Gwangju Royal Ceramic Festival (광주 왕실도자기축제)

14.8Km 2022-10-20

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
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Gwangju Royal Ceramic Festival is held annually in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do where royal ceramic was first created during Joseon dynasty. The festival first took place in 1998, and offers various programs such as performances, exhibitions, and hands-on activities. With a performance-centered opening ceremony, it is expected to boost the ambience with varied performances, traditional music, dance and living statue.

Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum (경기도자박물관)

14.8Km 2019-03-19

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gonjiam-eup, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-799-1500

The Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum in Gonjiam special culture zone is the former site where ceramics were produced for the royal households of the Joseon Dynasty for 400 years. The museum specializes in the study of traditional Korean ceramics such as Joseon white porcelain or baekja. It also manages excavation projects, conducts research, and educates the public about the cultural aspects of traditional ceramics.

The museum consists of two large exhibition rooms, a special exhibition room, a multi-purpose room, and other smaller rooms. Its auxiliary facilities include a large-scale outdoor sculpture park; kilns heated with firewood; a Korean-style garden; a tea ceremony performance room; and a shopping mall selling ceramics produced in Gwangju. The museum exhibits traditional ceramics from the Joseon Dynasty such as pure white porcelain, blue and white porcelain, white porcelain painted with under-glaze iron-brown, and punch'ong ware, that were all made throughout the Joseon Dynasty’s 500 years of history. The museum also displays works by modern artists, inheritors of Korea’s honorable ceramic tradition. And to fulfill its educational duties, the museum holds special exhibitions that focus on the culture and history of Korea’s traditional ceramics and offers visitors the opportunity to learn about and appreciate Korea’s traditional ceramics that are still being crafted, even today.

Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park (광주 곤지암도자공원)

14.8Km 2021-10-23

727, Gyeongchung-daero, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-799-1500

Located in Sam-ri, Gwangju in Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park is largely comprised of a historic site from the Old Stone Age Era. This site was where porcelain was made and sold to the royal palace during the Joseon period. The park spans an area of over 6,611 ㎡, consisting of a sculpture park, ceramic shopping mall, cultural hall, performance hall, the Old Stone Age experiential madang, Jungang Lake Square, and other facilities that all visitors can freely enjoy within the park.

Mosaic Park, built based on art works regarding ceramics, and Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, exhibiting art pieces in sequential order, are the venues for various hands-on programs as well as food culture, outdoor, performances, events and other programs taking place all year round. The park features a multicultural complex that meets every need in tradition, culture, art, education, play, resting and others.

Hwadam Botanic Garden (화담숲)

14.9Km 2025-06-30

278-1 Docheogwit-ro, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31–8026–6666

Hwadam Botanic Garden is an eco-friendly arboretum located within Konjiam Resort in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, a 40-minute drive away from Seoul. In an effort to revive the country's forest ecosystem, LG Evergreen Foundation brought in approximately 4,300 types of exquisite and domestic plants to form a forest park divided into 17 themes. "Hwadam" can be translated into "friendly communication," a name given to the forest in hopes that the area serves as means for people to communicate with nature. While the forest is designed to offer an environmentally friendly atmosphere to humans, the ecosystem and habitats of the forest are well-preserved, serving as a home to many living species.

CheongKwanJang - Gimnyangjang Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 김량장)

15.1Km 2024-04-19

1F, 36, Geumnyeong-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Icheon Sansuyu Village (이천 산수유마을)

15.5Km 2021-12-21

17, Wonjeok-ro 775beon-gil, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-632-4304

Icheon has emerged as a new spring destination thanks to the large colony of sansuyu trees in Baeksa-myeon. The path from downtown Icheon to Yeongwonsa Temple, located on Wonjeonksan Mountain, is lined on both sides with these beautiful yellow trees.

The village is a quiet place, with a narrow road just wide enough for two cars, and a peaceful stream running off to the side. However, every spring, the village is awakened by the many photographers and tourists who visit. The second most-visited season is autumn, when the sansuyu trees fill out with bright red berries.

8 Seconds - EVERLAND Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (에잇세컨즈 에버랜드점)

15.6Km 2025-04-08

199, Everland-ro, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

8Seconds is a casual fashion brand, offering products of high quality, diversified concepts, and reasonable prices at a faster pace.
8seconds creates a 'fashion groove' in the daily lives for modern Koreans
who aspire to add uniqueness and vitality to their routine lives and styles.
You can get a tax refund after purchasing a product.

Olive Young - Everland Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 에버랜드)

15.6Km 2024-04-19

199, Everland-ro, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Everland Rocksville (에버랜드 락스빌)

15.6Km 2025-04-16

199 Everland-ro, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

It is a theme zone in Everland created with the theme of American rock and roll culture in the 1960s. BTS planned to sing "Dynamite," a song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, live on the American NBC talent show "America’s Got Talent," but it was not possible due to COVID-19, so it was pre-filmed here with a retro concept. The music video recorded 100 million views on YouTube on the day it aired. Rocksville also emerged as a new attraction of Everland after BTS visited. The photo spot is in front of Starlight Restaurant where BTS danced.

Laciun Memorium Everland (라시언 메모리엄 에버랜드점)

15.6Km 2025-04-30

199 Everland-ro, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

Laciun Memorium is an exquisite Everland gift shop that shares operating hours with Everland. It's located right past the main entrance and offers tax refund for purchases made on-site.

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