Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Yongin (South Korea). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: T Express, Gwanggyosan, and Ho-am Art Museum. Also, be sure to include Beomnyunsa in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Yongin (Gyeonggi-do).
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T Express
Also known as: T 익스프레스
Roller coaster in Yongin, South Korea. T Express is a wooden roller coaster at Everland in Yongin, South Korea. It is South Korea's first wooden coaster, Intamin's fourth wooden coaster with prefabricated track, the first ride of this type in Asia, and the first to utilize three trains. It is world's fourth steepest wooden roller coaster. It is also the world's ninth fastest, fourth tallest, and third longest wooden roller coaster. It is also built on a hillside, the layout taking advantage of the terrain.
T Express was ranked as the world's best wooden coaster in Mitch Hawker's online poll in 2008 and 2010.
The biggest change brought by T Express was an increase in the number of customers, especially teenagers and university students. The number of college students increased by 14%, and teenagers by 73% according to Everland statistics.
Rocky Mountain Construction, an Idaho-based manufacturing firm, assisted with the construction of the ride.[1]
Address: 처인구 포곡읍 에버랜드로 199, 17023 용인시
Gwanggyosan
Also known as: 광교산
Mountain in South Korea. Gwanggyosan is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies on the border of Suwon and Yongin, though the wider range extends north and so also borders Uiwang, Gwacheon, Seoul, and Seongnam.
The summit offers views across Suwon, Yongin, and Bundang. The mountain is commonly hiked from Gwanggyo Reservoir in Suwon.[2]
Ho-am Art Museum
Also known as: 호암미술관
Korean paintings in a theme park. The Ho-Am Art Museum is an art museum in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, approximately 40 km south of Seoul. It holds a number of traditional Korean paintings.
The museum was built in 1982 by Samsung and named after their former chairman, Lee Byung-chull. Ho-Am is his pen name which means filling up a space with clear water as lakes do, and being unshakeable as a large rock. It is located in the Everland Resort. The museum includes a re-created Korean traditional garden, known as the Hee Won Garden.[3]
Address: 38, Everland-ro 562beon-gil, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu, 17021 Yongin
Beomnyunsa
Also known as: 법륜사
Buddhist temple in Yongin, South Korea. Beomnyunsa is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Yongin-si, South Korea.[4]
Yongin Daejanggeum Park
Also known as: 대장금파크
Yongin Daejanggeum Park, previously known as MBC Dramia, is an outdoor film set owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi province, South Korea.[5]
Address: 25, Yongcheon drama-gil, Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, 17182 Yongin
Hantaek Botanical Garden
Garden, Park, Relax in park
Address: 2, Hantaengro, Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin
Singal Junction
Also known as: 신갈 분기점
Singal Junction, also known as the Singal JC, is a junction located in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Gyeongbu Expressway and Yeongdong Expressway meet here. It is named after the neighbourhood in which it is located, Singal-dong. The type of junction is combination interchange. It is Sin-gal Junction, not Sing-al Junction.[6]
Address: 기흥구 신갈동, 446-598 용인시
Simgokseowon Confucian Academy
Address: 16-9 심곡로 (Simgok-ro), Yongin
Yong In University
Also known as: 용인대학교
Private university in Yongin, South Korea. Yong In University is a private university located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Founded as a judo school, it expanded to the present-day comprehensive private university offering both undergraduate and graduate courses.[7]
Dankook University
Also known as: 단국대학교
Private university in Yongin, South Korea. Dankook University, abbreviated as DU or DKU, is a private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea, and its original location was in Jongno District and Yongsan District, Seoul.
Dankook University was ranked 148th in Asia by QS Asian Universities Ranking in 2010.[8]
Neutinamu Library
Library
Address: 수지구 수풍로 116번길 22, 16828 용인시