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
- Top ChoiceBeomeo-sa
- Top ChoiceJagalchi Fish Market
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…
- Top ChoiceGamcheon Culture Village
This historically rich, mountainside slum became a tourist destination after an arty makeover in 2009, when students decided to brighten up the…
- Top ChoiceHaeundae
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…
- Songdo Marine Cable Car
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…
- SSeokbul-sa
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…
- TTaejongdae Park
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…
- GGwangan
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…
- IIgidae
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…
- HHaedong Yonggungsa
One of the country's few temples situated on the coast, Haedong Yonggung offers spectacular views of the temple grounds and surrounding ocean. Located…
- GGeumgang Park Cable Car
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…
- BBusan Museum of Movies
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…
- UUN Cemetery
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…
- BBusan Citizens Park
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…
- BBusan Tower
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…
- NNurimaru APEC House
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.
- GGeumjeong Fortress
Travellers climbing Geumjeong-san (금정산; Geumjeong Mountain) expecting to see a fort will be disappointed because there isn’t one. Geumjeong Fortress…
- BBusan Modern History Museum
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…
- YYongdu-san Park
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…
- BBusan Museum of Art
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…