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Seonamsa Temple Busan — The 1,300-Year-Old Retreat I Almost Walked Past

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Traditional Buddhist architecture surrounded by trees at Seonamsa Temple on Baegyangsan Mountain

Most travelers visiting Busan for temples head straight to Haedong Yonggungsa on the coast or Samgwangsa for its lantern-lit photo ops. I wanted somewhere quieter — a place where I could sit still without dodging selfie sticks. That search led me to Seonamsa, and it turned out to be the kind of calm I didn’t … Read more

Inside Busan Children’s Grand Park’s Stroller-Friendly Forest Trail (Free Admission, Since 1971)

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Forest section of the deck trail at Busan Children's Grand Park

The weather was too good to waste indoors this weekend, so I went looking for somewhere close to home that wouldn’t turn into a full-day production. That’s how I ended up back at Busan Children’s Grand Park in Choeup, a place I hadn’t visited with my own family in years. Most people who think of … Read more