Seogu

Jangtaesan Natural Recreational Forest is a place where families come to enjoy forest bathing in a dense metasequoia forest. It was the first recreational forest to be created by the private sector in the country, but it was acquired by Daejeon Metropolitan City in February 2002 and was reopened in 2006 after a remodeling project.

Hanbat Arboretum, the largest manmade arboretum in an urban area in Korea, is in the vicinity of the Daejeon Arts Center, Daejeon Museum of Art, and other cultural facilities, making it the perfect place to dive into nature and enjoy leisure and culture in the heart of the city.

It is a scenic path where you can take in the striking sight of the natural environment and traditional cultural sites of rural areas in the city.

It is a 264m-tall mountain with many fascinating rock forms that consists of nine summits – hence the name, “Gubongsan,” which means “9-summit mountain.”

Boramae Park is a famous park in downtown Daejeon that covers grounds from the front of Daejeon Seo-gu Office, past Daejeon City Hall, and all the way to Tanbang Station. It is a “healing spot” that hosts the Seo-gu Healing Art Festival and Boramae Christmas Tree Festival each year.

The carillon is found inside the 78m-high Hyecheon Tower at Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology and is composed of 78 bronze bells and weighs about 50 tons. It is in the Guinness World Records as the largest carillon in the world.

The Dunsan Prehistoric Site became known to the world when it was first covered by the Chungcheong Ilbo on March 18, 1991. An archaeological project was carried out from early May to mid-September 1991 by the Chungnam National University Museum and the Institute of Korean Prehistory.

After the March 8 Democratic Uprising was designated as a national memorial day, which was the first for the Chungcheong region, in 2018, Dunjimi Park with a memorial tower was renamed 3.8 Democratic Uprising Dunjimi Park.

Wolpyeong Park sprawls over five dong including Wolpyeong-dong, Galma-dong, and Jeongnim-dong, covering 3.99 million ㎡ in total area. It is an ecological park that is called the “lung of Daejeon.” It contains Dosol Gymnasium and offers a scenic view of Naewonsa Temple and the splendid natural surroundings.

The confucian academy was founded to honor Manhoe Kwon Deuk-gi and his son, Tanong Kwon Si, for their academic achievements and virtues. It was designated as Daejeon Cultural Heritage Material No. 3 (March 18, 1998).