Gunsan (군산시) is a city in North Jeolla in the south of South Korea.

Understand

Location in South Korea

Gunsan was a major port during the Japanese occupation, and was left relatively unscathed through the Korean war. As a result there is a great deal of Japanese and history and architecture still left.

Gunsan
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Get in

By train

1 Gunsan Station connects the town to Iksan and the wider Korean rail network.

By plane

2 Gunsan Airport has currently (as of September 2015) 2 flights a day each way to Jeju Island.

See

• Gunsan Modern History Museum. History of the city, including its maritime heritage (updated Sep 2015)
• Modern Art Museum. Housed in a formar Japanese colonial bank building (updated Sep 2015)
• Modern History Experience Center. Former foreigner residential area during colonial times, this is now a history museum (updated Sep 2015)
• 1 Dongguksa Temple (동국사). Probably the only remaining Buddhist temple in Korea that was constructed in the Japanese style. (updated Sep 2015)
• Gunsan Impi Station. One of Korea's oldest stations, built in 1912. Now a rail museum and sculpture gallary (updated Sep 2015)
• 2 Marine Monument. Monument placed where South Korean marines held the line against overwelming communist forces during the Korean War. (updated Sep 2015)
• Chae Man-Sik Literature Museum. A museum to the famous Korean satirical writer during the Japanese occupation. (updated Sep 2015)
• 3 Jinpo Marine Park (진포해양테마공원), 1-4 Jangmi-dong Gunsan-si, ☏ +82 63-445-4472. Military museum with ships and planes (updated Sep 2015)

Do

• Saemangeum New Year Festival. The Gunsan sea wall is the world's longest, and every January 1st there is a festival to celebrate the new year here. (updated Sep 2015)
• 1 Seonyudo Island (선유도), Seonyudo-ri, Okdo-myeon, Gunsan-si 전북 군산시 옥도면 선유도리 (From Gunsan Station or Gunsan Bus Terminal, take Bus 7 (1 hour intervals). Get off at Gunsan Coastal Ferry Terminal (연안여객터미널). The ferry departs departs 6-7 times a day (13-14 times during the peak summer season).), ☏ +82 63-454-3337. Seonyudo (선유도) is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the west coast during the summer. It lies in the heart of the Gogunsan-Yeoldo archipelago and consists of some 20 islands in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. Visitors to the island can also see Munyeodo, Jangjado, and Daejangdo nearby as there are bridges linking the four islands. The starting point of the tour is a small town named "Jinri" adjacent to Seonyudo Beach. On the island you'll find lodgings and restaurants. The town often becomes crowded during peak times in the summer, so if you want to avoid the crowds you may want to rent a bicycle and cross the bridge to Munyeodo or Jangjado or ride over to Jinwolri on the other side of Mangjubong Hill. There are a few restaurants on the island, but not that many options. The ferry costs ₩12,800 for an adult, ₩11,600 for a child, and ₩10,400 for seniors.. (updated Sep 2015)

Buy

• Gunsan Oldam Public Market. Traditional market (updated Sep 2015)

Eat

• Miz Cafe. Former warehouse, and now a cafe and book shop (updated Sep 2015)

Sleep

• Gunsan Country Club (군산컨트리클럽), ☏ +82 63-472-3333. (updated Sep 2015)
• 1 Best Western Hotel, 435 Saemangeumbuk-ro Gunsan, 573-540, ☏ +82 634691234. (updated Sep 2015)

• 2 W Hotel, 전라북도 군산시 소룡동 1554-9, ☏ +82 63-464-6205. (updated Sep 2015)

Go next

• Iksan is connected to Gunsan on the rail link