Jeil Church (Cheongna Hill)

Begin at 1 Jin Alley , a network of pathways decorated with murals that commemorate it as a grassroots site of the National Debt Repayment Movement, which first began in 1907 in Daegu. From the alley, head to 2 Jongno , a longtime Daegu commercial center, and, turning west, follow 3 Yeongnam-daero , the Joseon-dynasty road that once led all the way from Seoul to Busan. Across the way, you’ll see the original 4 Jeil Church , founded by an American Presbyterian missionary in 1898, and housing the Christian History Museum of the First Presbyterian Church of Daegu. Opposite the church, the 5 YMCA was a meeting place for protestors, and its leaders Kim Tae-ryun and Lee Man-jip were key figures in the 1 March independence movement. Southwest, the 6 Old Houses of Lee Sang-hwa and Seo Sang-don were two other very important activists. Continue to 7 Gyesan Catholic Church , an architectural icon of Daegu and one of its first Western-style structures. Go up the 8 March 1st Independence Movement Road , the set of steps used by protestors that leads to the impressive 9 Jeil Church and 10 Cheongna Hill , where you can visit the houses of the missionaries who moved to Daegu in the early 20th century. Finally, for some recent history, there's the 11 COVID-19 Memorial Museum , which commemorates Daegu as ground zero of the outbreak in Korea after the virus spread from China.