Places to visit in Jeongseon

A U-shaped glass observatory overlooking the Korean Peninsula-shaped bend of the Donggang River — a must for photos

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Where the Goljicheon and Songcheon streams meet — a 30-minute morning walk past the Maiden Statue and along a 120m brushwood-bridge loop trail

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Browse Jeongseon's signature market while snacking on suriwi rice cakes and buckwheat pancakes (5-day market, on dates ending in 2 and 7)

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A thrilling zipline that launches from a cliff and speeds toward the Donggang River's Korea-shaped landform at over 100km/h

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A gold mine and limestone cave-themed exploration — ride the monorail up and finish with a go-kart experience

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A bright yellow building near the skywalk — a view cafe whose terrace overlooks downtown Jeongseon

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An old-school restaurant regarded as the originator of Jeongseon's gondre rice — a stone pot heaped with fragrant herb rice (cooking takes about 20 minutes)

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A 50-year-old restaurant near Jeongseon Station known for hwanggi (astragalus) pig's trotters and kotdeungchigi noodles

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An old-school buckwheat restaurant at Jeongseon Market — try gondre rice, kotdeungchigi noodles, and potato dumpling soup all in one place

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