Night of Light Show (나오라쇼)

15.1Km 2024-03-28

127 Sogeumsan-gil, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-748-4860

Night of Light Show is a nighttime attraction at Ganhyeon Tourist Area that mixes media facade, lasers, and a fountain show into one grand performance. The media facade section is the largest in Korea, using 12 large beam projectors on a natural rock wall. There are also seven large lasers and the fountain shoots water up to 60 meters high in time to music. Night of Light Show takes place on Saturday and Sunday evenings from late April to late October and is free. The show starts at 20:30 and lasts for 50 minutes.

Fioretto (피오레토)

15.3Km 2024-02-16

1F Seongmunan Clubhouse, 431 Wolsongseokhwa-ro, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do

Fioretto is an Italian restaurant located within the Seongmunan CC Clubhouse. The Master Chef brings experience from Michelin-starred restaurants in Spain and has served as an Executive Chef at prestigious global hotels. Their menu is an ode to authentic Italian cuisine, featuring Neapolitan-style pizzas aged for 48 hours and baked in a brick oven. Additionally, they offer a selection of freshly made pasta, steaks, seafood, delectable desserts, and more.

Yongsomak Catholic Church (용소막성당)

15.6Km 2023-07-17

1857 Guhaksan-ro Sillim-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do

Yongsomak Catholic Church is a small church located in Sillim-myeon, Wonju and designated as a Tangible Cultural Heritage of Gangwon-do. It was the third Catholic church established in Gangwon-do after Pungsuwon Catholic Church and Wonju Catholic Church. It was constructed by Father Chizallet in 1915 and, today, it is over 90 years of age.

Zelkova trees line up around the church building and the statue of the Virgin Mary stands at the bottom of a hill to the left. A thickly wooded pine forest is seen over the statue and the Relic Museum of St. Lawrence, which is an auxiliary building of the cathedral, is seated by the forest. The look of an old countryside Catholic church built with red bricks is like a scene from a painting, exuding a solemn and grave atmosphere in this religious area.

Hoengseong Luge (횡성루지체험장)

15.8Km 2023-07-24

407 , Jeonjae-ro, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do

Luge, also called a land sled, is a non-powered leisure sport that has been transformed into an all-season sled by attaching wheels to one of the sled events in the Winter Olympics. You can enjoy the cool wind while controlling the speed on the luge with the help of gravity without any additional manipulation. A dynamic course was completed by adding various theme sections to the existing road, forest, and nature in the Jeonjae-Ucheon-myeon Owon-ri section of National Road No. 42. As a single course, it is 2.4 kilometers long, the longest in the world, and it is not an artificially twisted S-shaped course, but a course created using actual roads.

Hoengseong Hanu Maeul (횡성한우마을)

16.4Km 2023-12-07

348 Sunam-ro, Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-343-6008

Hoengseong Hanu Maeul is a restaurant located in Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong that only serves hanu (Korean beef). The restaurant is highly regarded for serving excellent quality Korean beef certified by Heongseong County. The restaurant serves rib eye, boneless meat, yukhoe (beef tartare), and assorted hanu. <br><br> * Credit: Gangwon State Government

Museum SAN (Meditation Hall) (뮤지엄SAN (명상관))

17.4Km 2024-12-12

260, Oak valley 2-gil, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-730-9000

Museum SAN (Space Art Nature), hidden in the mountain, was designed by Tadao Ando, a legendary architect known for his minimalistic exposed concrete buildings. The museum opened in May 2013 with the last works of James Turrel, known for his work within the light and space movement. The museum is spread out in a line starting at the trail at the Welcome Center, to the lawn parking lot to the Flower Garden, Water Garden, Main Building, Meditation Hall, Stone Garden, and James Turrell Hall. The four wing-shaped structure of the Main Building is designed using squares, triangles, and circles, reflecting the architect's philosophy of connecting land, sky, and humans. Additionally, the museum runs various experience and educational programs in addition to its permanent and special exhibitions.
Cafe Terrace in the Main Building is the ideal spot to take a rest while enjoying the 360-degree panoramic view of the mountain. At the Meditation Hall near the Stone Garden, you can relax your mind and body with the aroma and singing bowl sounds that fill the hall, while enjoying the beautiful scenery through the curved windows.

Oak Valley Snow Park (오크밸리 스키장)

17.4Km 2022-10-20

58, Oak valley 2-gil, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do
+82-33-769-7070

Oak Valley Snow Park is a premium ski resort that everyone in the family can enjoy. From beginners to advanced courses as well as a different theme for every course, visitors can try each slope without worry. The Golf Village offers a straight course for maximum speed as well as a kids-only course. Filled with various events in winter, visitors can enjoy fireworks every night as well as special concerts by famous singers.

Jecheon Baengnyeonsa Temple (백련사(제천))

17.5Km 2021-10-25

414, Myeongam-ro 5-gil, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
+83-43-653-4996

Baengnyeonsa Temple is located at the foothills of Gamaksan Mountain in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do. The temple is currently composed of the main hall Daeungjeon, Samseonggak Shrine, Muyeomdang Hall, Boeungmun Gate, and residential houses. Daeungjeon Hall enshrines a wooden statue of a sitting Buddha, is an artifact from the Joseon period (1392-1910).

The history of the temple dates back to 662 (the second year of King Munmu’s reign during the Silla Kingdom), when a small shrine called Baengnyeonam Hermitage was built by the great monk Uisang on the east side of Baengyeonji Site. The temple has been reconstructed and restored numerous times throughout the course of several wars. The temple once encompassed many branch temples and shrines such as Mireuksa, Sinheungsa, Cheonsuam, Eunjeokam, and Cheongnyeonam, but only their foundation sites remain today.

Hoengseong Chukhyup Hanu Plaza Main Branch (횡성축협 한우프라자 본점)

17.5Km 2025-04-22

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This restaurant is run by Hoengseong Chukhyup (Hoengseong Livestock Cooperative). You can purchase premium cuts of hanu, raised in the Hoengseong region, directly from the counter and grill them in the restaurant. After paying the table setting fees, help yourself to side dishes from the self-serve bar, where refills are also available. The restaurant also offers dishes made with hanu, such as bulgogi and hanutang (Korean beef soup). Other branches can be found in the Ucheon and Saemal areas.

Anheung Jjinppang Village (안흥찐빵마을)

17.5Km 2023-12-27

1088 Seodong-ro, Anheung-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do

Anheung Jjinppang Village is located along National Highway 42, connecting Seoul and Gangneung. Travelers passing Daegwallyeong on their way to Seoul from the Yeongdong area often stopped here to have a light lunch from old times. Anheung jjinppang (Anheung-style steamed bun) was enough to satisfy their hunger. Over time, Anheung jjinppang has become one of Korea's famous nostalgic snacks.

The Jucheongang River, beginning from Taegisan Mountain and flowing through Yeongwol, offers the proper humid condition perfect for the bun's aging process. As of now, there are over 10 shops dedicated to selling steamed buns in the village. Since the early 1990s, over one million people have come to Anheung Jjinppang Village to get these steamed buns which became popular through word-of-mouth.

Anheung jjinppang is made with high-quality red bean, using the traditional cooking process that creates the homemade flavor, which is immediatedly recognized by the mouth that has become used to instant foods. There are a variety of other traditional foods that are available other than jjinppang. VIsitors can also engage in hands-on progarms at Anheung Jjinppang Morak Morak Village, a cultural center dedicated to Anheung jjinppang.

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