Hwawon Oceano Tourism Complex (화원 오시아노 관광단지)

8.5Km 2021-10-23

552, Sia-ro, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-534-6790

Set before the beautiful Korean archipelago, Hwawon Oceano Tourism Complex offers visitors a romantic beachside camping experience with a large campground and convenience amenities such as shower stalls. The campsite is particularly beautiful at sunset and night when stars fill the sky. Currently, the complex offers a golf course in addition to the campground, with plans to add a culture & arts center and marine world zone. Particularly, Pine Beach Golf Course located inside the tourism complex is surrounded by the ocean on three sides, and is perfect for playing a round of golf toward the endless ocean. The course is regarded as Asia’s Pebble Beach, a small coastal resort destination and home to famous golf courses in California.

Gohado Marine Theme Park (고하도 해상테마파크)

9.4Km 2025-02-04

234 Gohadoan-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Gohado Marine Theme Park is a multi-faceted marine tourist destination in the southwestern part of Korea, home to historical sites related to Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Visitors can access the island via Mokpo Bridge or the Mokpo Marine Cable Car. The island features a botanical garden, island greenhouse, cotton experience exhibition hall and garden, and recreational facilities. From the observatory, tourists can enjoy a 360-degree view of both Mokpo and the scenic Dadohae waters. Walking along the coastal deck trail over the sea, visitors can appreciate the stunning views of Gohado Island.

Samhakdo Cruise (삼학도크루즈)

10.0Km 2024-02-20

104 Samhak-ro 92beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Samhakdo Cruise offers sightseeing cruises around the major attractions of Mokpo on the sea. During the day, they operate the Seascape City Tour, and in the evening, they offer Sunset and Fireworks Tours. Departing from the old coastal pier of Samhakdo Island, the cruise passes by Mokpo Maritime Cable Car Tower, Mokpodaegyo Bridge, and the Dancing Ocean Fountain before returning to the departure point. There are also many food stalls gathered around the pier area, providing ample enjoyment for visitors.

Mokpo Food Gallery Haegwan 1897 (해관1897)

10.1Km 2024-05-31

10 Haean-ro 177beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Mokpo Food Gallery Haegwan 1897 is a cultural space featuring a café and other facilities in two renovated old customs warehouses in Mokpo. The site consists of a larger warehouse, smaller warehouse, and outdoor space.

Estacion 1913 (에스타시옹1913)

10.2Km 2024-12-23

13 , Haean-ro 177beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-242-1913

Mokpo Estacion 1913 is a foreigner-only guesthouse in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do - a striking, dark blue two-storey building with white windows. Transport connections are good, with Mokpo Station and Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal both nearby. There are three guestrooms: a western-style bedroom, a Korean-style ondol room, and a dormitory. All rooms have their own bathroom; the kitchen is shared. A free breakfast and luggage storage are provided. Mokpo Port, Mokpo Modern History Museum, and Yeonhee's Supermarket are all a 10-minute walk away.

Samhakdo Island (삼학도)

10.2Km 2024-05-30

Samhak-ro 92beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-270-3684

Samhakdo Island is a small island off the coast of Mokpo that has been incorporated into the mainland due to silt accumulation. The island is now home to many family-fun attractions like the Marine Science Museum, a mini golf course, and a yatching marina. The walkway around the park also offers beautiful views of Mokpo by night.

Namdo Arirang (남도아리랑)

10.3Km 2025-01-23

21 Yeongsan-ro 40beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

This restaurant can be recommended to those who try skate for the first time, for the skate served in this restaurant is not as much fermented as the ones served in other restaurants. Its signature menu is the “Mokpoguhap” (nine Mokpo seafood combo), which includes the hongeosamhap and a variety of other seafood. Another popular set menu is the “Hongeo Ilpumsang” (premium skate set menu), a sumptuous table featuring dishes made with skate. Don’t miss the hongeoaeguk (fermented skate liver soup).

Mokpo Ramyeon Hongeo Ramyeon (목포라면 홍어라면)

10.4Km 2025-01-23

16 Yeongsan-ro 40beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

This restaurant offers interestingly new ways to enjoy skate. Its signature menu, hongeoramyeon (skate ramyeon), is not simply a ramyeon with skate added. It is cooked with a deep and intense soup made from the restaurant’s propriety seasoning. Other popular dishes include hongeojeon, hongeotwigim, and hongeosamhap made with properly fermented Korean hongeo.

Yeongamho Lake (migratory bird habitat) (영암호 - 철새도래지)

10.6Km 2025-01-08

Yongang-ri, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-470-6071

This is a huge lake created when the Geumho tide embankment was constructed in Yeongam on November 1996, as part of a national project to reclaim some 4.3 kilometers stretch of sea from Sampo-ri in Samho-myeon of Yeongam-gun to Byeoram-ri in Hwawon-myeon of Haenam-gun.

Some 100 species of migratory birds, numbering some 300,000, live in this area over the winter on the mud flats which are full of things to eat. Around the embankment where the sea water and fresh water meet, there is a great spot to fish for both fresh water and the sea species. This is perhaps the only place in Korea where the long and silvery cutlass fish, usually found in the deeper areas of the ocean, can be caught while sitting on the rocks along the seashore.

Mok-po Marinabay Hotel (목포 마리나베이호텔)

10.6Km 2024-12-24

1 , Haean-ro 249beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-247-9900

Mokpo Marina Bay Hotel is located in Mokpo Port, from where you can see the blue sea, Yacht Marina Port, and the beautiful scenery of Mokpo's famous Samhakdo Island. All the rooms have peaceful and relaxing sea views. The hotel is within easy reach of many local attractions, for example Yudal Mountain, Nakjodae Pavilion (a great sunrise viewing spot), and Yudal Amusement Park (a popular spot for lovers). The famous Gatbawi Buddha carving, Peace Park and Mokpo’s Dancing Sea Fountain are also close by.

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