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Mokpo Natural History Museum (목포자연사박물관) - Homepage : museum.mokpo.go.kr - Tel : +82-61-274-3655 Mokpo Natural History Museum is located inside of Gatbawi Culture Town, one of the major tourist attractions in Mokpo. The museum consists of a natural history hall and local history hall. The museum features many rare dinosaur fossils as well as cultural artifacts and exhibitions. - Address : 135 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do ※ Introduction Information - Ccapacity : - Inquiries and Guides +82-61-274-3655 - Parking : Available - Parking fee : Free - Rest date : Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday), New Year’s Day - Use fee : Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,000 won / Preschoolers 500 won - Use time : 09:00-18:00 * Weekends & public holidays June-August - 09:00-19:00 * Last ticketing is 1 hr before closing - Scale : - Touring Time : 목포자연사박물관 (2) 목포자연사박물관 (3) 목포자연사박물관 (4) 목포자연사박물관 (5) 목포자연사박물관 (6) 목포자연사박물관 (7) 목포자연사박물관 (8) 목포자연사...

Mokpo Culture & Arts Center (목포문화예술회관) - Homepage : hart.mokpo.go.kr (Korean only) - Tel : +82-61-270-8484 Mokpo Culture & Arts Center is in Yonghae-dong, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do. The center opened in July 1997 and has two buildings, an exhibition hall, which includes seven exhibition rooms and two special rooms, and performance hall, which has a 698-seat auditorium. Mokpo Culture & Arts Center was established to provide opportunities for the local community to enjoy cultural and creative arts. - Address : 102, Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do ※ Introduction Information - Ccapacity : 500 seats (6 designated seats for people with disabilities) - Inquiries and Guides • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-270-8484, +82-61-270-4300 - Parking : Available - Parking fee : - Rest date : - Use fee : Varies by performance - Use time : Varies by performance - Scale : Site area 44,100 ㎡, total ground area 8,704 ㎡ B...

National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage (국립해양문화재연구소) - Homepage : www.seamuse.go.kr - Tel : +82-61-270-3001 The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage is located along Gatbawi Culture Street in Mokpo. Managed by the Cultural Heritage Administration, it is the only marine museum in Korea to display marine cultural relics. Opened in 1994 as the National Maritime Museum, the name was changed in 2009. The two-story institute houses over 2,000 relics excavated from the sea around Korea. There are four main exhibition halls as well as an outdoor exhibition space and one special exhibition hall. Through the exhibits, visitors can see ships from the past as well was learn about the lifestyle and culture of people living in coastal villages. - Address : 136 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do ※ Introduction Information - Ccapacity : - Inquiries and Guides +82-61-270-3001 - Parking : Available - Parking fee : Free - Rest date : Mondays - Use fee : Fr...

Mokpo Gatbawi Rock (목포 갓바위) - Homepage : mokpo.go.kr - Tel : +82-61-273-0536 Located on the coast of Yonghae-dong in Mokpo, Gatbawi is a natural sandstone and tafoni formation near the mouth of the Yeongsangang River, where freshwater runs into the sea. Gatbawi is named after its shape, which is said to look like two men wearing traditional Korean hats called “gat” (“bawi” meaning “rock”). The rock is actually made of two individual formations: one measuring 8 meters tall and one 6 meters tall. Valued not only for its aesthetics, Gatbawi Rock is of high geological value as a “natural sculpture” that was formed as a result of years of weathering. The rock formation was officially recognized as a Natural Monument on April 27, 2009. - Address : 166-1 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do ※ Introduction Information - Ccapacity : - Experienceable age : - Inquiries and Guides +82-61-273-0536 - Open date : - Parking : Available - Rest dat...