Tongyeong Fisheries Science Museum Audio Guide & Tour — Things to Do in Tongyeong, Korea

About

Tongyeong Fisheries Science Museum is an eco-friendly marine nature learning center where the sea, humans, and science harmonize. You can explore the history of the Tongyeong Traditional Fishing Boat, the birth of the sea, and the development history of shipping and fisheries through colorful planned exhibitions and five-senses experiences. There are also plenty of things to enjoy with children, such as an experience room where you can touch live marine creatures yourself and a vivid digital aquarium.

Stepping outside, you will find the Balhae 1300 Memorial Monument and the Fishermen's Memorial Tower, and from the open observation deck, you can enjoy the embroidered islands of Hallyeosudo and spectacular sunset views.

Stories you can hear here

8 stories · about 7 min

IntroA Monument to the Crew Who Set Sail on a Raft27 sec
SpotRobot Fish46 sec
SpotTongyeong Traditional Fishing Boatabout 1 min
SpotOctopus Longline_20th centuryabout 1 min
SpotMarine Fossils of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras_Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras48 sec

Show 3 more

SpotCoral and Sponge Specimens54 sec
SpotTonggumingi (Traditional Fishing Boat)_200248 sec
SpotCenozoic and Mesozoic Marine Life Fossils_Mesozoic~Cenozoic era39 sec

Preview

A group of explorers once set out to cross the sea on a single raft. Here on a hill overlooking the waters of Tongyeong stands a monument honoring the crew who lost their lives on that expedition. Take in the view of the islands from this place, which holds the history and life of the sea.

This guide will introduce the main exhibits here one by one. Just play the audio in front of the exhibits you want to see.

Keep listening in the app — stories play automatically by GPS as you get close.Keep listening in the app

Visitor info

Address: 628-111, Cheokpo-gil, Sanyang-eup, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Hours: 09:00~18:00 (Ticketing closes at 17:30)
Closed: Every Wednesday, day of Seollal and Chuseok (If Wednesday is a public holiday, the following day)
Admission: Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won