In 2022, the Korea Tourism Organization selected the National Science Museum as an exciting tourist attraction. It opened the Children’s Science Museum that offers customized services for children, who can play and have fun while learning about science and imagine new worlds filled with curiosity and imagination.
The Geological Museum of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Korea’s only museum with a geological theme, is packed with stories and experiences related to stones, fossils, and dinosaurs, children’s all-time favorites. The colossal figure of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the central hall and the giant globe that takes up the first and second floors never fail to grab every child’s attention.
The Bank of Korea Money Museum is Korea’s first money museum where visitors can quench their curiosity about money and its history. The museum displays currency used around the world, including the Korean Won, checks, and postage stamps. Visitors can also participate in educational or experiential programs, which are fascinating ways to learn about money.
Since its foundation in 1971, young scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have led Korea’s science and technology industries. The architectural beauty of the KAIST building and Areumderi Pond lend a unique atmosphere to the campus. Visitors can observe families of geese and ducks crossing the campus as well as young scientists dressed in lab coats; it is a meaningful tour that will inspire children to dream about their future.
The entire property is a child-friendly zone where kids can run around and experience several activities. They can also experience a forest, play in the playground, enjoy various themes, visit exhibitions or theaters, and participate in creative programs designed to stimulate their imaginations.
Children can view all kinds of sea creatures through the 40-meter-wide underwater tunnel. Popular attractions include observing rare or extinct animals originating from Greek or Roman mythology through realistic digital media art, and experiencing science, robotics, biotechnology, and a space odyssey at the Nexperium created with KAIST researchers.
Why not take a short break away from the city’s glaring neon signs and try stargazing under the quiet night sky to imagine what it’s like to be in outer space? The giant refracting telescope attracts a constant stream of visitors—children and adults alike—who find the constellations and virtual space programs fascinating.
Operated under the Korean Ministry of Justice, the park offers experiential programs in the Children’s Law Village for preschoolers and other experiential programs in The World of Law for various age groups, from school-age children to adults. In the Children’s Law Village, children can freely play while familiarizing themselves with the concepts and notions of the law, while in The World of Law, participants can experience a mock National Assembly, a criminal science investigation, the court of justice, and prison to learn about being a good citizen and understand the merits of the law.
Milssam Village is an experience-oriented program at a farming village best known for its Uribaeksemil (locally produced flour) and Sedong lettuce. Participants can learn about growing wheat and making noodle soup, steamed buns, and cookies using locally sourced flour. Other experiential programs include treading on wheat seedlings and dying fabric using natural dyes. The program is ideal for families that wish to learn about the wisdom of life and food.
Sutonggol Valley has long been a favorite destination of Daejeon’s citizens, conveniently located at the terminal of local bus No. 102. One of the popular trekking courses features a low slope along the Gyeryongsan Mountain ridge where visitors can enjoy the sound of birds chirping and dip their tired feet in crisp, clear water amid a lush forest.
Lined with trendy shops and full of the youthful ambiance of the nearby Chungnam National University, Cafe Street is the Yuseong district’s main attraction. Visitors can enjoy checking out all kinds of cafés, including a largescale café combining a restaurant and a bakery, a brunch café, a dessert café styled after North European modernity, a café and pub in one, and much more. The Yuseong Hot Springs, hotels, shopping malls, bookstores, and entertainment centers are all located within the street’s vicinity.
Shinsegae Art & Science is a new cultural space that combines art and science in beautiful and surprising ways. The center contains the Seongsu Misulgwan, a painting café that displays works by famous artists and allows visitors to paint their own artworks. The Daejeon Brand Store on the eighth floor features the Daejeon Expo mascot Kkumdori, while the Sky Park on the rooftop welcomes visitors who wish to enjoy the panoramic view of Gapcheon Stream and the Expo Park, making Shinsegae Art & Science a new landmark in Daejeon City.
At Expo Science Park, packed with the city’s landmarks, parents can reminisce about their younger days, and children can frolic around the music fountain and ride the kickboard. The park provides tourists with a variety of must-see attractions, such as the Hanbit Tower (an observatory), which resembles a space station, the Expo Commemorative Center, which displays the 1993 Daejeon Expo and the mascot Kkumdori, the Expo Bridge, which exudes an aura of romance when it lights up after sundown, and Gapcheon Stream, the ideal place to watch the sunset.
The Sunghyeonseowon Confucian Academy was the first Confucian academy built in Daejeon. Despite its turbulent history spanning significant events such as the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and the abolition of the Confucian academies by royal decree in 1871, the academy stands renewed and upright, exuding the spirit of the Daejeon literati. Visitors can learn hidden stories from the full-time docent specializing in Korean history and enjoy the view of verdant trees and pink crepe myrtle flowers from the ancient pavilion.
Daejeon National Cemetery is a sacred place where patriotic martyrs who died fighting for the freedom and peace of the country rest in peace. Patriotic Footpath, a 10 km trail that envelops the cemetery, consists of seven trails, including the Metasequoia Path, Bohun Baerongnamu Path, and Danpung Path, which are named after the tree and flowers found along the trail. This trail for healing and relaxation amid nature is inhabited by squirrels and deer, making it a favorite spot for Daejeon’s citizens.
Yuseong Five-Day Market, held at intervals every four and nine days, boasts a century of tradition. The market has long specialized in seafood from Taean and Daecheon and produces cultivated in Nonsan and Gongju. Visitors must not miss out on delicious local dishes such as tteokbokki, mung bean pancakes, and sweet rice punch.
Easily accessible by public transport (subway/bus) and close to hot spots such as Yuseong Hot Spring Park, Bongmyeong-dong Café Street, Daehangno Street, and Gapcheon Trail, Yuseong Hot Springs is regarded as the best hot spring resort in Korea. The hot springs maintains clean water and is part of the Hot Spring Culture Festival, providing guests with relaxation, experience programs, and delicious food.
Founded and donated by local businessman Lee In-gu, Yurim Park provides its residents with the beautiful scenery of four distinct seasons, with cherry blossoms, Retusa fringe trees, trumpet creepers, and chrysanthemums. The park also contains Bandoji Pond, a pine tree grove, a grass plaza, and a public library
Together with Chungnam National University and KAIST, Annyeong Village organizes various collaborations between young people and merchants. They discover new brands for the “Annyeong Store” and hold flea markets. Once an old village crowded with memories of the past, it has been transformed into a trendy village with beautiful promenades.
In 2022, the Korea Tourism Organization selected the National Science Museum as an exciting tourist attraction. It opened the Children’s Science Museum that offers customized services for children, who can play and have fun while learning about science and imagine new worlds filled with curiosity and imagination.
The Geological Museum of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Korea’s only museum with a geological theme, is packed with stories and experiences related to stones, fossils, and dinosaurs, children’s all-time favorites. The colossal figure of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the central hall and the giant globe that takes up the first and second floors never fail to grab every child’s attention.
The Bank of Korea Money Museum is Korea’s first money museum where visitors can quench their curiosity about money and its history. The museum displays currency used around the world, including the Korean Won, checks, and postage stamps. Visitors can also participate in educational or experiential programs, which are fascinating ways to learn about money.
The Tandongcheon Stream flowing in front of the Money Museum is a major attraction during the cherry blossom season.
Since its foundation in 1971, young scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have led Korea’s science and technology industries. The architectural beauty of the KAIST building and Areumderi Pond lend a unique atmosphere to the campus. Visitors can observe families of geese and ducks crossing the campus as well as young scientists dressed in lab coats; it is a meaningful tour that will inspire children to dream about their future.
The entire property is a child-friendly zone where kids can run around and experience several activities. They can also experience a forest, play in the playground, enjoy various themes, visit exhibitions or theaters, and participate in creative programs designed to stimulate their imaginations.
Children can view all kinds of sea creatures through the 40-meter-wide underwater tunnel. Popular attractions include observing rare or extinct animals originating from Greek or Roman mythology through realistic digital media art, and experiencing science, robotics, biotechnology, and a space odyssey at the Nexperium created with KAIST researchers.
Why not take a short break away from the city’s glaring neon signs and try stargazing under the quiet night sky to imagine what it’s like to be in outer space? The giant refracting telescope attracts a constant stream of visitors—children and adults alike—who find the constellations and virtual space programs fascinating.
Operated under the Korean Ministry of Justice, the park offers experiential programs in the Children’s Law Village for preschoolers and other experiential programs in The World of Law for various age groups, from school-age children to adults. In the Children’s Law Village, children can freely play while familiarizing themselves with the concepts and notions of the law, while in The World of Law, participants can experience a mock National Assembly, a criminal science investigation, the court of justice, and prison to learn about being a good citizen and understand the merits of the law.
Milssam Village is an experience-oriented program at a farming village best known for its Uribaeksemil (locally produced flour) and Sedong lettuce. Participants can learn about growing wheat and making noodle soup, steamed buns, and cookies using locally sourced flour. Other experiential programs include treading on wheat seedlings and dying fabric using natural dyes. The program is ideal for families that wish to learn about the wisdom of life and food.
Sutonggol Valley has long been a favorite destination of Daejeon’s citizens, conveniently located at the terminal of local bus No. 102. One of the popular trekking courses features a low slope along the Gyeryongsan Mountain ridge where visitors can enjoy the sound of birds chirping and dip their tired feet in crisp, clear water amid a lush forest.
The Tandongcheon Stream flowing in front of the Money Museum is a major attraction during the cherry blossom season.
Lined with trendy shops and full of the youthful ambiance of the nearby Chungnam National University, Cafe Street is the Yuseong district’s main attraction. Visitors can enjoy checking out all kinds of cafés, including a largescale café combining a restaurant and a bakery, a brunch café, a dessert café styled after North European modernity, a café and pub in one, and much more. The Yuseong Hot Springs, hotels, shopping malls, bookstores, and entertainment centers are all located within the street’s vicinity.
Shinsegae Art & Science is a new cultural space that combines art and science in beautiful and surprising ways. The center contains the Seongsu Misulgwan, a painting café that displays works by famous artists and allows visitors to paint their own artworks. The Daejeon Brand Store on the eighth floor features the Daejeon Expo mascot Kkumdori, while the Sky Park on the rooftop welcomes visitors who wish to enjoy the panoramic view of Gapcheon Stream and the Expo Park, making Shinsegae Art & Science a new landmark in Daejeon City.
At Expo Science Park, packed with the city’s landmarks, parents can reminisce about their younger days, and children can frolic around the music fountain and ride the kickboard. The park provides tourists with a variety of must-see attractions, such as the Hanbit Tower (an observatory), which resembles a space station, the Expo Commemorative Center, which displays the 1993 Daejeon Expo and the mascot Kkumdori, the Expo Bridge, which exudes an aura of romance when it lights up after sundown, and Gapcheon Stream, the ideal place to watch the sunset.
The small Useongisan Mountain behind Expo Science Park has become a hotspot on social media. The mountain, a 10-minute walk from the Park, provides visitors with scenic nighttime views of Hanbit Tower, Expo Bridge, the Government Building, and Gapcheon Stream.
The Sunghyeonseowon Confucian Academy was the first Confucian academy built in Daejeon. Despite its turbulent history spanning significant events such as the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and the abolition of the Confucian academies by royal decree in 1871, the academy stands renewed and upright, exuding the spirit of the Daejeon literati. Visitors can learn hidden stories from the full-time docent specializing in Korean history and enjoy the view of verdant trees and pink crepe myrtle flowers from the ancient pavilion.
Daejeon National Cemetery is a sacred place where patriotic martyrs who died fighting for the freedom and peace of the country rest in peace. Patriotic Footpath, a 10 km trail that envelops the cemetery, consists of seven trails, including the Metasequoia Path, Bohun Baerongnamu Path, and Danpung Path, which are named after the tree and flowers found along the trail. This trail for healing and relaxation amid nature is inhabited by squirrels and deer, making it a favorite spot for Daejeon’s citizens.
Yuseong Five-Day Market, held at intervals every four and nine days, boasts a century of tradition. The market has long specialized in seafood from Taean and Daecheon and produces cultivated in Nonsan and Gongju. Visitors must not miss out on delicious local dishes such as tteokbokki, mung bean pancakes, and sweet rice punch.
Easily accessible by public transport (subway/bus) and close to hot spots such as Yuseong Hot Spring Park, Bongmyeong-dong Café Street, Daehangno Street, and Gapcheon Trail, Yuseong Hot Springs is regarded as the best hot spring resort in Korea. The hot springs maintains clean water and is part of the Hot Spring Culture Festival, providing guests with relaxation, experience programs, and delicious food.
The Sunghyeonseowon Confucian Academy was the first Confucian academy built in Daejeon. Despite its turbulent history spanning significant events such as the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and the abolition of the Confucian academies by royal decree in 1871, the academy stands renewed and upright, exuding the spirit of the Daejeon literati. Visitors can learn hidden stories from the full-time docent specializing in Korean history and enjoy the view of verdant trees and pink crepe myrtle flowers from the ancient pavilion.
The park holds the annual Yuseong Chrysanthemum Exhibition in October. It is the best season to enjoy the perennially beautiful park filled with fresh and fragrant chrysanthemums
Together with Chungnam National University and KAIST, Annyeong Village organizes various collaborations between young people and merchants. They discover new brands for the “Annyeong Store” and hold flea markets. Once an old village crowded with memories of the past, it has been transformed into a trendy village with beautiful promenades.
