Suncheon Bay National Garden Audio Guide & Tour — Things to Do in Suncheon, Korea

About

Suncheon Bay National Garden is Korea's No. 1 National Garden, created to protect the ecology of Suncheonman wetlands. Spread across a vast site of about 340,000 pyeong, there are 58 diverse gardens, including the Korean traditional garden, Lake Garden, and world gardens from 13 countries.

Designed by world-renowned garden designer Charles Jencks, Suncheon Lake Garden is a landmark that captures the topography of Suncheon, and the 'Dream Bridge' made of about 30 containers serves as an art piece and an art museum in its entirety. With beautiful flowers and trees harmonizing throughout the four seasons, offering visitors peaceful relaxation and world travel at the same time, this place is a key attraction for eco-tourism linked with the Suncheonman wetlands.

Stories you can hear here

15 stories · about 18 min

IntroThe City That Pulled Out Utility Poles for Migratory Birds32 sec
SpotSuncheonman Bay WWT WetlandThe Story of the Quince Tree by the Wetland Resembling Monet's Gardenabout 1 min
SpotKorean GardenThe Traditional Elegance of Buyongjeong Pavilion and the Chimneys of Amisan Mountainabout 1 min
SpotDream BridgeThe Container Bridge Holding 145,000 Paintingsabout 1 min
SpotChinese GardenThe Gate Embracing the Legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtaiabout 1 min

Show 10 more

SpotSuncheon Lake GardenSuncheon Lake Garden and its Conch-Shaped Hillabout 1 min
SpotGerman GardenThe German Garden With a Yellow Carabout 1 min
SpotDutch GardenThe Dutch Garden and Its Grand Windmillabout 1 min
SpotMetasequoia PathA Green Forest Path with Red Phone Boothsabout 1 min
SpotJapanese GardenA 14th-Century Garden Drawn with Waves of Sandabout 1 min
SpotItalian GardenA Terraced Garden Mirroring the Hills of Tuscany57 sec
SpotHooded Crane Maze GardenA Hooded Crane Hidden in the Green Hedgesabout 1 min
StoryThe No.1 National Garden Created to Protect the Mudflatsabout 2 min
StoryThe Hidden Story of Suncheon Bay National Garden28 sec
StoryThe No.1 National Garden That Pulled Out Utility Polesabout 2 min

Preview

There is a city that pulled out its utility poles to protect migratory birds. To keep the wetlands from disappearing, the people of Suncheon planted flowers and trees between the city center and the wetlands to create a massive garden. This is how this place, the first National Garden of the Republic of Korea, began.

Cross the bridge that holds the dreams of children from all over the world, and take a stroll through this special garden that protected nature.

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Visitor info

Address: 47, Gukgajeongwon1ho-gil, Suncheon-si, Jeonnamgwangjutonghapteukbyeol-si
Hours: - October–June 09:00–20:00 (Last admission 19:00) - July–September 09:00–21:00 (Last admission 19:00)
Closed: Last Monday of every month
Admission: Adults 10,000 won / Teenagers and Military 7,000 won / Children 5,000 won ※Please refer to the website for details※