hidden gems near Busan

I Found a Forgotten 1905 Train Station in a Small Korean Town — Jinyeong Railway Museum, Gimhae

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Retired Korail diesel locomotive No. 7115 with passenger cars on preserved track at Jinyeong History Park in Gimhae

The station building still wears the same mint-green paint it got back in 1943. Tracks that once carried passengers across southern Korea now stop abruptly in front of a park bench, and a retired diesel locomotive sits quietly beside them. This is Jinyeong Railway Museum — a small, free museum in Gimhae that turned a … Read more

From Volleyball Player to Korea’s National Tenor — Inside a Hidden Free Museum in Yangsan, Near Busan

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Exterior view of Ssangbyeokru Art Hall in Yangsan, a modern building inspired by a Joseon-era pavilion, located beside Yangsancheon Stream

I’d passed this building a few times while walking along Yangsancheon Stream in Yangsan, a small city just north of Busan. Each time, I wondered what was inside. Ssangbyeokru Art Hall in Yangsan turned out to hold a 250-seat concert venue on its ground floor — but the real find was on the second floor: … Read more