Maebongsan Windy Hill

Thanks to the high altitude and minimal light pollution, Maebongsan Windy Hill is a premier spot for stargazing and photographing the Milky Way. Visitors often visit late at night to see the stars above the giant wind turbines.

Held in Guwau Village, this festival features a sea of over a million sunflowers. Visitors can walk through the fields, visit small art exhibitions, and enjoy the cool summer breeze of the highlands.

It was designated as a Gangwon State monument on February 26, 1980, as a limestone cave created by the gradual dissolution of limestone deposited in the ancient Ordovician period in the past hundreds of years in rainwater and groundwater. It is about 843m in length and has a large square with a width of 50 m and a height of 30 m inside the cave. The temperature inside the cave is 9 to 11 °C, and as the only dry cave in Korea, there are no underground water at the bottom of the cave, but there are 5 to 6 limp pools large and small.

The highest railway station in South Korea, located at an elevation of 855m. While regular passenger trains no longer stop here frequently, it remains a popular photo spot for its symbolic altitude and snowy winter scenery.

During the winter, O2 Resort operates one of the longest sledding slopes in the region. It is a popular family activity for those who find skiing too difficult but still want to enjoy the snow.

Located in the city center, this pond is the legendary source of the 510-km-long Nakdong River. About 5,000 tons of water gush out daily from this spring, which is surrounded by a small public park.