Daegu
An icon and motif of Daegu, this lovely cruciform church is quite a sight, with its twin spires. Originally constructed in wood, the first incarnation…
Must-see attractions in Daegu
Daegu
This red brick structure is one of the city's historic churches. Within the church is a fascinating history of the building and a collection of Bibles and…
Daegu
This excellent museum has English labelling throughout most of its collection – and what a collection. Armour, jewellery, Buddhist relics from various…
Daegu’s Herbal Medicine Market
Daegu
This market, west of the central shopping district, has a history as vast as its scope. It dates from 1658, making it Korea’s oldest medicine market and…
Daegu
In the north end of the city, Bullo-dong Tumuli-gongwon is an enormous open space covering some 330,000 sq metres. The grassy hillocks that rise like…
Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian School
Daegu
This tranquil Confucian School at the heart of Daegu is an oasis of introspective calm which dates to 1398 (though it was burned down by the Japanese and…
Daegu
Not far from Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral is this very historic hilly area of Daegu, which contains various early-20th-century missionary houses and…
Daegu
These superb botanical gardens in the south of town offer shade from the sun and a huge range of trees and plants, as well as several large greenhouses…
Daegu Yangnyeongsi Museum of Oriental Medicine
Daegu
An interactive museum on the upper two levels has re-creations of traditional clinics and video quizzes, but offers a decreasing number of English…
Daegu
Located within the fabulous former Joseon Siksan Bank building (check out the brickwork) which dates to 1918, this very educational museum gives you the…
Daegu
Once known as Central Park, this is a beautiful spot to flee from Daegu's modernity and fumes; it's a place of birdsong, where old folk and couples gather…
Daegu
This monument records the existence of the old city wall that once ringed the town. The wall was pulled down in 1905, but its history survives in road…
Daegu
A temple in Apsan-gongwon, southern Daegu, with a large, white standing stone Buddha.
