Soyang Dam (소양강댐)

17.0Km 2023-05-22

1128, Sinsaembat-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-242-2455

Built in October 1973, Soyang Dam is the largest dam in Korea. It stands 123 meters high and 530 meters long and can hold up to 29 million tons of water. The stored water which has become Soyangho Lake, is Korea's largest man-made lake, spanning a large area that borders the Gangwon-do cities and districts of Chuncheon, Hongcheon, Yanggu, and Inje. Visitors can enjoy riding a ferry or walking on the 2.5-kilometer walking trail. Various restaurants and attractions are also nearby.

Park Soo Keun Museum (박수근미술관)

18.1Km 2022-12-23

265-15, Parksookeun-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-480-7226

Park Soo Keun (1914-1965) was an artist who devoted his life to drawing the lives of ordinary people with a warm gaze. The Park Soo Keum Museum, which has a floor space of 700 square meters, is built upon the artist’s birthplace in his hometown in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do. The museum was founded with the intent to develop into a major cultural space for the region and to honor Park Soo Keun’s life and art. The collection of Park Soo Keun’s artworks shown at the museum include his oil paintings, a number of prints such as "The Tree and Two Ladies" and "Tapdori," watercolor painting "Watercolors," and dozens of other drawings.

Yanggu Center Festival (국토정중앙 양구 배꼽축제)

18.1Km 2022-12-28

366-33, Parksookeun-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
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Held at the center of the Korean Peninsula, the Yanggu Center Fesitval is the main summer festival of Yanggu-gun. The festival takes place around Seocheonbyeon Leports Park.

Youth Yanggu Gomchwi Green Festa (청춘양구 곰취축제)

18.2Km 2024-04-25

Sang-ri, Yanggu-eup, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-10-2708-9172

Youth Yanggu Gomchwi Green Festa takes place in May and celebrates gomchwi, an edible wild green that grows in abundance in Yanggu. The green grows high in the mountains and is said to be favored by bears, giving it it's name ("gom" means "bear" in Korean). Gomchwi is highly sought out for its various medicial benefits.

Chuncheon Tongnamujip Dakgalbi (춘천통나무집닭갈비)

18.5Km 2024-03-20

763 Sinsaembat-ro, Sinbuk-eup, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Chuncheon Tongnamujip Dakgalbi, a Korean restaurant situated on Dakgalbi Street near the Soyanggang Dam, has been serving customers since 1978. This establishment has two branches: the first specializes in dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) grilled on a hot iron plate, while the second features charcoal-grilled dakgalbi. It is renowned for its savory Sogeum gui dakgalbi (grilled salted chicken) and sweet Ganjang dakgalbi (stir-fried chicken with soy sauce), offering visitors a delightful dining experience in an environment blessed with clean water and fresh air.

Paroho Lake (Yanggu) (파로호(양구))

18.6Km 2021-11-30

545, Ha-ri, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-480-2531

Paroho Lake is a manmade lake that was completed in 1943. The lake was created due to the construction of a hydraulic power plant in Hwacheon during Japanese colonial period. The name was given after President Syngman Rhee designated a plaque in his own handwriting naming the body of water ‘Paroho Lake’ during the Korean War after a victorious feat in a battle against the Chinese army. The power plant has a generation capacity of 105,000 kilowatts, and the lake is one of the top fishing grounds in Korea as it is abundant in freshwater fish.

The area boasts several splendid views and a former president built his country home on the lake. Relics from the Stone Age and New Stone Age were found to be well preserved in the area. Twenty-one dolmens were found on the lake grounds, as well as 4,000 pieces of Prehistoric relics used during Paleolithic age, drawing interest from the academic field. Recently, habitats of mandarin ducks, a national natural monument, were found near the Paroho lakeside.

Yanggu Prehistory Museum (양구선사박물관)

19.1Km 2022-08-18

439-52, Geumgangsan-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-480-7220

Yanggu Prehistory Museum displays artifacts from the Paleolithic Age found in Sangmuryong-ri, Yanggu-eup and the Neolith Age discovered in Hyeon-ri, Haean-myeon. It is the first prehistory museum in the nation and aims to teach visitors about Korean prehistoric culture in a manner easy to understand.

Yanggu Porcelain Museum (양구백자박물관)

19.5Km 2022-08-09

5182, Pyeonghwa-ro, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-480-7237

Yanggu Porcelain Museum (formerly Bangsan Porcelain Museum) exhibits white porcelain from the Bangsan area, along with its collection and tools. There are also various visual aids that help understand the history of porcelain in the Bangsan area. The experience room is equipped with electric kilns, gas kilns, and firewood kilns, and is a facility for both outdoor and indoor experiences. Here, visitors can experience the entire process of making clay, molding, and baking it in a kiln. Bangsan-myeon, Yanggu was already well-known for pottery production since the Goryeo dynasty. During the Joseon dynasty, raw materials were supplied to the Gwangju branch in Gyeonggi-do, and here the technology and aesthetics spread to Gwangju.

Sigol Makguksu (시골막국수)

19.6Km 2020-02-07

100, Yulmun-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-242-6833

Sigol Makguksu specializes in Chuncheon’s signature dish makguksu (spicy buckwheat noodles). Preserving a proud culinary tradition of over 30 years, Sigol Makguksu serves some of the area’s finest noodles as well as pyeonyuk (slices of boiled meat) and traditional tofu dishes. The restaurant is located in Sinbuk-eup past the Yeougogae Pass to the north of downtown Chuncheon.

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