Iksan

Worth seeing in and around Iksan

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Wonkwang University

   Wonkwang University is a university located in Iksan, South Korea. Founded as Youilhakrim in 1946, it is one of the few academies affiliated with Won Buddhism.

   2.8 km · University in Iksan, South Korea · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wanggung-ri

   The Archaeological Site in Wanggung-ri refers to the remains of a Baekje-era palace and temple in Wanggung-ri, Wanggung-myeon, Iksan, South Korea. In 2015, it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the item Baekje Historic Areas.

   9.6 km · archaeological site in South Korea · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Byuksung College

   Byuksung College was a private technical college located in Gimje, North Jeolla province, in southwestern South Korea. In 2012 now-Ministry of Education ordered the closure of the college as it failed to implement meaningful policies and changes in response to audits conducted by the Ministry and Board of Audit and Inspection.

   8.7 km · private technical college · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Jewelry Museum

   Iksan Jewelry Museum houses 119,000 rare jewels and fossils.

2. 02
   National Iksan Museum
3. 03
   Prison
4. 04
   Garam Literature Museum

   Garam Byung-gi Lee (Garam is his pen-name) is a scholar of Koran literature who established theory of Modern Korean Sijo (traditional three-verse Korean poem).

5. 05
   Wanggung-ri Relics Museum
6. 06
   Mireuksa Temple Site

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Things to do

1. 01
   Experiencing Prisoners in Prison
2. 02
   Experience
3. 03
   Iksan Jewelry Festival

   You can buy jewelry at reasonable prices as well as watch 60 jewelry companies' colorful jewelry and heartfelt works.

4. 04
   Chrysanthemum Festival

   Various events will be held, including outdoor chrysanthemum exhibitions, promotion and sales of agricultural products, national chrysanthemum product contests, and cultural performances.

From Wikivoyage: Iksan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   East and West Octopus
2. 02
   KwakMangeun Braised Ribs & Rib Soup
3. 03
   Tofu Cafe
4. 04
   Sanchon

   A local restaurant that sells Braised Spicy Chicken.

From Wikivoyage: Iksan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Iksan

Airports

Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 99 km · Muan (MWX), 118 km · Daegu (TAE), 153 km

Stations

Iksan Station, 800 m

• Cheongju → Iksan

  91 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₩12,500–16,700
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• Muan (Piseo-ri) → Iksan

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · ₩15,300–20,400
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• Seoul → Iksan

  180 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · ₩22,000–29,350
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