18.2Km 32940 2022-08-31
38-20, Guwau-gil, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-33-553-9707
The Taebaek Sunflower Festival takes place in Guwau Village, celebrating the area’s wide array of colorful wildflowers and endless field of sunflowers (the largest sunflower patch in Korea). The festival takes place in an area of 661,157 ㎡ filled with 300 species of wild flowers along with a sunflower field walking path. The festival offers hands-on program with wild flowers.
18.6Km 23647 2024-03-20
Hwajeon-dong, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do
Bunjuryeong Wildflower Trekking is a trekking course that extends from Geumdaebong Peak in Taebaek's Daedeoksan Mountain to the source of the Hangang River, Geomnyongso Spring. The trekking section (6.9 km) from Dumundongjae Pass to Bunjuryeong Pass is renowned as a paradise for wildflowers and wildlife, including natural monuments like the flying squirrel and ichneumon wasp. Visitors can access this trekking course by making a reservation in advance.
18.6Km 33731 2021-09-24
50, Donggul-ro, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-539-3630
Cheongok Golden Bat Cave in Donghae is the only natural cave in Korea located in a downtown area. Estimated to have been created 400 to 500 million years ago, the cave is known to serve as a habitat for the endangered golden bats. The cave's total length stretches for 1,510 meters, with only 810 meters of the cave open the public while the rest of cave remains protected for preservation purposes. The cave features ceiling craters, one of which is the longest in Korea, along with stalactite curtains, travertine terraces, stalactite cascades, and many other fantastic rock formations. The cave's unique features provide a grand spectacle for tourists and great speleological samples for researchers. A 785-meter walkway was made using the sinkhole created by dissolved limestone to help visitors get a better understanding of cave formations.
18.9Km 7666 2024-07-01
123-6 , Donggul-ro, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-533-2500
The Hotel Picasso in Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, has a ground-level parking lot, and offers four kinds of room: Korean, western, deluxe, and villa-style. Villa-style rooms are spacious with separate living and bed rooms, and basic cooking facilities. Some rooms are equipped with computers. Nearby attractions include Cheongok Golden Bat Cave, Chuam Beach, Dutasan Mountain, and Mureung Valley.
19.0Km 0 2024-04-22
Store #105, 223, Jungang-ro, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
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19.0Km 0 2024-04-19
222, Jungang-ro, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
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19.1Km 0 2024-08-05
236-20 Chogok-gil, Geundeok-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
Chogok Yonggul Chotdaebawi Trail is a walking path that takes visitors to see Yonggul, a coastal cave with a legend of a dragon, and Chotdaebawi Rock, or Candlestick Rock. The path stretches 660 meters, and includes a wooden deck as well as a 56-meter-long suspension bridge.
19.2Km 0 2024-04-19
249, Jungang-ro, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
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19.4Km 30591 2023-09-26
77-162, Munuijae-ro, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-570-4062
Miinpokpo Falls, located near Taebaek-si, has various size waterfalls from small to large. There's a sad legend on why the waterfall got its name. There is a tomb of a beautiful woman near the waterfall, who jumped to her death after losing two husbands through early death. There's also a valley that's called the Grand Canyon of Korea nearby. It takes approximately 15 minutes to get to the fall from Yeoraesa Temple parking lot on foot through 300 meters of trekking.