Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
Selected city: 해남군
Gardens & parks
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Every June, hydrangeas roll along the ridges above Bongdong village in Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam, at the 4est Arboretum. Its hydrangea garden, said to be the largest in Korea, holds about 8,000 shrubs of more than 400 varieties, and the Ttang…
Churches & monasteries
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Down in Haenam, at the southern tip of the Korean peninsula, a long forest path follows a valley of Duryunsan to a spacious temple ringed by peaks. Daeheungsa is where the robe and bowl of Seosan Daesa, the monk who led warrior monks in th…
Viewpoints
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This is where the Korean mainland runs out of land: Ttangkkeut, literally "the end of the land", also known as Tomal. A monument marks the southernmost point, an observatory crowns the hill above the village, and on clear days you are said…
Churches & monasteries
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With the jagged white rock ridge of Dalmasan behind it, a wooden hall whose paint has almost entirely faded looks out over the West Sea. Mihwangsa in Haenam is the southernmost temple on the Korean mainland, loved for the view of sunset ov…
Nature
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In the middle of the forecourt of Haenam County Office stands a black pine that rises on a single thick trunk and spreads its branches in every direction. Its name, Suseongsong (守城松), means "the pine that defended the fortress". Tradition…