6.4Km 2025-05-19
614 Gyeonggam-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongju Expo Solgeo Art Museum is Gyeongju’s first public art museum, opened in 2015 with the donation of 830 works by the Korean painter Park Dae-sung. Designed by the renowned architect Seung H-Sang, the museum’s architecture blends people, space, and nature. It features a permanent exhibition of works by Park Dae-sung, along with special rotational exhibitions by invited artists. For visitors seeking deeper insight into the artwork, the museum offers a docent program. The window in the permanent exhibition hall has become a popular SNS spot and is often referred to as a moving painting.
6.4Km 2025-05-26
614 Gyeonggam-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Salon Heritage is a world cultural heritage media promotion hall, located inside the Gyeongju World Expo Memorial, which was designed by renowned architect Kengo Kuma, drawing inspiration from Daereungwon Ancient Tombs and columnar joints of Gyeongju. It features dynamic media walls, a media tunnel and a world heritage study, offering visitors an immersive digital experience to explore the rich heritage of Gyeongju.
6.5Km 2025-03-14
40 Expo-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-760-0500
This unique architecture is a reinterpretation of the Hwangnyongsa nine-story pagoda format from the Silla period using modern science technology and architecture methods. The building has become a new landmark in Bomun Tourist Complex and is also used as a training institute that offers meditation programs. There are simple one-hour programs or overnight tour courses available through prior reservation.
6.5Km 2022-05-06
Sinpyeong-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-745-7601
Bomunjeong Pavilion has a beautiful scenery and was listed on CNN's "50 Beautiful Places to Visit in South Korea." The octagonal pavilion and two ponds are surrounded by cherry blossom trees and maple trees making it a must-visit spot all year round.
6.6Km 2025-11-17
443-51 Yongdam-ro, Hyeongok-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Founded by the 1st traditional Silla cuisine master Cha Eun-jeong alongside 2nd master chef Kim Jeong-Hoon, Rasunjae restaurant is a unique venue dedicated to recreating the cuisine served in the royal courts of the Silla Kingdom. Its main menu consists of "Poongwalju 50," themed on Silla period food and Hwarang (young male warriors during the Silla period); and "Silla Twelve Kings Experience," a historical dining experience. Rasunjae also has a well-established reputation as a culinary institution that excels in preserving the taste and cooking styles of the past, and offers a K-Food cooking class for foreigners.
6.6Km 2024-02-27
12 Cheonbungnam-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-778-4100
Gyeongju National Park, designated as a national park in 1968, holds a special status as Korea's only historical national park. The park spans 136.55㎢ across eight districts, including Tohamsan Mountain, home to the exquisite Buddhist treasures of Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, as well as Namsan Mountain, known as the "Buddhist Museum," showcasing the pinnacle of Buddhist culture. The park boasts significant relics from the Silla dynasty alongside breathtaking natural landscapes. Recognized by UNESCO in 1979 as one of the top ten historic sites globally, it stands as a world-renowned cultural heritage site.
7.4Km 2025-05-27
196 Cheonbungnam-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Themed around three primary colors Red, Blue, and Yellow, MCY Park features vibrant art installations. It showcases imported school buses from the US transformed into a museum, a dessert museum with ice cream, donuts, and cake pop-up art, a stable transformed into a photo zone, and various other interesting themed zones, offering visitors a fun experience.
8.7Km 2025-06-12
33 Hadonggongyechon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-745-4998
Silla Arts and Science Museum, opened in 1988, displays miniature models of scientific cultural assets in order to explore and educate how these assets are formed and preserved.
8.7Km 2024-08-01
86-61 , Sidong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-9898-3995
Cheonnyeon Hanok Pension in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, is a modern two-storey hanok built of pinewood and red clay, and equipped with geothermal heating and double doors to keep out drafts. Rooms have individual toilets and cooking facilities, and there is a spacious yard where children can play and grown-ups can experience folk games such as Tuho and Jegichagi. There are fine views of Joyang Reservoir and Tohamsan Mountain, and an inviting pine forest trail next to the house. Nearby tourist attractions include Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple.