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Ganghwa Island Tour Overview

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■ Ganghwa Island Tour Overview



Ganghwa Island is famous for its historical sites such as dolmens, royal palaces of the Goryeo Dynasty, and the late Joseon Dynasty`s uprising site. It is also famous for regional specialties, including blue crab, large-eyed herring and pomfret.



■ Ganghwa War Museum



Panoramic view of the Ganghwa War Museum

Panoramic view of the Ganghwa War Museum



Ganghwa War Museum was established to exhibit, study, preserve, and collect various war remnants related to the war that took place in Ganghwa island since the Goryeo Dynasty to the Korean War. Visitors can also enjoy the Gapgotdon Outpost and take walks in the large lawn locoated within the museum.

“Dondae” (Outpost):a small defense facility made of stones or soil along the coast or borderline




Gapgot-Dondae pavilion Ganghwa Headstones(Group burial markers) Gapgot-Dondae Outpost

left) Gapgot-Dondae pavilion, middle) Ganghwa Headstones(Group burial markers), right) Gapgot-Dondae Outpost



ㅇ Open: 09:00 am ~ 06:00 pm / All year round

ㅇ Address : 18, Haeandong-ro 1366beon-gil, Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea

ㅇ Admission Fee : Free

ㅇ Parking Fee : Free

ㅇ Enquiries : 032-930-7076(Battlefield Administration Office of Ganghwa Facilities Management Corporation)

ㅇ Transportation : By car



■ Jejeokbong Peace Observatory



Panoramic view of Jejeokbong Peace Observatory

Panoramic view of Jejeokbong Peace Observatory

Ganghwado Jejeokbong Peace Observatory opened on September 5, 2008 and is located in the northern part of the Civilian Control Zone. The Observatory consists of four floors. (1F : Local product/gift shop, 2~3F : Observatory). Visitors are required to present a valid idenfication when entering the Civilian Control Zone. Dedicated parking lot is located 10 minutes away by foot from the Observatory building)



Inside the 2nd Floor of observatory Inside the 1st Floor of observatory 3rd Floor of observatory

Left) Inside the 2nd Floor of observatory, Middle) Inside the 1st Floor of observatory, Right) 3rd Floor of observatory



ㅇ Open : Dec. ~ Feb. : 09:00 am ~ 5:00 pm, Mar. ~ Nov. : 09:00 am ~ 6:00 pm/ All year round

ㅇ Address : 97, Jeonmangdae-ro, Yangsa-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea

ㅇ Admission : Audults : 2,500Won, Children : 1,000Won

ㅇ Parking : Available

ㅇ Enquiries : 032-930-7062

ㅇ Transportation : By car

* Persons with disabilities can drive to the top of the observatory



■ Ganghwa Natural History Museum, History Museum



Panoramic view of Ganghwa Natural History Museum

Panoramic view of Ganghwa Natural History Museum

Ganghwa Natural History Museum was established in 2015 and exhibits the various minerals and creatures that make up the Earth at the birth of the solar system. It is close to the Ganghwa History Museum and you can see both of them with one ticket. The History Museum was built near Ganghwa Bugeunri Jiseokmyo (Dolmen Site), National Historic Site No. 137. It displays precious relics such as prehistoric arrowheads, Goryeo Celadon, Joseon Porcelain and modern wood furnitures left by our ancestors from the prehistoric to modern ages through permanent or special exhibitions.



Inside the Museum Panoramic view of History Museum Dolmen Park

Left) Inside the Museum, Middle) Panoramic view of History Museum, Right) Dolmen Park



ㅇ Open : 09:00 am ~ 06:00 pm(Final entrance at 05:30 pm)

ㅇ Closed : Mondays, New Year’s Day, Lunar New Year`s Day & Chuseok Holiday

ㅇ Address : 994-19, Ganghwa-daero, Hajeom-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea

ㅇ Admission : Audult : 3,000Won, Students : 2,000Won, Children : Free

ㅇ Enquiries : 032-934-4296

ㅇ Transportation : By car



■ Restaurant information (Source : Ganghwa Culture & Tourism website)



ㅇ Ileokjo restaurant (Jeotguk galbi-salted pork ribs) : 17, Dongmunan-gil 21beon-gil, Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea / 032-933-4224

- Open : 08:00 am ~ 08:00 pm

- Please use nearby public parking lot.

일억조식당 전경 젓국갈비 백반 사진 젓국갈비 사진


ㅇ Ganghwa Kkotgezip(Crab soup) : 1222, Jungang-ro, Naega-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea / 032-933-2010

- 10:00 am ~08:00 pm, Closed every Tuesday



강화꽃게집 전경 꽃게 백반 사진 꽃게탕 사진


ㅇ Wooriok(Typical Korean Style Meal) : 12, Namsan-gil, Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea / 032-934-2427

- 07:00 am ~09:00 pm, Closed on the day of Lunar New Year`s Day & Chuseok Holiday



- Please use nearby public parking lot.



우리옥 식당 전경 우리옥 실내 사진 백반 사진


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