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Junk Art Gallery (5Factory) 정크아트갤러리(오대호 아트팩토리)

Junk Art Gallery (5Factory) 정크아트갤러리(오대호 아트팩토리)

18.7Km    2024-02-26

1434 Gagok-ro, Angseong-myeon, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do

The Junk Art Gallery showcases robots and sculptures crafted from industrial waste, housing nearly 1,300 works by Oh Daeho, Korea's pioneering "junk artist." Visitors can explore the mechanics behind the creations and grasp the significance of environmental conservation. The gallery also offers artbot-making workshops and hosts magic shows every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 and 14:00.

Café Troy (카페트로이)

18.7Km    2024-02-23

142 Myeongpum-ro, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Café Troy, a unique fusion of a café and theme park, draws its inspiration from the Trojan Horse. The outdoor area features diverse seating options, including standard parasols, private glass rooms, and bungalow rooms equipped for barbecues. The café serves an array of drinks and light meals, including curry, tteokbokki, and pizza. Seasonally adaptable, it hosts a water playground in the summer and a sledding slope in the winter, both of which are accessible by reservation.

Angseong Hot Springs (앙성온천지구)

19.0Km    2019-06-12

Gagok-ro, Angseong-myeon, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-850-2363

Located in Donsan-ri and Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju-si, Cheongcheongbuk-do, Angseong hot spring offers weak alkaline water coming from 700m deep underground. It is known to be effective for treating back pain, stiff shoulders, fatigue, and a cold constitution in addition to softening the skin.

Angseong Carbonate Hot Springs (앙성탄산온천)

Angseong Carbonate Hot Springs (앙성탄산온천)

19.0Km    2019-08-12

1457, Gagok-ro, Angseong-myeon, Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-855-7360

The water at Angseong Carbonate Hot Springs comes from 700 meters underground. This water contains about 2.800㎎/L of carbonic acid and is beneficial in many ways. It is known to be effective in preventing high and low blood pressures, diabetes, arthritis, neuralgia, depression, lifestlye diseases, obesity caused by lack of exercise, stiff shoulder, back pain, colds, constipation, and hemorrhoids. Carbonic acid hot springs are also good for stress relief, increasing metabolism, stimulating blood circulation, and for the treatment of hypersensitive skin, cosmetics allergies, freckles, age spots, athelete’s foot and eczema.

The water temperature at the hot spring stays between 25-38 degrees Celcius. A separate pool is available for people who prefer a warmer temperature than that. Known for promoting physical and psycological health, a carbonic acid hot spring bath also softens the skin and helps fatigue recovery.

For added benefits, Angseong Carbonate Hot Springs also uses oak wood for heating its jjimjilbang (Korean sauna) and the water.

Gangcheonseom Island (강천섬)

Gangcheonseom Island (강천섬)

19.2Km    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. 

Eumseong Pumba Festival (음성품바축제)

Eumseong Pumba Festival (음성품바축제)

19.5Km    2025-04-22

28 Seolseonggongwon-gil, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-871-3415

Pumba was the word repeated in the songs of street singers, especially when Korea was once impoverished. They strolled around marketplaces or villages seeking food, money, or anything they could get. Pumba doesn’t have a specific meaning but is a language mechanism for keeping a rhythm. These days, the word pumba generally refers to gakseori, a type of performance by performers who do not beg for food or money, but simply sing at events or festivals for entertainment. The Pumba Festival is held in Eumseong every year to celebrate this important part of Korea's modern history.

◎ The Pumba Festival has made affiliations with a local international center, which dispatches volunteers from ten countries to the festival to provide explanations about the event.