CoursesDay tripCourse from Korea Tourism Organization

Course 3: Mokpo Gatbawi Rock, the Gatbawi Culture Town museums and the Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain at Peace Plaza

Stops: 7
Straight-line total: 3.3 km
Closed days: 2 stops closed on Mondays
Start → end: Mokpo Gatbawi Rock → Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain

How to get to Course 3: Mokpo Gatbawi Rock, the Gatbawi Culture Town museums and the Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain at Peace Plaza

The first 7 stops are within 1 km of the start in a straight line, and the longest leg is from Mokpo Literary Museum to Mokpo Peace Plaza, 1.6 km in a straight line.

7 stops in order

1Mokpo Gatbawi Rocknext stop 470 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Gatbawi Rock · Peace Plaza · Parks · Yonghae-dong
Hours
Gatbawi Sea Footbridge 06:00–23:00 more
Closed days
Open all year
Fee
Free

Visit information for Mokpo Gatbawi Rock
2Gatbawi Culture Townnext stop 220 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Gatbawi Rock · Peace Plaza · Parks · Yonghae-dong
Hours
Always open
Closed days
Open all year
Fee
Free

Visit information for Gatbawi Culture Town
3National Research Institute of Maritime Heritagenext stop 220 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Cultural facility
Hours
09:00–18:00
Closed days
Korea Tourism Organization Every MondayMokpo-si January 1, Mondays
Fee
Free

Visit information for National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage
4Mokpo Natural History Museumnext stop 380 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Modern History · Museums · Cultural Heritage
Hours
09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)From June to the end of August more
Closed days
Korea Tourism Organization Every MondayMokpo-si Every Monday and other days
Fee
Korea Tourism Organization Adults 3,000 wonMokpo-si Adults (3000)Mokpo-si Individuals: adults (ages 19–64) 3,000 won, youth, military and police 2,000 won, elementary school students 1,000 won, kindergarten children 500 won

Visit information for Mokpo Natural History Museum
5Mokpo Literary Museumnext stop 1.6 km

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Modern History · Museums · Cultural Heritage
Hours
09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)
Closed days
Every Monday / January 1
Fee
Korea Tourism Organization Adults 2,000 wonMokpo-si Adults (2000)

Visit information for Mokpo Literary Museum
6Mokpo Peace Plazanext stop 370 m

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Gatbawi Rock · Peace Plaza · Parks · Sang-dong
Hours
Always open
Closed days
Open all year
Fee
Free

Visit information for Mokpo Peace Plaza
7Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain

Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Gatbawi Rock · Peace Plaza · Parks
Hours
June–August Tuesday–Sunday 20:00April–May more
Closed days
Every Monday
Fee
Free

Visit information for Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain

Getting around without a car

Public transport between stops Google Maps works out the route and the time

1 Mokpo Gatbawi Rock → 2 Gatbawi Culture Town

straight-line 470 m

Public transport directions (Google Maps)
2 Gatbawi Culture Town → 3 National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage

straight-line 220 m

Public transport directions (Google Maps)
3 National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage → 4 Mokpo Natural History Museum

straight-line 220 m

Public transport directions (Google Maps)
4 Mokpo Natural History Museum → 5 Mokpo Literary Museum

straight-line 380 m

Public transport directions (Google Maps)
5 Mokpo Literary Museum → 6 Mokpo Peace Plaza

straight-line 1.6 km

Public transport directions (Google Maps)
6 Mokpo Peace Plaza → 7 Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain

straight-line 370 m

Public transport directions (Google Maps)

Guides: Rainy Days and Museums

Not listed: travel time per leg, total time

Directions: Google Maps

Course 3: Mokpo Gatbawi Rock, the Gatbawi Culture Town museums and the Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain at Peace Plaza: closed days of the stops by weekday

Mon 2

Place	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Closed days as listed
Mokpo Gatbawi Rock								Open all year
Gatbawi Culture Town								Open all year
National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Sources differ — call before visiting
Mokpo Natural History Museum	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Sources differ — call before visiting
Mokpo Literary Museum	closed on Monday							Every Monday / January 1
Mokpo Peace Plaza								Open all year
Mokpo Dancing Sea Fountain	closed on Monday							Every Monday

Closed every weekBlank: not listed as a closed dayNo closed-day data, or the sources differ

Sources

Course source: Korea Tourism Organization (in Korean)
Distances: 6 of 6 legs measured as straight lines between Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI coordinates