25 attractions in Jeju City, including Geomunoreum, Jeju National Museum and Geum Oreum. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Mountains & peaks
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Jeju has more than 360 oreum, its small volcanic cones, but only one is part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site: Geomunoreum. Lava from this volcano flowed northeast all the way to the coast, creating some 20 lava tubes, including M…
Museums
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Jeju was once home to its own kingdom, Tamna. Jeju National Museum is an archaeology and history museum built around the story of this island state, covering Jeju's history and culture from prehistory to the Joseon period. Opened on 15 Jun…
Mountains & peaks
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Rising above the farmland of Geumak-ri in Hallim, western Jeju, Geum Oreum is a volcanic cone with a large round crater at the top. It stands 427.5 m above sea level but only about 178 m above its base, so a short climb brings you to the r…
Coast & islands
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Gimnyeong Beach in Gujwa, on Jeju's northeast coast, formed where white sand piled up on top of flat black lava rock. The shallow water glows a clear turquoise, and a line of wind turbines turns along the horizon. With lava tubes such as M…
Museums
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Behind the glass sits a computer that looks like a wooden box. It is an Apple I, one of the few that still work. The Nexon Computer Museum, near Halla Arboretum in Jeju City, was opened by the game company Nexon on 27 July 2013. Its big dr…
Nature
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In the mid-mountain belt on the eastern flank of Hallasan, at about 500–600 m above sea level, a path of red volcanic scoria runs for miles between tall cedars and cypresses. Saryeoni Forest Path stretches roughly 15 km from Bijarim-ro tow…
Mountains & peaks
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Drive along the Pyeonghwa-ro road across western Jeju and a rounded hill rising from the open fields catches your eye. Saebyeol Oreum in Bongseong-ri, Aewol, is a small volcanic cone whose slopes turn into a sea of silver grass in autumn,…
Mountains & peaks
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Suwolbong is a low volcanic cone, just 77 m high, on the coast at Gosan-ri at the far western tip of Jeju. The summit itself looks ordinary, but the sea cliffs below expose layers of volcanic ash laid down in an eruption about 18,000 years…
Theme parks
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Ecoland is a theme park on the east side of Jeju where a small train modelled on an old steam locomotive loops through the Gyorae gotjawal forest. Stations sit along a circular line of about 4.5 km, so you hop off at each one to walk a lak…
Coast & islands
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Just a few minutes' drive from Jeju Airport, a dragon seems to rear its head out of the sea. Yongduam Rock, on the shore of Yongdam-dong in Jeju City, is a rock about 10 m high whose shape, carved by waves and wind over countless years, re…
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Udo ("Cow Island") lies off Seongsan at the eastern tip of Jeju. Seen from the side it is said to look like a cow lying down, hence the name. The island is only about 3.8 km long with a coastline of around 17 km, yet it packs in white beac…
Historic sites & memorials
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In the middle of Jeju's old town, a pavilion with long, low eaves looks out over a square. Gwandeokjeong, built in 1448 as an archery training ground for soldiers, is one of the oldest buildings on Jeju. For almost six centuries the square…
Churches & monasteries
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On the northern slopes of Hallasan, at about 650 m above sea level, Gwaneumsa is the head temple of the 23rd district of the Jogye Order, the temple that oversees Jeju's other Buddhist temples. Past the entrance gate, a sloping path is lin…
Other
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Ten minutes or so by car from Jeju Airport, beside the Sanjicheon stream in old Jeju City, lies Jeju's largest and oldest permanent traditional market. Dongmun Traditional Market packs its covered lanes with silver hairtail and red tilefis…
Caves
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Manjanggul in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, is a lava tube about 7.4 km long. It was formed by lava flowing from the Geomunoreum volcano, and its passages reach up to 18 m wide and 23 m high, which puts it among the largest lava tubes in the world…
Coast & islands
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Stand on the sand at Hyeopjae Beach and you will see a rounded island rising beyond the emerald water. Biyangdo is a small volcanic island off Hallim in Jeju City, covering about 0.5 km², with around 160 residents. The ferry from Hallim Po…
Nature
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Most of Jeju's oreums rise like hills, but Sangumburi in Gyorae-ri, Jocheon-eup, is a deep crater sunk into almost flat grassland. Walk a little way up the slope and a huge bowl suddenly opens beneath your feet, said to be larger than Baen…
Historic sites & memorials
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In the middle of Jeju City, between roads and hotels, lies a quiet grove of old trees. On the lawn inside are three shallow hollows, and for centuries Jeju people have believed that the island's history began here. Samseonghyeol, the "cave…
Historic sites & memorials
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On a gentle slope in the hills above Aewol, grassy earthen walls run across the landscape. The Hangpaduri Historic Site of Anti-Mongolian Struggle marks the last stronghold of the Sambyeolcho, the Goryeo army units that refused to accept p…
Historic sites & memorials
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In the uplands of Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, low stone walls and memorial stones stretch across a broad hillside. Jeju 4·3 Peace Park is a memorial park and museum for the people killed during the Jeju 4·3 events, which lasted from 1947 to 1…
Gardens & parks
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In Jeju, house walls, field boundaries and the walls around graves are all built of black basalt. Jeju Stone Park gathers the life and myths of islanders who lived alongside stone into one museum and nature park. Dol hareubang statues, tom…
Coast & islands
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About 2 km off the coast of Gosan-ri, at Jeju's western tip, a grass-topped island floats in the sea. Chagwido is Jeju's largest uninhabited island, made up of Jukdo (Daeseom) and Wado among other islets, and it is only about 10 minutes by…
Mountains & peaks
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Hallasan is the shield volcano that forms the heart of Jeju Island, and at 1,947 metres its summit is the highest point in South Korea. Locals say "Jeju is Hallasan and Hallasan is Jeju", and the mountain is visible from almost anywhere on…
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Hamdeok Beach in Hamdeok-ri, Jocheon-eup, is one of the Jeju beaches people mention first when they talk about sea colour. It lies only about 20 km east of Jeju International Airport, yet the mix of white sand, clear turquoise water and a…