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This is a festival that combines the cultural codes of iron across the time and space of Pohang history with art and cultural activities, from the Yeonorang SeoNyeo Ilwol myth to POSCO's success myth. It is the world's only steel festival and consists of exhibitions of steel art works, experience programs, tour programs, and performance programs. Admission is free, but the experience program is partially charged.
이가리닻 전망대
An anchor-shaped observatory facing Dokdo. The direct distance to Dokdo is about 251 km, which contains the people's desire to protect Dokdo. It is 102 m long and 10 m high, and is famous for its sunrise. It is near Igari Beach.
환호 공원
Completed in 2001. The park is divided into several themes, including high-tech science, marine culture, and sports. Landscape facilities such as a science museum, an outdoor park, and an artificial waterfall are established.
Hwanho Park's night view attraction. It is located near Yeongildae Beach. It is one of Pohang's landmarks. It is a work of architectural structures by German Heike Mutter and Ulrich Gentz. The track length is 333 m and the number of stairs is 717. The maximum number of people to experience is 150 at the same time. You can't use it if you're less than 110 cm tall. Access is restricted during strong winds and rain, so you need to check in advance.
양동마을/良洞마을
Yangdong should in no case be confused with the tourist trap "Gyeongju Folk Village". The village consists of estates and houses from the 15th and 16th century. The about 150 buildings are to a large part still inhabited. The main sights include the estates of Yi Hui-Tae (1733), Simsujeong (1560) and Hyangdam (1543). From Gyeongju there are many bus lines to Yangdong (more precise information available at the tourist office). After a 30-minute ride, you have to get off and follow the railway tracks for about a kilometer and a half. After the underpass one will arrive at the folk village in about 15 minutes.
Established in 1572, Oksan Seowon was one of Korea's most important Confucian schools. Contrary to many other Confucian schools it was spared the destruction of the 1860s, but not a fire in the early 19th century that left just 14 buildings standing. In the summer people are camping at the nearby river bank and bathing at the waterfall. One of the nine components of the world heritage site Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies.
One of the last tombs built by the Silla dynasty and the one furthest away from Gyeongju. It is 4 km north of Angangri, about halfway between Oksan Seowon and Yangdong Folk Village.