Daejeon Jagwangsa Temple (자광사(대전))

2.5Km 2021-09-07

50-8, Hakhadong-ro 63beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Legend has it that the region of Hakha-dong was where the gods lived when they periodically came down from the heavens. When Jagwangsa Temple was built in the district, Song Siyeol saw it as a sign and created a village school near the temple to train his pupils. It was his hope that the sacred land would aide in the raising of gifted students who would grow to serve their community and country. When building the school, Song Siyeol also planted a juniper tree that, 300 years later, still proudly stands by Jagwangsa Temple.

Upon entering the temple area, visitors will find to their left the Seongjeonnyeongdangji Memorial Stone, which serves to commemorate Song Siyeol and his school. Next to the memorial stone is a pond in which carp swim lazily around lotus flowers. From the white wooden chair in front of the pond, there is a large bell to the left and main Dharma Hall to the right.

Legend Hotel (레전드호텔)

2.6Km 2024-07-17

21, Gyeryong-ro 141beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Legend Hotel located in Yuseong Hot Springs Special Tourist Zone is a world-class hotel with five basement floors and eleven ground floors. The hotel has various experience zones including Geumsan Insam ginseng, Boryeong mud and more as well as a germanium hot springs to relieve any stress. The hotel has comfortable guestrooms, a large banquet hall, a coffee shop and restaurants.

Konyang University Hospital (건양대학교병원)

2.7Km 2025-10-23

158 Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon

Konyang University Hospital has excellent medical staff and state-of-the-art medical equipment, and a reputation as a clean and friendly hospital. It has been leading a new medical culture with a system that ensures patients enjoy faster and more convenient treatment services.
Additionally, the hospital has developed into a global medical complex that offers patients true joy and satisfaction through creative research, fostering world-class medical staff, and CSR activities.
Konyang University Hospital is dedicated to creating healthy lives for humanity through passion and a can-do spirit. All of its policies are centered around patients. It is committed to providing medical services that satisfy patients and maintaining their safety.

Yuseong Foot Spa (유성 족욕체험장)

2.8Km 2023-02-09

Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Yuseong Foot Spa located within Yuseong Hot Springs in Daejeon is a street foot spa site that uses 40°C natural hot spring water. Some 200 people can enjoy foot baths simultaneously at four-foot spas whose total area occupies 20,778 square meters. The foot spa is provided for free so that tourists who visit Daejeon can enjoy the hot springs with a light heart. Yuseong-gu Office pays excellent attention to the cleanliness and quality control of the water, which enables visitors to safely experience the foot bath. There is a separate area prepared for thoroughly washing your feet before entering the foot spa. Dipping your feet and legs in the hot water at the foot spa is great for blood circulation and alleviating stress and pain for people of all ages and genders but especially the elderly.

Yuseongoncheon Hot Springs (유성온천지구)

2.8Km 2024-03-04

Oncheon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Yuseongoncheon Hot Springs is located in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. It is a venerable hot spring area known since the 7th century. The hot spring water temperature ranges from 27 to 56 degrees Celsius, and it contains various beneficial minerals with an alkaline pH ranging from 7.5 to 8.5, flowing from a depth of 200 meters underground. The streets are lined with retusa fringe trees, and in May, the Retusa Fringe Flower Festival takes place.

Bubu Sikdang (부부식당)

3.1Km 2025-10-28

38-3 Baejae-ro 91beon-gil, Seo-gu, Daejeon

Bubu Sikdang is a Korean eatery located in front of Pai Chai University in Daejeon. It's popular for offering hearty meals at affordable prices. Their signature dish is jeyukdeopbap (spicy stir-fried pork with rice), and they also serve a variety of other dishes such as ttukbaegi so bulgogi (beef bulgogi hot pot), kimchi jjigae baekban (kimchi jjigae set menu), and mandu guk (mandu soup). The restaurant has maintained its delicious flavors and generous hospitality, earning it a large number of regular customers.

Jinjamhyanggyo Confucian School (진잠향교)

3.6Km 2022-12-26

67, Gyochon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Jinjamhyanggyo Confucian School was established to enshrine and orient the ancestral tablet of excellent classical scholars in 1405 (the 5th year of King Taejong's reign) and to educate people. More detailed information is not available in the record. The remaining building is called Daeseongjeon, and the ancestral tablets are 5 Seong, Songju 6 hyeon, and Korean 18 hyeon. One instructor, who received a plot of land and slaves from the nation, taught 30 students during the Joseon period, but after the Gapo Reform, the educational function disappeared and Seokjeon, a religious ceremony, was served in summer and fall with offerings of incense on the first day of each month and at the half-moon instead. Daeseongjeon (Cheongju Daeseong High School (Former Main Building of Cheongju Commercial High School) is designated as a Registered Cultural Heritage.

Yurim Park (유림공원)

3.7Km 2024-11-08

27 Eoeun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Yurim Park is situated along the Gapcheon Riverside in Yuseong, Daejeon. The park is graced with blooming cherry blossoms in spring, and it hosts a lively chrysanthemum festival in autumn. The park features a small pond resembling the Korean peninsula, adorned with a traditional Korean water mill, lotuses, and a pavilion. The diverse amenities of the park, such as a lawn with an outdoor stage and a small library, make the visit more enjoyable.

Daejeon World Cup Stadium (대전월드컵경기장)

4.0Km 2021-06-11

32, World Cup-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

Daejeon World Cup Stadium is one of the stadiums where games were held during the 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan. The stadium can accommodate up to 42,000 fans and is the first retractable roof stadium in Korea.

Jeongsimhwa Hall of Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center at Chungnam National University (충남대학교 정심화국제문화회관)

4.0Km 2025-01-09

99, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon

The Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center is the large building on the right, just past the gate of Chungnam National University.

‘Jeongsimhwa’ is the Buddhist name of Ms. Lee Bok-Soon, who donated her lifetime savings (a total of five billion won) to the university back in 1990. She had earned the money over the course of many years by selling gimbap (rice rolled in seaweed), which currently sells for only 1,000 or 2,000 won a roll.

The cultural center was built in commemoration of the late Ms. Lee. After a series of setbacks and through the effort of many helping hands, construction was finally completed in 2000. The Jeongsimhwa Hall at the center has 1,817 seats and is used for concerts, performances, and other large-scale events. Baekma Hall (450 seats) and Daedeok Hall (200 seats) are used primarily for seminars. For visitors’ convenience, the Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center has a parking area with space for up to 268 cars.

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