Andong Maskdance Festival (안동국제탈춤페스티벌)

13.9Km 2025-07-29

200 Chukjejang-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-840-3400

Held in Andong Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Andong Maskdance Festival offers a vibrant experience of traditional culture and mask dance performances. This festival will be particularly intriguing to those who are already familiar with the Andong mask dance. The festival showcases mask dance performances, such as Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori (Mask Dance Drama of Hahoe), which is an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Korea, and mask dances from around the world. The main event is the Tallori Daedongnanjang Parade, in which locals, tourists, and international troupes dance together wearing various masks. Visitors can also see situational plays and play folk games such as Chajeon Nori (Chariot Battle) and Notdari Bapgi (Walking over a Human Bridge).

◎ Hahoe Mask
The Hahoe Mask is a wooden mask traditionally used for Hahoe Byeolsingut Tallori in Hahoe Village. As the oldest mask in Korea, it is designated as a national treasure.

Grasswon Park (그라스원)

14.0Km 2023-07-10

273, Yuksa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Grasswon Park is located on the banks of the Nakdonggang River as it cuts through downtown Andong. The park, north of Yeonggadaegyo Bridge, features walking trails thorugh a variety of flowers and grasses. The park is attractive all year round, but is especially popular in fall when the muhly grass turns the whole field into a lovely shade of pink. The walking and bicycle paths also connect with Baekjo Park to the south of the bridge, making this the perfect place to enjoy the pure environment of the Nakdonggang River.

Traditional Culture Contents Museum (전통문화콘텐츠박물관)

14.1Km 2023-07-07

203, Seodongmun-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Andong's Traditional Culture Contents Museum is the first digital culture museum in Korea, exhibiting digitalized content only, called "digital relics." The state-of-the-art digital museum provides information as well as hands-on activities related to traditional Korean culture.

Traditional Culture Contents Museum suggests a new standard for a museum. This museum is a counterpart to NEWSEUM (News+Museum) in the U.S., and Sigureden, a digital museum/exhibition center in Japan. The museum uses interactive computer technology to interpret traditions of the past, and give visitors the chance to learn the values and fundamental principles behind traditional Korean customs.

CHIAMGOTAEK (치암고택)

14.2Km 2024-12-20

297-10 , Toegye-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-858-4411, +82-10-3530-4413

Chiam Old House in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, was the home of Chiam Lee Man-hyeon, a Joseon official in the time of King Gojong, and is now a Gyeongsangbuk-do cultural treasure. Five of the buildings - Anchae, Sarangchae, Daemunchae, Byeoldangchae, and Byeolchae - have guestrooms, and reserving two or three rooms together enables visitors to feel they’re staying in a Joseon yangban’s house. Daemunchae has the best views over the house and surrounding landscape. The flower garden is a nice place to stroll and ponder the beauty of nature.

Sinse-dong Mural Village (신세동 벽화마을)

14.2Km 2023-10-24

78, Taesa-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Sinse-dong Mural Village is located in Dongmun-dong, Andong. Originally an informal settlement, the introduction of the Maeulmisul Art Project in 2009 and subsequent urban renewal projects transformed the village into one of Andong’s most famous tourist sites. Today’s village is home to numerous murals and monthly flea markets like the Geurimae Market and Woryeong Market.

Uniqlo - Andong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (유니클로 안동점)

14.3Km 2025-10-27

275, Yuksa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

-

Kase Hotel (formerly Andong Kase) (케이스호텔((주)안동케이스))

14.5Km 2024-12-19

60-16 , Gangnam 2-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-857-0007

The Kase Hotel is 15 minutes by car from both Andong Station and Andong Bus Terminal.The hotel, located inside the Nakdonggan River, offers guests an opportunity to take a walk along the river. All rooms have Netflix installed, and the Family Room, Suite Party Room, and Luxury Party Room all have kitchen facilities and mini swimming pools. A 10-minute drive away is the famous Imcheonggak House and Wolyeonggyo Bridge - not to mention Andong Braised Chicken Street!

Gyeongbokgung (경복궁)

14.6Km 2024-03-08

4439 Chunghyo-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Gyeongbokgung is a restaurant specializing in Korean beef cuisine. Popular menu items include hanu yukhoe bibimbap (Korean beef tartare bibimbap) and hanu gui (grilled Korean beef). They offer neatly prepared side dishes made with fresh seasonal ingredients, and they are renowned for the delicious taste of their food. Located near Andong Hahoe Village and Andong City Hall, there are plenty of attractions nearby.

Yecheon Astro-Space Center (예천천문우주센터)

14.8Km 2021-12-23

1078, Chunghyo-ro, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-654-1710

Yecheon Astro-Space Center is a theme park that opened in November 2004. The Yecheon Astronomical Science and Culture Center has built and operated the Yecheon Star Observatory. Visitors can stay in the accommodations in the park, observe the distant universe through a large telescope, and experience the space environment such as weightlessness.

In the observation room, visitors can observe the appearance of the universe with a 508 mm (20 inch) reflecting telescope that is automatically controlled by a computer. In the auxiliary observation room, visitors can observe sunspots and huge pillars of fire on the surface of the sun with a quadruple solar telescope. The astronomical projection room is a 'space theater' where a digital astronomical projector and video projector are installed, and images related to the astronomical universe, including seasonal constellations, are screened on a hemispherical dome screen on the ceiling.

At the Yecheon Star Observatory, visitors can observe the pillars of fire that soar through the sun during the day and sunspots that are larger than Earth. At night, visitors can observe the galaxy, the nebula, where stars born and die, as well as star clusters, and the moon, which is the closest celestial body to Earth, has large and small meteorite craterson the surface. There are many more fun experiences at the Yecheon Star Observatory.

Imcheonggak House (안동 임청각)

15.1Km 2021-11-09

63, Imcheonggak-gil, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-859-0025

Imcheonggak House is the largest remaining household from the Joseon dynasty, holding a history of over 500 years. The house was built for one aristocratic family’s love of the scenic beauty in the surrounding area. It was originally built with a total of 99 kan (traditional measurement of space between pillars) but only 70 remain. The most famous structure on this property is the annexed pavilion, Gunjajeong. An autograph of the famous Confucian scholar Lee Hwang can be found hanging outside the pavilion.

Andong Maskdance Festival (안동국제탈춤페스티벌) - Area information - Korea travel information