Korea Travel Atlas lists 8 places in Gwangju.
By category: Heritage 1 · Culture 4 · Nature 1 · Nightlife 1 · Market 1
KTO Official DataCultureLocal ExperienceGwangju
국립아시아문화전당 (ACC)
Asia Culture Center is a world-class subterranean cultural sanctuary designed by Kyu Sung Woo on the historic May 18 Gwangju Uprising site, featuring cutting-edge arts and sunken plazas.
KTO Official Data무등산국립공원 (주상절리대)
Mudeungsan National Park is a UNESCO Global Geopark soaring 1,187 meters above Gwangju, world-famous for its colossal 87-million-year-old polygonal volcanic columnar joints.
KTO Official DataCultureArt & Mural VillageGwangju
양림동 역사문화마을 (펭귄마을)
Yangnim-dong is Gwangju’s premier modern history and arts quarter, blending 120-year-old Western missionary brick manors with the whimsical upcycled junk-art alleys of Penguin Village.
KTO Official DataMarketTraditional MarketGwangju
1913 송정역시장
1913 Songjeong Station Market is a centenarian heritage marketplace transformed into a hip retro culinary destination, preserving vintage storefronts alongside artisanal street food.
KTO Official DataCultureArt & Mural VillageGwangju
광주 예술의 거리
Gwangju Art Street is the creative soul of the City of Light, a 300-meter bohemian promenade preserving traditional Southern Korean ink-wash painting, antique curio shops, and galleries.
KTO Official DataHeritageHistoric LandmarkGwangju
5·18 기념공원
May 18 Memorial Park is a solemn 205,000-square-meter urban memorial sanctuary preserving the spirit of Gwangju’s historic democratization movement through monumental statues and tranquil forests.
KTO Official Data국립광주박물관
Gwangju National Museum is a premier cultural treasure house showcasing over 20,000 Yuan Dynasty maritime porcelain relics salvaged from the 14th-century Sinan Shipwreck, alongside Honam ancient art.
KTO Official DataNightlifeRooftop & Skyline ViewGwangju
사직공원 전망타워
Sajik Park Observatory Tower is Gwangju’s premier panoramic sky deck, rising atop a sacred historic royal altar hill to offer 360-degree vistas of downtown and Mount Mudeungsan.