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Gangwon-do Forestry Museum (강원도 산림박물관)

Gangwon-do Forestry Museum (강원도 산림박물관)

8.9Km    2022-10-17

24, Hwamogwon-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-248-6685

Gangwon-do Forestry Museum, located within the Gangwon Provincial Botanic Garden, was established to draw the public closer to forest parks as a cultural space to enjoy nature as well as develop forest-friendly infrastracture for vacationers. The museum has four exhibition rooms, 3D experience room, tree plaground, and more for visitors to enjoy.

* Opened October 31, 2002

Chuncheon Makguksu Museum (춘천막국수체험박물관)

Chuncheon Makguksu Museum (춘천막국수체험박물관)

9.0Km    2022-10-14

264, Sinbuk-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-244-8869

Chuncheon Makguksu Museum was built with the theme of buckwheat noodles (makguksu), Chuncheon’s local dish. The museum's unique exterior design was inspired by the image of making buckwheat noodles. This two-story building has an exhibition hall introducing buckwheat noodles (makguksu) and buckwheat (maemil) on the first floor and an experience center where visitors can make and try their own makguksu on the second floor. In particular, the first floor displays a dimensional exhibition on the origin and tradition of makguksu, and the origin and efficacy of maemil. It is recommended to visit the exhibition before the makguksu making experience activity. The makguksu making experience is available starting from groups of two people. With the help of an instructor, participants will experience the entire production process of makguksu from kneading dough to making noodles by pressing the noodle frame. After finishing making noodles, participants will mix noodles with vegetables and a spicy sauce. Soy sauce seasoning is also available.

Robot Studio (토이로봇관)

9.8Km    2019-04-23

854, Baksa-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-245-6461

Robot Studio is an experiential exhibition hall that presents a vision of the future robotics, featuring experiment robots, robot avatars, and reproduction of movie scenes. The studio offers a family friendly setting, featuring a toy room, building block games, 4D-media room, robot camp, and more. The studio's major attraction is Despian, a robot that can express human emotions and act scenes from popular movies such as Star Wars and Jaws.

Chuncheon Pet Festival (춘천 반려동물 페스티벌)

Chuncheon Pet Festival (춘천 반려동물 페스티벌)

10.1Km    2024-09-30

854 Baksa-ro, Seo-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-70-4103-4711

The Chuncheon Pet Festival takes place in pet-friendly Chuncheon, and features plenty of fun activities for furry friends, pet owners, and animal lovers alike!

National Center for Forest Activities Chuncheon (국립춘천숲체원)

National Center for Forest Activities Chuncheon (국립춘천숲체원)

10.1Km    2021-08-09

331, Jangbon 2-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

National Center for Forest Activities Chuncheon is 335 ha of area located near Samhangol Valley. The center has a slogan PLAY meaning P for Play, L for Lead, A for Act, and Y for You. Various facilities are available including area for experience programs, accommodations, restaurants and more. Experience programs for individuals and groups are available as well as special programs for people with disabilities and elderlies.

Animation Museum & Toy Robot Studio (춘천 애니메이션박물관&토이로봇관)

Animation Museum & Toy Robot Studio (춘천 애니메이션박물관&토이로봇관)

10.2Km    2021-12-31

854, Baksa-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-245-6470

Located at the Uiam lakeside, the Animation Museum, which is Korea’s only animation museum, has two floors. On the first floor there is the dimensional exhibition hall introducing the origin, birth, and development of the animation, the kinds of animation, and the Korean animation history, as well as the reproductions of a large robot Taekwon V, and the old comic store. The second floor consists of the world hall displaying the animation trend for each country, diverse animation experience activities, and a special exhibition hall. Visitors can experience making sound effects for an animated film using various tools and dubbing a famous animated film such as Run Honey, and Cloud Bread. The Toy Robot Studio, located next to the Animation Museum, provides various experience programs related to robots. Its interesting robot programs are Spider Robot, Mission Robot, Robot Avatar, Robot Dance, Drone Experience, and so on. Both the Animation Museum and the Toy Robot Studio are equipped with convenient facilities for visitors with the background of Uiamho Lake, such as a cafe and souvenir shop, which sells animation characters and toys. The outdoor space also displays cute animation characters on the lawn where children can play freely.

Sigol Makguksu (시골막국수)

10.2Km    2020-02-07

100, Yulmun-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-242-6833

Sigol Makguksu specializes in Chuncheon’s signature dish makguksu (spicy buckwheat noodles). Preserving a proud culinary tradition of over 30 years, Sigol Makguksu serves some of the area’s finest noodles as well as pyeonyuk (slices of boiled meat) and traditional tofu dishes. The restaurant is located in Sinbuk-eup past the Yeougogae Pass to the north of downtown Chuncheon.

Greencamp Youth Hostel (그린캠프유스호스텔)

Greencamp Youth Hostel (그린캠프유스호스텔)

10.6Km    2020-03-26

729-64, Hwaaksan-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-581-5304

Located only an hour away from Seoul, Greencamp Youth Hostel is surround by nature. Perfect for weekend gateaway, the hostel offers both family and group accomodation.

Gamja IsLand (감자아일랜드)

Gamja IsLand (감자아일랜드)

11.1Km    2024-03-20

77 Bangsong-gil, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do

Gamja IsLand is a pub in Gangwon-do, created from the innovative ideas of young entrepreneurs. It combines local Gangwon-do potatoes with German beer traditions. Instead of traditional malt, they use potatoes to brew their signature Gamja beer (potato beer) and offer other varieties including Oksusu beer (corn beer), as well as fruit-flavored options such as peach and apple. Their beer selection is complemented by a menu featuring dishes like Sogogi gamja ball (beef potato ball), Saeu gamja ball (shrimp potato ball), Chuncheon dakgalbi pizza (Chuncheon spicy stir-fried chicken pizza), and a homemade potato soup named Gamja Ong Yummy.

Statue of Soyanggang Maid (소양강처녀상)

Statue of Soyanggang Maid (소양강처녀상)

11.4Km    2021-05-07

2675, Yeongseo-ro, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-250-4312

This Soyanggang Maiden Statue stands high between Soyanggang Skywalk and Soyang i(2)gyo Bridge. This statue, representing Korea’s popular song Soyanggang Cheonyeo (maiden), is 12 m high in total, combining 5 m-high base stone and 7 m-high body. If you see it close to, the statue looks very big. The statue depicts a maiden who holds her skirt hem with one hand and reed with the other, and her breast-knot flapping in the wind. The base stone has the inscription of lyrics. The lyrics belong to the song Soyanggang Cheonyeo composed by Ban Ya-wol, who left hit songs, such as Crossing the Teary Pass of Bakdaljae, and Brokenhearted Miari Ridge.