Couple, 2 days: Jemincheon lanes and river night views: a route through Muryeong Tomb, Museum & Gomanaru → Gongsanseong & Jemincheon Old Town. 13 stops, estimated cost about ₩75,000 per person (excluding lodging).
The timetable below is built from the distances between stops. You can follow it as is, or open the Gongju planner at the bottom of the page to swap any stop and have the times recalculated.
Starts at 10:00 and wraps up around 19:30. 7 stops, about ₩35,000 per person.
The Songsan-ri hillside holds the tombs of Baekje kings, and the star is the burial of Kin…
A noodle shop focused on pure buckwheat noodles served in a cold, tangy broth or with a sp…
Gomanaru was an old ferry crossing on the Geum River, and its name is tied to a legend about a bear.
A dessert cafe focused on bonnibam, chestnuts simmered and preserved in syrup with the inner skin left on.
A cluster of newly built hanok, traditional Korean houses, set on a slope near the tombs and the National Museum.
A family-run gukbap house, serving the clear beef-bone rice soup that Gongju is known for.
A steel truss bridge across the Geum River, built in the 1930s and now a symbol of Gongju.
A rechargeable transit card (T-money, or the Climate Card in Seoul) works on subways and buses with free transfers. Buy one at a convenience store or station and top it up with cash. Foreign credit cards and cash work in most shops and taxis, but keep some cash for markets and rural buses. A power bank helps too.
Some stops need a reservation. Tap the reservation tag on the card to check in advance.
Palaces, historic houses and temples stop admitting visitors 30 to 60 minutes before closing, so do not save them for last.
For outdoor walks, wear comfortable shoes and carry a bottle of water. It gets windy after sunset, so bring a layer.
Starts at 09:00 and wraps up around 18:20. 6 stops, about ₩35,000 per person.
Built in the 1930s on a rise at the east edge of the old town, this red-brick Gothic church is still a working parish.
A long-standing Chinese-Korean restaurant in the old town, the sort of place where residen…
Jemincheon is a narrow stream that runs north through the old town before it joins the Geu…
A dessert cafe themed around the chestnut, between the literature museum and the boarding-house lanes.
This hillside fortress above the Geum River was the royal citadel of Ungjin, the Baekje ca…
A noodle shop on a lane near Jemincheon that serves knife-cut wheat noodles in a clear, savory broth.
Palaces, historic houses and temples stop admitting visitors 30 to 60 minutes before closing, so do not save them for last.
For outdoor walks, wear comfortable shoes and carry a bottle of water. It gets windy after sunset, so bring a layer.
Lots of walking today. Plan one long rest at a cafe somewhere in the middle.
A rechargeable transit card (T-money, or the Climate Card in Seoul) works on subways and buses with free transfers. Buy one at a convenience store or station and top it up with cash. Foreign credit cards and cash work in most shops and taxis, but keep some cash for markets and rural buses. A power bank helps too.