본문 시작
taeangun tour
Tourist Sites
Gonam Shell Mound Museum
Gonam Shell Mound Museum, which opened in 2002, has on display the artifacts and relics uncovered from the Gonam Shell Mound. The Gonam Shell Mound refers to a historical site in Gonam-ri, Gonam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, where clamshells dating from the prehistoric period were uncovered. Hanyang University and Hanseo University Museum have conducted annual excavation projects since 1988 to uncover a wide range of artifacts and relics from the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age.
As a result, various earthenware, stoneware, instruments made with bones and accessories made with shells among various other instruments and tools as well as outdoor fire pits have been discovered.
The exhibition hall has on display the artifacts that have been excavated from the site, while the multimedia room screens related videos and the experiential learning center offers an earthenware pattern-making program so that the visitors can experience and learn prehistoric culture and lifestyle.
4270-6 Anmyeon-daero, Gonam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Tidal Flat Eco Park
Contrary to what some people may think, tidal flats are not useless pieces of land; they are actually a part of our invaluable territory and enrich the sea into a place of abundance. It is part of the precious natural heritage that we have inherited from our predecessors. During the late 1980s, land development projects were initiated indiscriminately for the purpose of developing the west coastline. To this end, the tidal flats were reclaimed to build factories, towns and cities, and embankments were built in the estuaries. Such artificial disturbances resulted in the destruction of natural habitats and pollution in the area.
Despite these environmental changes, however, the intertidal zone still serves as a home to a wide range of organisms. Tidal flats may seem ordinary at a glance, but they actually have a high density of organisms, each of which employs a unique survival strategy underground and aboveground. The properties of the sediments as well as the grain size of the sand and other types of soil constituting the tidal flat are the determinants of the type of organisms that inhabit the area.
Taean contains more than 46 different tidal flats, which provide a pristine living environment for diverse types of flora and fauna. The great biodiversity is evidenced by the numbers, with more than 120 species of plants and animals calling the tidal flats their home.
Green Rich Farm
The Green Rich Farm is a place where one can enjoy the beautiful sight of lotus flowers in the middle of the summer, and home to various species of wildflowers and aquatic plants. It is especially a popular place to visit in the middle of the summer when the Lotus Flower Festival is held, and this is also because it is near the famous beaches on the west coast such as Mongsanpo, Cheongpodae and Kkotji beaches. It takes around 2 hours to tour the farm, even when one walks leisurely.
The farm can largely be divided into an arboretum and an aquatic botanical garden. In the arboretum, there are around 300 species of trees and wildflowers including metasequoia, and it is comprised of the Millet Garden, Mandala Garden, Palgwae Flower Garden and Herb Garden, and Pythagoras Garden.
70 Yeonkkot-gil, Nam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Anmyeondo Island Recreational Forest
The Anmyeondo Island Recreational Forest is the one and only natural forest of pine trees in Korea. It is a dense forest of pine trees that are around 100 years old. The pine trees on Anmyeondo Island were used to build the royal palaces and ships in the Goryeo Dynasty, and they began to be managed by the royal family due to the severity of indiscriminate and illegal lumbering activities. Since 1965, the forest has been directly managed by Chungcheongnam-do Province. The House of the Forest, Leisure Center, educational facilities and amenities make this a great place to relax and enjoy “forest bathing” in addition to engaging in various other activities.
3195-6 Anmyeon-daero, Anmyeon-eup, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Cheollipo Arboretum
Cheollipo Arboretum was first private arboretum to be established in Korea, and even became the first in Asia to be certified as the “Beautiful Arboretum of the World.” The arboretum was established by Carl Ferris Miller, who was called the “Blue-eyed Korean.” Cheollipo Arboretum had been a for-research arboretum that was closed off to the public, but it was finally opened to the public in 2009. Of the 7 areas under management, the Miller Garden was opened to the public first. The arboretum houses around 15,984 species of plants including indigenous species as well as introduced species from some 60 countries worldwide.
187 Cheollipo 1-gil, Sowon-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Kkotji Coastal Park
Kkotji Coastal Park is a theme park established in time for the International Flower Exposition in Anmyeondo in 2002 for the purpose of providing a rest area for the public, while maintaining the basic framework of the exposition venue.
Kkotji Coastal Park is a great place to unwind, as it is right next to a beautiful beach and surrounded by the splendid natural environment.
400 Kkotjihaean-ro, Anmyeon-eup, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Anmyondo Jurassic Museum
Anmyondo Jurassic Museum opened its doors in 2011, with the exhibits of dinosaur fossils dating from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods of the Mesozoic era.
Outside the museum, there is an ecological park with waterfalls and Korea’s native pine trees and wildflowers, and throughout the park, there are life-size dinosaur models that move and make the onlookers feel as though they have time slipped back to the era of dinosaurs.
The four-story museum building houses the fossils of Apatosaurus and Spinosaurus and the eggs of Tyrannosaurus that had never been seen before in Korea. In addition to the dinosaur fossils, one can take a look at the natural history of the world starting from the birth of man and information on stars, fossils and minerals. The moving dinosaur models, on the other hand, will make the visitors feel as though they are seeing live dinosaurs in person.
37-20 Gomseom-ro, Nam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Farmkamille
Farmkamille is an herb garden complex that is filled with sweet and refreshing scents of diverse herbs. Farmkamille is a compound word created by combining “farm” and “kamille,” which is another name for chamomile, to signify the fact that it is an herb garden. The 39,600㎡ site contains a garden, herb workshop, healing center and guesthouse, and there are some 500,000 rare plant species including 200 species of herbs, 300 species of wildflowers, and 100 species of shrubs.
Farmkamille has been named Excellent Tourist Farm by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for two consecutive years since 2014. When you walk up to the windmill located on the hill of the farm, you can take a look at the sea across from Mongsanpo, the exotic scenery of which never fails to captivate the onlookers.
56-19 Uun-gil, Nam-myeon, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do