Gaemagowon (개마고원)

8.3Km 2024-10-15

1094 Sangmu-daero, Seo-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-366-3744

Gaemagowon is a hanu (Korean beef) restaurant that has been serving the Gwangju area for over 20 years. The menu includes a variety of dishes using hanu.

Gwangju KIA Champions Field (광주-기아 챔피언스 필드)

8.3Km 2025-08-06

10 Seorim-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju
070-7686-8000

Gwangju KIA Champions Field is the first open-air stadium in the country and houses INC COFFEE, making it a must-visit attraction for baseball fans. The café offers spacious seating and various bakery items– with the baseball-shaped bread being the most popular. There is also a photo zone, allowing visitors to capture the memories of their trip. With a seating capacity of 20,500, tickets for the seats can be purchased online or on-site.

Traditional Tea House Punggyeong (전통찻집 풍경)

8.4Km 2023-12-22

96 Unyong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju

Traditional Tea House Punggyeong in Gwangju specializes in serving rich and savory traditional Korean tea. The interior is decorated in white and wood tones, creating a cozy atmosphere. From the entrance to every corner of the room, there are plants that have been cared for by the store owner, allowing visitors to feel more at ease as they enter the tea house. The drinks are served in a neat tea cup, and their most recommended tea is the house-brewed ssanghwacha (medicinal herb tea). Furthermore, it sells a variety of traditional teas that are great to savor leisurely while resting such as daechu cha (jujube tea), a unique tea with a sweet aftertaste and is known to help treat insomnia; and saenggang cha (ginger tea) with an addition of honey or malt syrup, among others.

CU - Yongbong Sarang Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (cu용봉사랑점)

8.4Km 2024-06-28

42, Yongju-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju

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Gwangju World Cup Stadium (광주월드컵경기장)

8.5Km 2021-06-11

240, Geumhwa-ro, Seo-gu, Gwangju
+82-62-604-2002

Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a major symbol of Gwangju. Designed to reflect the notion of ‘spreading far and wide’ the exterior is shaped like spokes of a wheel. When lit up, the stadium looks like a glowing dome. The ceiling and large ‘Y’-shaped pillars resemble a ‘Go,’ an instrument used in a traditional game from Gwangju, Gossaumnori. These architectural features were designed to capture and reflect the traditional aspects of Gwangju. The soccer stadium can accommodate up to 40,000 people at once and has many subsidiary facilities, including media center, athlete waiting room, medical care facilities, and more.