Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
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Historic sites & memorials
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This hillside burial ground in Jangheung, Yangju, is the resting place of Gwon Yul (1537–1599), the commander who defeated a Japanese army at Haengjusanseong Fortress during the Imjin War. The general's mound, the graves of his two wives a…
Gardens & parks
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Every autumn the wide fields of Gwangsa-dong in Yangju are carpeted in magenta, pink and white. Nari Farm is known as the largest colony of globe amaranth in Korea, and between late September and mid-October each year it hosts a globe amar…
Churches & monasteries
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On the southwestern slope of Cheonbosan in Yangju, a broad site of stone terraces stepping up the hillside is all that remains of Hoeamsa. From the late Goryeo period into early Joseon it was the largest temple in the country, a royal temp…
Museums
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Up on a hillside in Gwangjeok-myeon, Yangju, the Lighting Museum traces the history of light from torches and oil lamps to modern electric fittings and contemporary light art. It was founded in 2004 by the lighting company Feelux and regis…