4 attractions in Gunsan, including Gunsan Modern History Street, Seonyudo Island and Japanese-style House in Sinheung-dong, Gunsan.
Old towns & squares
군산시
Along Haemang-ro beside Gunsan's inner harbour, bank and customs buildings from a century ago stand side by side. Opened as a treaty port in 1899, Gunsan became the harbour through which rice from the Honam plain was shipped to Japan, and…
Coast & islands
군산시
Bare white rock peaks rise straight out of the sea. This is Mangjubong, with a long stretch of fine sand at its feet and a sea that turns red at sunset. Seonyudo, "the island where immortals play", is the hub of the Gogunsan Islands, a gro…
Historic sites & memorials
군산시
Tucked into a residential lane on the southwestern edge of old Gunsan stands a two-storey timber mansion built for a Japanese landowner during the colonial era, still in almost original condition. Also known as the Hirotsu House, the Japan…
Historic sites & memorials
군산시
On the road in front of Gunsan's inner harbour stands a red-brick building crowned with three pointed towers. This is the former main building of the Gunsan Customs, opened in 1908: a modern government office built by the Korean Empire bef…