Hayan Mokhwa (하얀목화)

15.4Km 2023-12-22

55, Yudong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-244-5871

Hayan Mokhwa is a cafe near the Mokpo Modern History Museum that welcomes visitors with its invitingly comfortable atmosphere, starting with the giant teddy bear at the entrance and puppy dolls dotting the interior. The signature menu here is soft ice cream. It is luscious and sweet without being too rich, so visitors often return for more. The store also offers travelers tourist information, a place to rest, and free Wi-Fi.

Mokpo Marine Cable Car (목포 해상케이블카)

15.5Km 2024-12-04

240 Haeyangdaehak-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-244-2600

Mokpo Marine Cable Car departs from the North Port Terminal, ascends to the summit of Yudalsan Mountain where it rotates 90 degrees, then traverses over Mokpo and the Dadohae Sea to reach Gohado Island. Covering a distance of 3.23 kilometers, the round trip takes approximately 40 minutes. At the North Port, Yudalsan Mountain, and Gohado Island terminals, there are cafés, restaurants, and rooftop gardens available for visitors to enjoy.

Yudalsan Mountain (유달산)

15.7Km 2024-03-21

San 27-3 Jukgyo-dong, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-270-8359

In the past, Yudalsan Mountain was known as Yeongdalsan Mountain, because it was a place where the soul passes. Located in the city's center, Yudalsan Mountain offers a view of Mokpo and Dadohae Sea, constantly inspiring its residents' artistic souls. There are many places to visit, including an orchid park and a sculpture park with 100 sculptures. Visitors can also enjoy a panoramic view by driving along the 2.7 km-long Yudalsan Scenic Road surrounding the mountain. In addition, Albizia Kalkara, a rare plant that will vanish forever from the face of the earth if it becomes extinct on Yudalsan mountain, inhabits this mountain. The view from the top of Yudalsan Mountain is spectacular, and the sight of big and small ships passing between them resembles an oriental painting. Dadohae's sunset and Mokpo Port's night view from the mountain will remain in the hearts of those who visit.

Wangbeot 165 (왕벚165)

15.7Km 2024-02-20

165 Wangin-ro, Seoho-myeon, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do

Wangbeot 165 is a locally recommended Korean restaurant that excels in both taste and atmosphere. Its signature dish is dongchunghacho baeksuk (whole chicken soup with cordyceps), a hearty soup made with chicken, dongchunghacho (cordyceps), abalone, octopus, and various medicinal herbs, boiled to perfection. The ambiance of the hanok adds to the dining experience. Located near the site of the Historic Site of Wang In, where cherry blossoms bloom in spring, diners can enjoy their meal amidst the beauty of the blossoms.

Mokpo Special Tourist Zone (목포 관광특구)

15.7Km 2024-03-08

Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-270-3513

Mokpo Tourism Special Zone spans a 6.9km stretch from the North Port to Yudalsan Mountain, old downtown area, Samhakdo Island, Gatbawi Rock, and the Peace Plaza in the new city center. It features historical sites from the Japanese colonial era, such as the Former Japanese Consulate and Mokpo History and Culture of Modern Times. Visitors can explore attractions like the Mokpo Natural History Museum and the Korea National Maritime Museum. Being a coastal city, Mokpo offers a variety of seafood dishes including sliced raw croaker, braised cutlassfish, skate, pork, and kimchi combo, raw thin-legged octopus, and blue crab salad.

Mokpo Seosan-dong Borimadang & Sihwa Village (목포 서산동 보리마당&시화마을)

16.0Km 2024-05-31

14-2 Haean-ro 127beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Sihwa Village in Seosan-dong is a place that conjures up feelings of nostalgia for the bygone days, home to a beautiful view of the harbor, the sea, and the villages atop Borimadang. Popular tourist sites include the Sihwa Alley, decorated with residents’ writings and pictures, and Yeonhee’s Supermarket, the filming location of “1987: When the Day Comes (2017).” Yeonhee’s Supermarket, in particular, offers photo spots and experiences that recreate scenes from the film.

Yeonhee's Supermarket (연희네슈퍼)

16.0Km 2025-02-04

14-2 Haean-ro 127beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do

Yeonhee's Supermarket is a small neighborhood market that preserves the look of Korea in the 1980s, exuding a retro vibe. It was used as the filming location for the movie "1987 (2017)" which depicts the June Democratic Uprising of 1987. It is the house where the protagonist, a university freshman at the time, lives with her mother and uncle. The store showcases old-fashioned items from the era, such as candies, snacks, gum, daily necessities, briquettes, and newspapers from 1987, recreating the appearance of the past.

Suyeon Sikdang Baekban (수연식당 백반)

16.0Km 2024-01-10

84 Yongdang-ro, Samho-eup, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do

Jeolla-do is famous for its delicious food. At Suyeon Sikdang, you can taste a Jeolla-do-style set menu, served with plenty of side dishes that are homemade every morning. Gamasot baekban (set menu of rice cooked in a cast-iron pot) is served with rice cooked in a cast-iron pot along with 13 delicious side dishes, including braised bean curd, stir-fried mushrooms, bean sprout salad, and stir-fried anchovies, along with briquette-grilled bulgogi. Moreover, customers can order grilled mackerel for an additional 2,000 won per fish. In addition to the set menu, other menu items include healthy gamasot galnaktang (short rib and octopus soup), sondubu jjigae (soft bean curd jjigae), and gamasot cheonggukjang (rich soybean paste jjigae), all cooked in a cast-iron pot for a deep, savory flavor.

Yeongamho Lake (migratory bird habitat) (영암호 - 철새도래지)

16.1Km 2025-01-08

Yongang-ri, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-470-6071

This is a huge lake created when the Geumho tide embankment was constructed in Yeongam on November 1996, as part of a national project to reclaim some 4.3 kilometers stretch of sea from Sampo-ri in Samho-myeon of Yeongam-gun to Byeoram-ri in Hwawon-myeon of Haenam-gun.

Some 100 species of migratory birds, numbering some 300,000, live in this area over the winter on the mud flats which are full of things to eat. Around the embankment where the sea water and fresh water meet, there is a great spot to fish for both fresh water and the sea species. This is perhaps the only place in Korea where the long and silvery cutlass fish, usually found in the deeper areas of the ocean, can be caught while sitting on the rocks along the seashore.

Gayageum Theme Park (가야금테마공원)

16.3Km 2024-01-10

19-10 Gichan land-ro, Yeongam-eup, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do

Opened in 2014, Gayageum Theme Park is the only gayageum-themed park in Korea. Various relics and materials related to the gayageum, a representative Korean traditional stringed instrument consisting of 12 strings, are displayed through which visitors have the opportunity to learn about this unique instrument. In addition to the 12-string gayageum, the improved ones, with 18 strings, 21 strings, and 25 strings, are also on display and the only ox-horn gayageum in Korea made of ox horns and pure gold is particularly worth observing. A bust of Kim Chang-jo born in Yeongam, who created the framework of Gayageum Sanjo (a free-style gayageum solo music), is also on display. In the listening room, visitors can appreciate beautiful music played by gayageum masters.

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