Busan
This magnificent temple is Busan’s best sight. Despite its city location, Beomeo-sa is a world away from the urban jungle, with beautiful architecture set…
Must-see attractions in Busan
Busan
Anyone with a love of seafood and a tolerance for powerful odours could easily spend an hour exploring the country’s largest fish market. Narrow lanes…
Busan
This historically rich, mountainside slum became a tourist destination after an arty makeover in 2009, when students decided to brighten up the…
Busan
Haeundae is the country’s most famous beach. During the peak August travel season, umbrellas mushroom across the 2km-long beach while frolickers fill the…
Busan
Originally launched in 1964 as Korea's first cable car, the Songdo Beach attraction reopened in 2017, measuring a distance of 1.62km – four times what it…
Busan
Hard to find, difficult to reach and a wonder to behold, this hermitage has Buddhist images meticulously etched into stone. Visually powerful in scale and…
Busan
Travellers climbing Geumjeong-san (금정산; Geumjeong Mountain) expecting to see a fort will be disappointed because there isn’t one. Geumjeong Fortress…
Busan
Add this cable car to your list of must-do activities. The panoramic view of development coursing through valleys of verdant mountains is breathtaking. On…
Busan
On the southern tip of Yeongdo (영도; Yeong Island), experience the city’s rugged coastline along a well-groomed walking path. For those less inclined to…
Busan
The museum opened in July 2017 as the first film exhibition and experience in South Korea. Inside, visitors can pose with statues of their favourite…
Busan
Among the city's seven beaches, Gwangan is the best option for access and quality (the other beaches are Haeundae, Dadaepo, Songdo, Songjeong, Ilgwang and…
Busan
If the trails of Geumjeong Fortress seem more like work than pleasure, there are opportunities to explore Busan’s natural beauty at a more leisurely pace…
Busan
This is the only United Nations cemetery in the world and is the final resting place of 2300 men from 11 nations, including the UK, Turkey, Canada and…
Busan
One of the country's few temples situated on the coast, Haedong Yonggung offers spectacular views of the temple grounds and surrounding ocean. Located…
Busan
The hour it takes to walk through this small museum will be time well spent. There's a surprising amount of English material documenting the history of…
Busan
Close to the shopping in Nampo-dong, this humble park is home to the 118m-high Busan Tower. If the haze is not too thick, daytime views of container-ship…
Busan
Built on a former US army base, this pleasant city park features nearly one million trees and shrubs of 97 different species. Its paths stretch past…
Busan
A modest gallery – hardly a must-see – but an interesting diversion on a rainy day. Houses works by local Busan artists, plus a handful of international…
Busan
If the haze is not too thick, daytime views of container-ship traffic in the harbour from this 188m-high tower provide a sense of the port’s scale of…
Busan
During the Christmas season, the streets are aglow and the area around the statute might be the most beautiful place in the city for an evening stroll.
Busan
Located on Dongbaekseom Island, the grounds of this contemporary memorial and conference hall offers great sea views and are a nice place for a stroll.
Busan
This park features a cable car, located about 150m from the park entrance; follow the Ropeway signs.
Busan
An attractive gate on Geumjeong-san, but less visited because it's off the ridge trail.