Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond Travel Guide

Gyeongju-si near Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond: places to visit 18 places, ranked by rating and review count.

The Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond Area is a historic district in Gyeongju, South Korea, centered around the Silla-era palace and pond. This list covers 11 attractions, including Cheomseongdae Observatory, Gyeongju National Museum, and Woljeonggyo Bridge, along with 2 restaurants and 2 hotels. The area also includes Bunhwangsa Temple and Hwangnyongsa Temple Site, with dining options such as Hongik Donkatsu Gyeongju Branch and Giwa Memil Makguksu.

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   Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond

   ★ 4.5(20,727) attractions

   Donggung Palace and Wolji in Gyeongju centers on three restored pavilions and a pond. Viewing the site under e…

2. 

   Cheomseongdae Observatory

   ★ 4.5(20,581) attractions

   Cheomseongdae is a Silla-era astronomical observation structure in Gyeongju, near Hwangnidan-gil. A walking pa…

3. 

   Gyeongju National Museum

   ★ 4.6(13,341) attractions

   The National Gyeongju Museum stands near Gyeongju Donggung Palace and Wolji, showing the history and culture o…

4. 

   Woljeonggyo Bridge

   ★ 4.6(8,830) attractions

   Woljeonggyo Bridge crosses the Namcheon in Gyeongju and leads to Gyochon Village, and it is a wooden bridge wi…

5. 

   Bunhwangsa Temple

   ★ 4.3(1,922) attractions

   Bunhwangsa is a Silla-era Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, next to the Hwangnyongsa temple site. Its main sight is…

6. 

   Giwa Memil Makguksu

   ★ 4.4(706) restaurants

   Giwame Mil Makguksu is a makguksu restaurant in Guhwang-dong, Gyeongju. It serves mul makguksu and bibim makgu…

7. 

   Cheomseongdae Pink Muhly

   ★ 4.4(331) attractions

   Cheomseongdae Pink Muhly is a seasonal flower field beside the path from Donggung and Wolji to Cheomseongdae i…

8. 

   Dain Maeun Deunggalbi Jjim

   ★ 4.2(404) restaurants

   Dain Maeun Deunggalbi Jjim is a deunggalbi jjim restaurant in front of the Hwangnam-dong public parking lot in…

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   Gyerim Forest

   ★ 4.5(185) attractions

   Gyelim is a forest in Gyo-dong, Gyeongju, located between Woljeonggyo Bridge and Cheomseongdae. It holds the b…

10. 

    Gyeongju Oru Hanok Stay

    ★ 4.3(209) hotels

    Gyeongju Oru Hanok Stay is a traditional hanok stay across from the parking lot of Donggung Palace and Wolji P…

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    Seokbinggo

    ★ 4.0(277) attractions

    Seokbinggo is a Joseon-era ice storage built of stone inside Wolseong in Gyeongju. Ice was kept there through …

12. 

    Korean restaurant Dohwadang

    ★ 4.7(104) restaurants

    Dohwadang is a Korean restaurant in a hanok in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju. Its representative dishes are deulgire…

13. 

    Wolseong Fortress

    ★ 4.3(156) attractions

    Wolseong is a tourist site in central Gyeongju where visitors walk around the remains of a Silla royal palace …

14. 

    Anapji

    ★ 4.3(83) places

    Anapji is in Gyeongju. After the sun sets, the illuminated Wolji landscape is visible, and lotus flowers aroun…

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    Gyeongju Hyanggyo

    ★ 4.2(85) attractions

    Gyeongju Hyanggyo is a hyanggyo that began as the state academy of the Silla period, located on the road from …

16. 

    Cheomseongdae Cafe

    ★ 4.4(18) cafes

    Cheomseongdae Cafe is a cafe near Cheomseongdae in Gyeongju. It serves coffee, bread made in-house, and sorbet…

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    Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond Parking Lot

    ★ 4.5(14) attractions

    Donggung Palace and Wolji Parking Lot is in Gyeongju. Parking is free, and both small and large vehicles can p…

18. 

    Bidanbeolle Tea Ticket Office

    ★ 4.3(10) attractions

    The Bidanbeolle train ticket office is in Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju. The train starts at Daereungwon and passes …

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    Daerim Banjeom

    restaurants

    Daerim Banjeom is a Chinese restaurant in Gyeongju. Jjamppong and tangsuyuk are its main dishes, and it also s…