Goeun Museum of Photography (고은사진미술관)

12.8Km 2019-03-19

16, Haeun-daero 452beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan
+82-51-746-0055

Established and run by the Goeun Foundation, the Goeun Museum of Photography and the Goeun Contemporary Photo Museum are located in Haeundae, Busan and are the first photography museums founded outside of the capital city of Seoul. The museums aim to offer more cultural opportunities to visitors by collecting real and valuable works representing both Korean and international artists. The venue also acts in the discovery and support of new and up-and-coming artists.

Goeun Museum of Photography has an exhibit room on the 2nd floor, as well as a seminar room and a photo library on the 1st floor. Goeun Contemporary Photo Museum has 3 different spaces for exhibitions, mainly concentrated on contemporary photo works.

Nampo-dong Dried Seafood Market (남포동 건어물시장)

12.9Km 2022-09-13

4-1, Yongmi-gil 8beon-gil, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-254-3311

Located right next to the sea, Nampo-dong Dried Seafood Market is a tradtional Korean market. Customers who want to experience a traditional seafood market in Busan are strongly encouraged to visit. Fresh seafood is offered at inexpensive prices. It houses Suhyup Seafood Joint Market as well.

Chungmu Hoetjip (raw fish restaurant) (충무횟집)

12.9Km 2020-12-04

27, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-246-8563

It is a safe seafood certified store that supplies and sells fresh seafood. A sliced raw fish specialty restaurant located in Jung-gu, Busan. The representative menu is assorted sliced raw fish.

Jagalchi Market Live Fish Section (자갈치시장 활어부)

12.9Km 2018-02-03

52, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-245-2594~5

Jagalchi Market was formed by the people who populated the area after the Liberation in 1945, and the Korean War. As one of the largest seafood markets in Asia, the market offers all kinds of seafood to visitors. It is crowded by merchants and visitors every day and a popular attraction among tourists who want to taste fresh seafood. Its Live Fish Section is the most popular section in the market among visitors enjoying fresh sashimi. Visitors can choose live fish to their likings and eat it sashimi-style.

Yongdusan Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone (용두산 자갈치 관광특구)

12.9Km 2021-03-11

52, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-600-4000

Yongdusan Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone is an attractive tourism area embracing history and culture. Vendors in the traditional market welcome tourists with their warm hearts, selling their famous street food such as rice cake, ssiat hotteok (sugar-filled seeded griddlecake), bibim dangmyeon (spicy glass noodles), pat juk (red bean porridge), and pat bingsu (shaved ice with sweetened red beans). Bosu-dong and 40-Step Culture & Tourism Themed Street also show the history of each street to people traveling in the area. Including Yongdusan Park, the special tourist zone includes traditional markets like Jagalchi Market, Gukje Market, and Bupyeong Market, and historical cultural resources like Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, Bosu Book Street, and Busan Modern History Museum. The restoration of Yeongdodaegyo Bridge in November 2013 has created a unique sightseeing attraction that is hard to see in other regions and has emerged as a new famous spot. Bupyeong (Kkongtong) Market and Gukje Market are also special markets full of things to see. Various festivals including Busan International Film Festival, Busan Jagalchi Festival, and Busan Christmas Tree Festival are held for all kinds of visitors. The view from Yongdusan Park and fresh seafood from Jagalchi Market, as well as peaceful strolling at Bosu Book Street and 40-Steps make a trip to Busan memorable and happy.

Current State of Yongdusan and Jagalchi Special Tourist Zone
1) Districts Covered: Areas around Gwangbok, Nampo and Bupyeong-dong, parts of Donggwang, Daecheong, Bosu and Jungang-dong, Busan
2) Total Area: 1,079,836 ㎡
3) Designated on May 14, 2008

* Tourist Attractions
Yongdusan Park, Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, Jagalchi Market, Gukje Market, Bupyeong Market, Bosu Book Street, etc.

Jagalchi Market (부산 자갈치시장)

12.9Km 2025-04-15

52 Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
+82-51-245-2594

Jagalchi Market, located on the seaside road in Busan's Jung-gu, is one of the largest seafood markets in Korea, selling both live and dried fish. After the Korean War, the market solidified itself as a fish market. Most of the people who sell fish are women, so the vendors here are called Jagalchi Ajumeoni, "ajumeoni" meaning middle-aged or married woman in Korean.

This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. Visitors can eat fresh raw fish right at the market. Even nowadays visitors can see women selling mackerel, sea squirts (ascidians) and other seafood on wooden boxes along the road outside of the market and along the shore.

Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center (수영만 요트경기장)

12.9Km 2024-04-29

84 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan
+82-51-741-6440

Suyeongman Bay Yachting Center is located between Gwangalli and Haeundae beaches and was built in 1986 as an international scale stadium, used during the ‘86 Asian Games and the ‘88 Seoul Olympics. It is able to anchor 448 yachts, and it has the proper natural environment for yachting so as to be the venue of various domestic and international yacht competitions, becoming a popular site for lovers of yachting and ocean sports.

Amenities include training facilities for yachting as well as windsurfing and submarines, as well as a large parking lot and commemorative monuments.

Artbox - Yangsan Mulgeum Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아트박스 양산물금점)

12.9Km 2024-06-26

72, Beomero-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

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Culture City of East Asia Gimhae (동아시아문화도시 김해)

13.0Km 2024-10-18

2060 Gimhae-daero, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-51-781-2437

The Culture City of East Asia is an agreement to promote diverse cultural exchanges between Korea, China, and Japan. Under the value of respect for cultural diversity among Korea, China, and Japan, each year one city from each country is designated as a “Culture City of East Asia” to practice the spirit of “East Asian consciousness, cultural exchange and convergence, and understanding of other cultures.” (Source: Culture City of East Asia website)

Gimhae Arts and Sports Center (김해문화의전당)

13.0Km 2022-12-29

2060, Gimhae-daero, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-320-1234

The Gimhae Arts and Sports Center is a performance hall for high-class performances. Maru Hall is a multi-purpose theater that also contains a moving orchestra shell with a sound reflection board for a smaller concert hall inside the theater. Nuri Hall is an experimental theater for performances in a variety of themes. The center also features the outdoor theater Aedureum Madang, Yunseul Art Gallery, Media Center, Sports Center, and Aram Learning Center, as well as a café and restaurants.

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