilled) set menu until 15:00.