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Illustration: Gunsan's official 1-night, 2-day and 2-night, 3-day courses — a cosy room with an open suitcase and folded towels, a map with a dotted route on the table, and through the window the old harbour and a long bridge linking the islands

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Where to stay on Gunsan's official 1-night, 2-day and 2-night, 3-day courses

Gunsan City Culture and Tourism lists three 1-night, 2-day courses, A, B and C, and one 2-night, 3-day course.

On Courses A and B, the first day covers Seonyudo Island, Jangjado Island and Daejangdo Island and ends watching the sunset on the islands. Course C does not go to the islands; it passes the modern-era stops and Lee Yeong-chun House and ends the first day with the night view at Eunpa Lake Park. Choose your lodging to match where the first day ends. On the island side, you can find Seonyudo Resort and Sinsido National Recreational Forest in Okdo-myeon. For Course C, look in Naun-dong, where Eunpa Lake Park is (16 places by address). The 13 guesthouses, urban homestays and lodgings around the modern-era stops all have check-in at 15:00. The Modern History Museum, the Modern Architecture Museum, the Modern Art Museum, the Honam Customs Museum, the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong and Lee Yeong-chun House are closed every Monday. So avoid starting Course A on a Sunday and Course C on a Monday.

The 12 places in this guideFull list

  1. Jangjado Island

    Nature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  2. Daejangdo Island

    Nature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  3. Lee Yeong-chun House

    Cultural heritage · Gaejeong-dong

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Closed every Monday

  4. Eunpa Lake Park

    Nature and outdoors · Naun-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  5. Sinsido National Recreational Forest

    Attraction · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Lodging 15:00–11:00 the next day
    Fee
    4-person room (off-season weekdays) 45,000 wonForest cabins more

  6. Modern History Museum

    Museums and exhibitions

    Hours
    March–October 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)November–February 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more

  7. Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village

    Alleys and Culture · Gyeongam-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  8. Bieung Mapaji Trail

    Nature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year

  9. Seonyu Sky Sunline

    Hands-on experiences · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Open 09:00–17:20Break 11:30–12:30
    Closed days
    Closed in winter (December–February). Any temporary opening will be announced separately

  10. Jangjado Passenger Terminal

    Attraction · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    Varies by route
    Closed days
    Open all year

  11. Gunsan Seonyudo Cruise

    Attraction · Okdo-myeon

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Open all year (the boat may not sail depending on the weather)
  12. 1 moreSee the full list

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1, KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Course A: Seonyudo Island, Jangjado Island and Daejangdo Island on the first day, 12 old downtown sights on the second day

  • The 1-night, 2-day Course A (Gogunsan Time Travel Village) links 19 places.
  • Day 1 goes around the Okdol Beach Premium Deck Trail → Myeongsasimni Beach in Seonyu 2-gu → Seonyu Sky Sunline → the Jangjado Island skywalk → a climb of Daejangbong Peak on Daejangdo Island. It then goes on to the Mangjubong Peak area in Seonyu 3-gu (Gido Lighthouse, Oryongmyo Shrine and more) and ends with the sunset over the Mangjubong Peak area.
  • Day 2 goes around the old downtown.
  • The order is Modern History Museum → Honam Customs Museum → the floating pier → the Gunsan Inner Harbor Railroad → the Modern Architecture Museum → the Modern Art Museum → Dongguksa Temple. It continues to the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong → Mallaengi Village → Haemanggul Tunnel → Wolmyeong Lake → Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park.
  • From Seonyudo Island, where the Mangjubong Peak area is, to Modern History Museum, the first stop of the second day, is about 33.6 km in a straight line (actual travel distance differs).
  • If you spend the first night on the island, you cover this distance on the morning of the second day.
  • If you stay on the old downtown side, you cover it on the evening of the first day.

Course B: lodging after sunset on Jangjado Island, then a cruise route or a Bangchukdo Island route on the second day

  • Course B (Gogunsan) is planned for 12 hours and does not pass through the old downtown.
  • Day 1 starts at the Okdol Beach Premium Deck Trail and passes Myeongsasimni Beach in Seonyu 2-gu, Seonyu Sky Sunline and the Mangjubong Peak area in Seonyu 3-gu. It then passes the pebble beach in Seonyu 3-gu and a climb of Daejangbong Peak on Daejangdo Island.
  • You watch the sunset from the Jangjado Island skywalk and then go to your lodging.
  • Day 2 follows one of two plans.
  • Plan 1 goes in this order: a cruise → Jwittongseom Islet on Munyeodo Island → the Sinsi Sluice Gate on the Saemangeum Seawall → Bieung Mapaji Trail → Saemangeum Fisheries Market.
  • Plan 2 takes a boat from the Jangjado Island car ferry wharf to the Bangchukdo Island suspension bridge.
  • If you choose plan 2, you start the second day on Jangjado Island, where you watched the sunset on the first day.
  • Jangjado Island and Jangjado Passenger Terminal are about 200 m apart in a straight line (actual travel distance differs).

Course C: the old downtown and Eunpa Lake Park without the islands, and the Cheongamsan Mountain waterside trail on the second day

  • Course C (Modern History and Gunsan Nature and Ecology) does not go to Gogunsan Islands.
  • Day 1 goes around Modern History Museum → Honam Customs Museum → the floating pier → the Modern Architecture Museum (former Joseon Bank) → the Modern Art Museum (former Japanese 18th Bank). It continues → Dongguksa Temple → the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong → Mallaengi Village. It then passes Lee Yeong-chun House in Gaejeong-dong and ends with the night view at Eunpa Lake Park.
  • Day 2 starts at Eunpa Lake Park and continues to Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park and the waterside road at Cheongamsan Mountain.
  • From Mallaengi Village to Lee Yeong-chun House is about 5.3 km and from Lee Yeong-chun House to Eunpa Lake Park about 6.6 km (all straight-line distances, so actual travel distances differ).
  • The last stop of the first day and the first stop of the second day are the same: Eunpa Lake Park.

The 2-night, 3-day course: the old downtown on the first day, Gyeongam-dong to Seonyudo Island on the second day, and Daejangdo Island or Bangchukdo Island at the end

  • On day 1 of Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course, you see the Modern History Museum → the Honam Customs Museum → the Modern Architecture Museum → the Modern Art Museum → Jinpo Marine Park and have lunch.
  • You then go around Dongguksa Temple → Chowon Photo Studio → the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong → Mallaengi Village and have dinner.
  • In the evening you see the night views at places such as Haemanggul Tunnel, Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park, the Sinheung-dong urban forest park and Eunpa Lake Park.
  • Day 2 passes Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village → Lee Yeong-chun House → Bieung Mapaji Trail → the Sinsi Sluice Gate on the Saemangeum Seawall. It continues → Jwittongseom Islet on Munyeodo Island → Seonyu Sky Sunline → the Mangjubong Peak area, and you watch the sunset at Myeongsasimni Beach on Seonyudo Island.
  • For the last part, choose plan 1 or plan 2.
  • Plan 1 is a climb of Daejangbong Peak on Daejangdo Island and a cruise.
  • Plan 2 is a passenger ship from the Jangjado Island car ferry wharf to the Bangchukdo Island suspension bridge (ship reservations at 063-464-4614).
  • Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village, the first stop of day 2, is about 2.4 km from the Modern History Museum and about 5.1 km from Eunpa Lake Park in a straight line.
  • Daejangdo Island and Jangjado Passenger Terminal, where the last part starts, are about 1.8 km and 1.6 km from Seonyudo Island, respectively (all straight-line distances, so actual travel distances differ).

Find lodging in the same neighborhood where the course ends the day

  • The last stop of the first day is the Mangjubong Peak area (Okdo-myeon) for Course A, Jangjado Island (Okdo-myeon) for Course B and Eunpa Lake Park (Naun-dong) for Course C.
  • On the 2-night, 3-day course, the first night's night-view spots are at old-downtown stops and Eunpa Lake Park, and the second day's sunset spot is on Seonyudo Island.
  • Below, lodgings near these points, out of the 85 on this site's lodging list, are grouped by the dong or myeon in their address.
  • Where check-in and check-out times are not on the list, ask the lodging directly.

17 places around the modern-era stops: the 13 guesthouses and lodgings all have 15:00 check-in

  • Around the modern-era stops (the second day of Course A, and the first day of Course C and the 2-night, 3-day course), 17 lodgings have addresses in Sinheung-dong, Jangmi-dong, Sinchang-dong, Wolmyeong-dong or Yeonghwa-dong. There are 4 in Sinheung-dong, the same dong as the Japanese-style house and Mallaengi Village, and 4 in Jangmi-dong, the same dong as the Honam Customs Museum. There are 2 in Sinchang-dong, the same dong as Chowon Photo Studio, 5 in Wolmyeong-dong and 2 in Yeonghwa-dong.
  • Of these, the 13 guesthouses, urban homestays and lodgings in Wolmyeong-dong, Sinheung-dong, Yeonghwa-dong and Sinchang-dong are all within 300 m of the nearest course stop in a straight line (actual travel distance differs).
  • Sandeul and Dongguk in Wolmyeong-dong are on Dongguksa-gil, the same street as Dongguksa Temple.
  • All 13 have check-in at 15:00 and check-out at 11:00, except Haengbogeul Kkumkkuneun Guesthouse, which has check-out at 10:00.
  • Parking is available at 9 of them but not at Haneul and Daho.
  • For Haengbogeul Kkumkkuneun Guesthouse and Aelli House, ask the lodging about parking.
  • Cooking in the room is allowed at 4: Oblomov, Deungburui Jip, 'Stay, Meomum' and Aelli House (simple cooking).
  • Among the 4 inns and motels in Jangmi-dong, Hongin Motel has check-in at 16:00 and check-out at 12:00, and Ringseu Motel 17:00 and 12:00.
  • For New Munhwa Jang Yeogwan and Yurim Jang, ask the lodging for times.

For Course C, 16 lodgings in Naun-dong, where Eunpa Lake Park is; 5 in Gyeongam-dong, where day 2 of the 2-night, 3-day course starts

  • Course C ends the first day with the night view at Eunpa Lake Park and starts the second day there.
  • The 2-night, 3-day course also includes Eunpa Lake Park among its first-night view spots. There are 16 lodgings with Naun-dong in their address: 3 tourist hotels, 12 inns and motels and 1 Korean sauna.
  • Hotel Eunpa Palace is at 20 Eunpasunhwan-gil, the same street as Eunpa Lake Park (9 Eunpasunhwan-gil), about 160 m away in a straight line.
  • Check-in is 15:00 and check-out 11:00.
  • Ramada Gunsan Hotel is about 410 m from Eunpa Lake Park in a straight line, with check-in at 15:00 and check-out at 12:00 the next day.
  • Straight-line distances differ from actual travel distances.
  • For the other Naun-dong lodgings, ask the lodging for check-in and check-out times. There are 5 inns and motels with Gyeongam-dong addresses, the same dong as Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village, the first stop of day 2 on the 2-night, 3-day course.
  • For all of them, ask the lodging for check-in and check-out times.

On the islands, two places in Okdo-myeon; before the islands, two hotels in Bieungdo-dong

  • To spend the first night of Course B, the second night of the 2-night, 3-day course or the first night of Course A on the Gogunsan Islands, look at lodgings in Okdo-myeon.
  • On the lodging list, 1 place has an Okdo-myeon address: Seonyudo Resort. It is at 129-6 Seonyubuk-gil, the same street as Seonyu Sky Sunline (136 Seonyubuk-gil), with parking for 100 cars. Its check-in time is not on the list, so ask the lodging.
  • Sinsido National Recreational Forest on Sinsido-gil in Okdo-myeon runs its lodging from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day.
  • Forest cabins and recreation lodge rooms for 4 or 5 people cost 44,000–58,000 won on off-season weekdays and 76,000–106,000 won in peak season and on weekends.
  • The 2-night, 3-day course passes Bieung Mapaji Trail before heading to the islands.
  • In the same Bieungdo-dong are 2 hotels: La Beach Hotel (check-in 16:00, check-out 12:00, about 840 m from Bieung Mapaji Trail in a straight line) and Vitamin Hotel (check-in from 15:00, check-out 12:00). It is about 18.2 km from Bieung Mapaji Trail to Seonyu Sky Sunline in a straight line (all straight-line distances differ from actual travel distances).

Pick your start day and month around Monday closures and winter suspensions

  • The Modern History Museum, Honam Customs Museum, Modern Architecture Museum, Modern Art Museum, Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong, Lee Yeong-chun House and Jinpo Marine Park close every Monday.
  • The Modern History Museum, Modern Architecture Museum and Modern Art Museum also close on January 1.
  • So if you start Course A on a Sunday, its old-downtown second day falls on a Monday.
  • If you start Course C on a Monday, the museums and Lee Yeong-chun House are closed on the first day.
  • On the 2-night, 3-day course, the old-downtown museums (first day) and Lee Yeong-chun House (second day) both close on Mondays.
  • Starting on either Sunday or Monday leaves some stops closed.
  • Start between Tuesday and Saturday to avoid the Monday closures.
  • Dongguksa Temple, Mallaengi Village, Haemanggul Tunnel and Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village are open all year.
  • Seonyu Sky Sunline does not run from December to February (temporary operation is announced separately).
  • In that period, it drops out of the first day of Courses A and B and the second day of the 2-night, 3-day course.

Park at the old-downtown museum lot; on the islands, plan for paid parking and boat times

  • In the old downtown, parking at the Modern History Museum is free, and the Modern Architecture Museum uses the Modern History Museum and Jinpo Marine Park parking lots.
  • You cannot park at Dongguksa Temple, the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong, Haemanggul Tunnel or Chowon Photo Studio.
  • On the islands, the Seonyu 2-gu parking lot on Seonyudo Island holds 331 cars.
  • The Seonyu Sky Sunline parking lot is free for up to 60 minutes for small cars and 12,000 won for a day of 5 hours or more, and 2 hours are free if you bring a receipt.
  • The Jangjado Island parking lot (145 spaces) charges a fee, and you cannot park on Daejangdo Island.
  • The course's cruise schedule does not name an operator.
  • Gunsan Seonyudo Cruise on Seonyubuk-gil runs 10:00–17:00 all year, but sailings may not go depending on the weather.
  • Ships from Jangjado Passenger Terminal can also change with sea conditions, so check the passenger timetable in advance.

The 12 places in this guide

  1. 1

    Modern History MuseumMuseums and exhibitions

    Day 2 of the 1-night, 2-day Course A and day 1 of Course C and the 2-night, 3-day course all start here. It is closed every Monday and on January 1. One museum combined ticket (3,000 won for adults) also covers the Modern Art Museum, the Modern Architecture Museum and the Wibongham warship, and parking is free.

    Hours
    March–October 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)November–February 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more
    Fee
    Adults 2,000 wonMuseum combined ticket: Adults 3,000 won more
    Modern History Museum photo 1
  2. 2

    Lee Yeong-chun HouseCultural heritage · Gaejeong-dong

    It is a villa built around 1920, visited on the first day of Course C and the second day of the 2-night, 3-day course, and it is now the Dr. Lee Yeong-chun Exhibition Hall. It opens 10:00–17:00 Tuesday to Sunday, is closed on Mondays, and parking is free.

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Closed every Monday
    Fee
    Not listed
    Lee Yeong-chun House photo 1
  3. 3

    Eunpa Lake ParkNature and outdoors · Naun-dong

    Course C ends its first day with the night view here and starts the second day here again. It is also a night-view spot on the first day of the 2-night, 3-day course. It is always open, all year, has no fee and has parking.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Eunpa Lake Park photo 1
  4. 4

    Gyeongam-dong Railroad VillageAlleys and Culture · Gyeongam-dong

    This is the first stop on the second day of the 2-night, 3-day course. It is about 2.4 km from the next stop, Lee Yeong-chun House, in a straight line (actual travel distance differs). It is always open and free, with free parking.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free
    Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village photo 1
  5. 5

    Bieung Mapaji TrailNature and outdoors · Bieungdo-dong

    It is a 1.8 km walking path around Bieung Port, passed on plan 1 of day 2 on Course B and on day 2 of the 2-night, 3-day course. It is always open, all year. On the 2-night, 3-day course, it is followed by the Sinsi Sluice Gate on the Saemangeum Seawall and Jwittongseom Islet on Munyeodo Island, then Seonyu Sky Sunline.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Not listed
    Bieung Mapaji Trail photo 1
  6. 6

    Seonyu Sky SunlineHands-on experiences · Okdo-myeon

    This aerial descent facility is on the first day of the 1-night, 2-day Courses A and B and on the second day of the 2-night, 3-day course. It does not run from December to February, and small cars park free for up to 60 minutes.

    Hours
    Open 09:00–17:20Break 11:30–12:30
    Closed days
    Closed in winter (December–February). Any temporary opening will be announced separately
    Fee
    General 20,000 won (ages 13 and up)Aerial descent (12th floor) more
    Seonyu Sky Sunline
  7. 7

    Course A's first day ends with the sunset over the Mangjubong Peak area. The 2-night, 3-day course also passes here on the second day before the sunset at Myeongsasimni Beach on Seonyudo Island. This area of Seonyudo-ri, Okdo-myeon, was designated a Scenic Site on June 4, 2018.

  8. 8

    Jangjado IslandNature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    Course B ends the first day by watching the sunset from the Jangjado Island skywalk and then going to the lodging, and Course A also passes here on the first day. It is linked to Seonyudo Island by Jangjagyo Bridge, so you can walk across, and the Jangjado Island parking lot (145 spaces) charges a fee.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Free (ferry fares are extra)
    Jangjado Island photo 1
  9. 9

    Daejangdo IslandNature and outdoors · Okdo-myeon

    The Daejangbong Peak climb on the first day of Courses A and B, and in option 1 of the last part of the 2-night, 3-day course, takes place on this island. It is linked to Jangjado Island by the 33 m Daejang Bridge, and you cannot park on the island.

    Hours
    Always open
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Not listed
    Daejangdo Island photo 1
  10. 10

    Jangjado Passenger TerminalAttraction · Okdo-myeon

    Plan 2 of day 2 on Course B and plan 2 of the 2-night, 3-day course take a boat from the Jangjado Island car ferry wharf to the Bangchukdo Island suspension bridge. The ship reservation number for the 2-night, 3-day course, 063-464-4614, is this terminal's ticket office number, and sailing times and fares differ by route.

    Hours
    Varies by route
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Fee
    Varies by route more
    Jangjado Passenger Terminal
  11. 11

    Gunsan Seonyudo CruiseAttraction · Okdo-myeon

    Option 1 of Course B's second day and option 1 of the 2-night, 3-day course include a cruise, but the courses do not name an operator. Gunsan Seonyudo Cruise at 37 Seonyubuk-gil, Okdo-myeon, runs 10:00–17:00. Fares are 22,000 won for adults and 11,000 won for children on site, and 20,000 won and 9,000 won online.

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Open all year (the boat may not sail depending on the weather)
    Fee
    On site more
    Gunsan Seonyudo Cruise
  12. 12

    Sinsido National Recreational ForestAttraction · Okdo-myeon

    This lodging on Sinsido-gil in Okdo-myeon lets you stay on the Gogunsan Islands side. Stays run from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day. A forest cabin for 4 costs 45,000 won on off-season weekdays and 82,000 won in peak season and on weekends. It is about 3.7 km from Seonyu Sky Sunline in a straight line (actual travel distance differs).

    Hours
    Lodging 15:00–11:00 the next day
    Closed days
    Not listed
    Fee
    4-person room (off-season weekdays) 45,000 wonForest cabins more
    Sinsido National Recreational Forest photo 1

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

FAQ

What 1-night, 2-day courses are there in Gunsan?

Gunsan City Culture and Tourism has three 1-night, 2-day courses. Course A goes around Seonyudo Island, Jangjado Island and Daejangdo Island on the first day and ends with the sunset over the Mangjubong Peak area. On the second day it covers 12 old downtown sights, from the Modern History Museum to Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park. Course B goes around Gogunsan Islands on day 1 and checks into lodging after the sunset at the Jangjado Island skywalk. On day 2 it takes a cruise and goes to Munyeodo Island, the Saemangeum Seawall and Bieung Mapaji Trail (plan 1), or to the Bangchukdo Island suspension bridge (plan 2). Course C skips the islands and covers the old downtown, Lee Yeong-chun House, Eunpa Lake Park, Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park and the waterside road at Cheongamsan Mountain. source 1

What is the order of the Gunsan 2-night, 3-day course?

Gunsan City's 2-night, 3-day course covers the old downtown from the Modern History Museum to Mallaengi Village on the first day. In the evening, you see the night views at places such as Haemanggul Tunnel, Susi Tower in Wolmyeong Park and Eunpa Lake Park. The second day starts at Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village and Lee Yeong-chun House and passes Bieung Mapaji Trail and the Sinsi Sluice Gate on the Saemangeum Seawall. It then passes Jwittongseom Islet on Munyeodo Island and Seonyu Sky Sunline and ends with the sunset at Myeongsasimni Beach on Seonyudo Island. The last part is either a climb of Daejangbong Peak on Daejangdo Island and a cruise (plan 1), or a passenger ship from the Jangjado Island car ferry wharf to the Bangchukdo Island suspension bridge (plan 2, reservations at 063-464-4614). source 2

How do I avoid Monday closures on a 1-night, 2-day Gunsan trip?

The Modern History Museum, the Honam Customs Museum, the Modern Architecture Museum, the Modern Art Museum, the Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong and Lee Yeong-chun House are closed every Monday. Course A visits these stops on the second day and Course C on the first day, so avoid starting Course A on a Sunday and Course C on a Monday. The 2-night, 3-day course has the museums on the first day and Lee Yeong-chun House on the second day, so starting on either Sunday or Monday means some places are closed. Starting between Tuesday and Saturday avoids the Monday closings. source 3

Are there places to stay on the Gogunsan Islands?

On the lodging list, 1 place has an Okdo-myeon address: Seonyudo Resort. It is on Seonyubuk-gil, like Seonyu Sky Sunline, with parking for 100 cars. Sinsido National Recreational Forest on Sinsido-gil in Okdo-myeon also runs lodging from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day. Rooms for 4 or 5 people cost 44,000–58,000 won on off-season weekdays and 76,000–106,000 won in peak season and on weekends. Before the islands, Bieungdo-dong, where Bieung Mapaji Trail is, has La Beach Hotel and Vitamin Hotel. source 3

1Gunsan City Culture and Tourism2Gunsan City Culture and Tourism3Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea)

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