Gangwon Comprehensive Museum (강원종합박물관)

14.4Km 2024-02-16

3016 Gangwonnambu-ro, Singi-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do

Gangwon Comprehensive Museum boasts a collection of over 20,000 artifacts from various global cultures, encompassing fields like natural history, ceramics, metalwork, folklore, religion, woodwork, and stonework. Its mission is to collect and preserve these artifacts to enhance humanity's understanding of the environment they inhabit. The museum's building draws inspiration from historic East Asian architecture, adding to its cultural richness. Located in an inland area of Samcheok, the museum is about 25 kilometers from KTX Donghae Station, making it a 25-minute car journey away.

Dutasan Mountain (두타산)

14.9Km 2021-04-02

Duta-ro, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-570-3424

Standing at 1,357 meters above sea level, Dutasan Mountain is a major mountain amid the Taebaeksanmaek Mountain Range. It is especially known for Swinumjeong Pavilion, plunge basin, azalea trees, nut pines, and colorful fall foliage.

Cheoneunsa Temple, where Lee Seung-Hyu resided during his exile, is located in the Samcheok region of the mountain. Lee was the author of Jewang Ungi, a historical poem written in the late Goryeo period. The name “Duta” is a Buddhist term that means "retiring from the world to go on a Buddhist retreat."

Mangsang Beach (망상해변)

15.5Km 2022-12-26

6270-10, Donghae-daero, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-530-2800

Mangsang Beach is sought out by many families and tourists for its beautiful white sand, lush pine forest, shallow waters, and location in a neighborhood full of convenient facilities. Mangsang Beach is located 3 kilometers north from Mukho Port and it represents the east coast, along with Okgye and Gyeongpo Beaches.

Donghae Boyang Hot-spring Convention Hotel (동해보양온천컨벤션호텔)

15.7Km 2024-12-17

6285, Donghae-daero, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-530-0700

Donghae Boyang Hot-spring Convention Hotel in Mangsang-dong, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, has the fourth government-designated hot spring in Korea. Facilities include accommodations, restaurants, banquet halls, hot springs with proven therapeutic effects, and others. The hot spring draws from mineral-rich seawater found in natural bedrock and red clay bedrock water found 900 meters underground, which relieve fatigue and provides skincare benefits. The guest rooms feature white wallpaper and white bedding. You can choose regular rooms, ondol rooms (have heated floors without beds), or a combination of both. Guests can enjoy ocean views from affordable standard rooms, a welcome feature for many. Another good thing is the hotel has various additional facilities. The indoor seawater spring pool has a 50-meter swimming lane for adults and a children's pool with a water slide. The mini zoo in the outdoor park features monkeys and white peacocks, making it popular among families with children. The hotel has both Korean and Western-style restaurants, which will satisfy your hunger after you've spent some time in the hot spring. With small banquet halls, a convention hall, and an international conference room, the hotel is also an ideal choice for business meetings of various sizes. Lastly, the hotel is 500 meters from Mangsang Beach, easily accessible via a sky bridge.

Samcheok Ocean Railbike (삼척 해양레일바이크)

18.2Km 2022-12-28

2, Gongyangwang-gil, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-576-0656

Samcheok Ocean Railbike is Korea's one and only ocean rai lbike facility that offers a landscape view of black pines and bizarre rocks merged together. Its double-tracked route of 5.4 kilometers follows the beautiful shoreline of the East Sea with a tunnel along its way that entertains bikers with fascinating luminarie and laser shows, giving one the feeling of passing through a mysterious underwater tunnel. The railbike course is perfect to enjoy unique and memorable experiences for families, friends and couples.

Gwaneumgul Cave (Daei-ri Cave Caverns) (관음굴(삼척 대이리 동굴지대))

18.4Km 2021-04-23

557, Hwanseon-ro, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-570-3545

Gwaneumgul Cave has a reputation of being a must-explore cave by not only Korean scientists but throughout cave academia around the world. The entrance of the cave is 4.2 meters wide, 3 meters high and 1.6 kilometers deep. The underground water flows from the entrance all the way to end all year long producing approximately 15,000 ㎥ per day. The cave also has 4 waterfalls along the way with the largest being 9 meters high. The cave is full of stalactites and stalagmites, as well as straw soda, columns, flowstones, cave corals, aragonite crystals and more. The cave has a total of 24 different types of living organisms, making a desirable cave for academic research.

Jungang Garden (중앙가든)

19.7Km 2021-03-25

19, Hyeonnaesijang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-534-8803

It is a place where you can enjoy Korean BBQ. This restaurant's signature menu is grilled pork belly. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do.

Hwanseongul Cave (Daei-ri Cave System) (환선굴 (대이리 동굴지대))

19.9Km 2025-06-10

800 Hwanseon-ro, Singi-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do

Hwanseongul Cave is the largest limestone cave in Asia, formed estimated 530 million years ago. The cafe features fantastic rocks in various shapes, stalagmites, and stalactites. There have been 47 new breeds of animals discovered in Hwanseongul Cave, with four of these being found to only live in this cave. In April 2010, a monorail was installed within the cave to make it more convenient for people to see all the natural habitat.

Daegeumgul Cave - Daei-ri Cave Area (대금굴 (대이리 동굴지대))

20.0Km 2025-01-07

800, Hwanseon-ro, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-541-7600

Daegeumgul Cave is believed to be as old as Hwanseongul and Gwaneumgul Caves located nearby. The entrance to the cave was exposed during an excavation project, and after a long preparatory period, the cave was opened to the public. This newly opened, well-preserved cave is filled with limestone features such as stalactites, and a considerable amount of water flows through the cave, creating waterfalls, both large and small, along with numerous ponds.

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