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Gangcheonseom Island (강천섬)

Gangcheonseom Island (강천섬)

18.1Km    2024-08-29

Gangcheon-ri, Gangcheon-myeon, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Gancheonseom Island, located within the Namhangang River, is famous for its beautiful nature, featuring blooming magnolias in spring and golden ginkgo tree foliage in fall. While not originally an island, the land here was often separated due to flooding during the rainy season in the past. To manage this, a channel was dug where flooding often happened. The island centers on a large grassy field, with various natural walking trails around this, as well as the Yeoju Healing Center. The field is a popular picnic spot for locals, although cooking and camping are prohibited. 

Chungju Dam Garden (충주댐가든)

Chungju Dam Garden (충주댐가든)

18.6Km    2024-02-22

590 Chungjuhosu-ro, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do

Chungju Dam Garden is renowend for its minmul hoe (sliced raw freshwater fish) and maeuntang (spicy fish stew). The menu also features a bulgogi set menu, Korean table d'hote, gamasot galbitang (galbi soup in cast-iron pot), yukhoe (beef tartare), kkotdeungsim (grilled ribeye), dwaeji galbi (grilled pork galbi), and samgyeopsal (pork belly). Reservations are required a day in advance for ilpum hanjeongsik (special Korean table d'hote) and sura hanjeongsik (Korean sura table d'hote). Additionally, the outdoor terrace offers stunning views of the Namhangang River.

P.Atteul (Pig Museum) (피아뜰(돼지보러오면돼지))

19.0Km    2024-02-29

133 Imosan-ro 372beon-gil, Yul-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-641-7540

P.Atteul is a petting farm where children can interact with a variety of animals, including pigs. It features a Pig Museum with more than 300 pig-related collectibles, a sandbox, a mini ball pool, a bloack playground, a picnic area, an animal ecology center, and a theater. It is also equipped with amenities, such as a coffe shop, convenience store, and souvenir shop. In addition, visitors can feed animals and enjoy the ecoswing program, a safe, non-motorized flight experience.

Chungju Dam (충주댐)

Chungju Dam (충주댐)

19.9Km    2021-04-29

737, Chungjuhosu-ro, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-840-1207

Chungju Dam is the nation’s largest multipurpose concrete dam and plays a role in water resources planning and management, prevention of flood damage, and electric power production. The dam area features various facilities like the Water Exhibition Hall, Memorial Tower, a resting area, and a tour boat dock. As for the structure, the dam is 97.5 meters high and 447 meters long. Beneath the main dam, there is a balancing reservoir dam which is 21 meters high and 480.7 meters long.