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Ice skating is available at the Pungam World Cup Stadium athletics center for approximately ₩6500. In the front of Gwangju city hall, temporary outdoor ice skating rink will be open in winter, with the price only ₩1000.
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5.18 기념공원 (O-il-pal Gi-nyeom-gongwon)
Gwangju's claim to fame is for its own Gwangju uprising, May 18, 1980. There are two memorials for this moment in its history. The main one is found in the beautiful 5.18 Park, in central Sangmu district. There is an exhibition hall there that enlightens visitors to the events that exemplify South Koreans' struggle against authoritarian regimes and their fight for democracy. While there, follow the walking path to the top of the hill where you can then climb a three-story pagoda and take in a nice view of the more modern part of Gwangju. The other memorial to this occasion is the 5.18 Cemetery, located in the northeast of the city, about 50 minutes from the bus terminal. Again, more monuments and dedications to this moment in history - but make sure the museum is actually opened because the long travel is not really worth it otherwise. The cemetery is open year-round. The operating hour of the museum is from 08:00 to 18:00.
광주학생독립운동기념관
This monument is in the geographical middle of the city. Not widely known, and requires a taxi ride to get to, this monument is rather large and situated in a very quiet park atop a hill. The monument commemorates the student uprising against Japanese Imperialism in the early 1900s. The Park includes an impressive museum with detailed representations of the time. At times English tours are available.
금호월드
This market occupies 15 stories of an office building right behind the main U-Square Bus terminal. From the first basement to the seventh floor, electronic markets took occupancy of that, and from the eighth floor, the building is composed of studio apartments. The building is easily recognizable from its arched roof of glass sitting jutting out of the skyline. Each floor specializes in a different electronic genre. As a market, the starting price is not always the set price like as Yongsan Electronics Market in Seoul, with some bargaining being possible. Remember to be polite, but also haggle a little if you like. The phrase 'Kkak-ka-Ju-Se-Yo (깎아 주세요)', means 'Give me a Discount please', or alternatively 'Hal-In-Hae-Joo-Sae-Yo (할인해 주세요)' has the same meaning. Sometimes this will work, sometimes not. Haggling with them is even hard to natives, buying something in this building as a foreigner is usually not recommended.
The first-team baseball stadium was completed on February 28, 2014. It is the main stadium of Mudeung Stadium, and it is a baseball stadium right next to Mudeung Baseball Stadium. It has been used as the home stadium for the KIA Tigers since the 2014 season. It received great attention because it was the first-tier main stadium in 12 years since the opening of Munhak Baseball Stadium. It has the title of the first open baseball stadium among Korean baseball stadiums, and is actually a professional baseball stadium.
There are no urban railways passing through this place. Although Nongseong Station is close to the straight line, it takes more than 30 minutes to walk 2.2 km, and there is no bus that goes directly to Nongseong Station, walk 1km toward U-Square to take 16 every month, or walk 180m from Nongseong SK View Station Bongseon 37 and walk 800 m more.
Although branch line 1 (City Hall-Kia Gwangju Plant-Yusquare-Champions Field-Gwangju Station) of Gwangju Metro Line 2 was planned, the branch line itself was rejected by the government, and there was no news two years after the construction of the main line, so it will take a considerable amount of years to open the subway station. If a route plan is made to connect U Square and Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, it is likely to be a separate route after Line 3 rather than Line 2.
If you move using Gwangju Metro Line 1, you can get off at Hwajeong Station and transfer to 26 every month, or transfer to Unrim 51 and Advanced 95 at Geumnam-ro 5-ga Station.