Most-visited places in Jeollanam-do
Share of Jeollanam-do trips that stopped at each place, with the typical time spent and the average rating out of 5.
1Yi Sunsin Square 이순신광장
12.2%Market, street & shopping · usually 30 min · rated 4.2 · 66% would return
Yi Sunsin Square is located in Jungang-dong, Yeosu-si and contains the history and achievements of General Yi Sunsin. The square is the starting point for the history culture tourism belt and the surrounding artifacts and in May hosts the Turtle Ship Festival.
74 Jungang-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
2Odongdo Island 오동도
8.5%Nature & beach · usually 1 h 30 min · rated 4.4 · 71% would return
Odongdo Island, located off the coast of Yeosu, offers breathtaking views with its dramatic coastal cliffs and vibrant camellia blooms. A breakwater connects the island to the mainland, allowing visitors to walk or take the Dongbaek Train to enter the island.
222 Odongdo-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
3Suncheonman National Garden 순천만국가정원
7.7%Nature & beach · usually 2 h 30 min · rated 4.6 · 87% would return
Suncheonman National Garden & Suncheonman Wetland is the first national garden of South Korea and one of the five major coastal wetlands in the world. The national garden spans 1.12 million square meters and is located in Dosa-dong, Suncheon-si.
47 Gukgajeongwon1ho-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
4Juknokwon (Bamboo Garden) 죽녹원
7.1%Nature & beach · usually 1 h · rated 4.5 · 87% would return
Juknokwon in Damyang is a bamboo forest cultivated by the town of Damyang. This bamboo forest, at approximately 160,000 ㎡ in size, was formed in May 2003.
119 Jungnogwon-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
5Gwanbangjerim Forest 담양관방제림
6.8%Nature & beach · usually 30 min · rated 4.6 · 83% would return
Located in Damyang, Jellanam-do, Gwanbangjerim Forest (Natural Monument) is a forest that was made along the banks of Damyangcheon Stream. The two-kilometer-long forest stretches from Dongjeong Village in Namsan-ri to Hwanggeum-ri, Subuk-myeon and Gangui-ri, Daejeon-myeon.
1, Gaeksa-ri, Damnyang-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
6Hanhwa Aqua Planet Yeosu 아쿠아플라넷 여수
6.5%Museum & culture · usually 2 h · rated 4.5 · 68% would return
Hanhwa Aqua Planet Yeosu is the second largest aquarium in Korea and the first to be built entirely aboveground. Opened in 2012 with the Yeosu World Expo, the aquarium is an environmentally friendly building, using solar power for most of its energy use.
61-11 Odongdo-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
7아르떼뮤지엄 여수 ARTE Museum Yeosu
6.3%Museum & culture · usually 1 h 30 min · rated 4.6 · 70% would return
8Damyang Meta Provence 메타프로방스
5.5%Market, street & shopping · usually 30 min · rated 3.9 · 69% would return
Meta Provence is a tourist complex located in Damyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, which attracts approximately 5 million tourists a year, and is located right next to Damyang Metasequoia-lined Road, once selected as one of Korea’s most beautiful tree-lined roads.
2-17, Gipeunsil-gil, Damyang-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
9Mokpo Marine Cable Car 여수해상케이블카
5.4%Hands-on experience · usually 1 h · rated 4.4 · 79% would return
Mokpo Marine Cable Car departs from the North Port Terminal, ascends to the summit of Yudalsan Mountain where it rotates 90 degrees, then traverses over Mokpo and the Dadohae Sea to reach Gohado Island.
240 Haeyangdaehak-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
10Hamel Lighthouse 하멜등대
5.2%Nature & beach · usually 30 min · rated 4.0 · 42% would return
One of the actual locations that served as a backdrop for the drama " Behind Your Touch," this lighthouse, named after Hendrick Hamel, the author of "Hamel's Journal and a Voyage to Lilliput," is situated at the end of the breakwater in Yeosu Harbor Marine Park.
96 Hamel Road, Yeosu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Highest rated among places visited on 10+ trips: 목포해상케이블카 북항승강장 (4.83), Suncheonman Bay (4.70), 보성녹차밭 (4.70).
Where travelers ate
Restaurants, bakeries and cafés visited on 10+ different trips. Names without an official English entry are shown in Korean, which is what you will need on a map app.
- 꽃돌게장1번가 (Kkotdolgejang 1 Beonga) — 3.3% of trips, rated 4.7
- 스타벅스 더여수돌산DT점 (Starbucks Deoyeosudolsan DT) — 3.3% of trips, rated 4.4
- 커피창고로 (Keopichanggo-ro) — 2.5% of trips, rated 4.6
- CLB Bakery (씨엘비베이커리 명륜동본점) — 2.2% of trips, rated 4.3CLB Bakery is a bakery that became even more famous after appearing on various TV shows, including "I Live Alone (2013~)," and is a representative bakery of Mokpo. Its signature menu items are shrimp baguettes and cream cheese baguettes.
- 코롬방제과점 (Korombangjegwa) — 2.2% of trips, rated 4.5
- 순이네 밥상 (Sunine Bapsang) — 2.1% of trips, rated 4.2
Day courses travelers combined
Each course starts at a popular place and adds the places most often visited with it on the same day, in the order travelers usually went. Travel time between stops is not included.
- From Yi Sunsin Square: Hanhwa Aqua Planet Yeosu → Odongdo Island → Yi Sunsin Square (4 h at the stops)
- From Suncheonman National Garden: Suncheon Filming Location → Suncheonman National Garden → Suncheonman Bay (5 h 45 min at the stops)
- From Juknokwon (Bamboo Garden): Juknokwon (Bamboo Garden) → Gwanbangjerim Forest → Damyang Meta Provence (2 h at the stops)
What changes with your travel group
| Group | Trips | Top 3 places |
|---|---|---|
| Couple | 180 | Yi Sunsin Square (19.4%) · Odongdo Island (13.9%) · 아르떼뮤지엄 여수 (ARTE Museum Yeosu) (10%) |
What a trip to Jeollanam-do costs
What Korean travelers paid in total, with paid lodging and arriving by plane, ferry, train or bus — not counting international flights. Prices adjusted to today with Korea’s consumer price index.
| Trip length | Estimated budget | Median total spent | Trips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | ₩191,000 | ₩98,000 | 283 |
| 1 night (2 days) | ₩482,000 | ₩443,000 | 222 |
| 2 nights (3 days) | ₩765,000 | ₩802,000 | 113 |
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Sources
- National Information Society Agency (AI Hub) — Domestic travel log data (trips taken May–Aug; only places visited on 10+ trips are shown)
- Korea Tourism Organization — TourAPI 4.0 English (English names, addresses and descriptions, read 2026-10-22)