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Simp'o Destination Guide

Explore Simp'o in South Korea

Simp'o in the region of Gangwon is a place in South Korea - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) East of Seoul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Simp'o

Time in Simp'o is now 08:09 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tong-ri, Togeri-Umji-mal, Daejeon, Daegu, and T'aebaek. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tong-ri . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Simp'o ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Summer Vacation, Hiking in a storm, Jeju Island, Racing and Laughing at People Part 3

6:33 min by Ben Garrido
Views: 447 Rating: 5.00

Made this video for my students in Korea. This covers my race at Taebaek Racing Park. ..

its'S NO BOrING !

0:27 min by visatravel
Views: 302 Rating: 0.00

Travel with Visa, Be a Snowboarder ..


Gyeongju- Ancient Korean royal garden site

0:08 min by dogyearrex
Views: 230 Rating: 5.00

Rex feels like he used to live around here before ..

My diary of my first few days in my little village Erika_buzink's photos around Hambaek village

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 189 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Erika_buzink's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Taebaek

Taebaek is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. Its name is shared with that of the Taebaek Mountains. Situated in 650m ~ 700m, Taebaek is highest city in South Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.17 128.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cities in Gangwon Province (South Korea), Taebaek

Korail

Korea Railroad Corporation, promoted as Korail (코레일), is the national railroad operator in South Korea. Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters are located in Daejeon.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.20 128.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Companies based in Daejeon, Companies established in 1963, Railway companies of South Korea

Hambaeksan

Hambaeksan is a mountain between the county of Jeongseon and the city of Taebaek, Gangwon-do in South Korea. It has an elevation of 1,573 m .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.16 128.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Jeongseon, Mountains of Gangwon Province (South Korea), Taebaek

Taebaeksan

Taebaeksan, also known as Mount Taebaeksan or Mount Taebaek, is a South Korean mountain peak of Taebaek Mountains. It stretches from the city of Taebaek in Yeongwol-gun County, Gangwon-do Province to Bonghwa-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. It has an elevation of 1,566.7 m .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.10 128.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Mountains of South Korea

Hwanseon Cave

Hwanseon Cave (환선굴) is a cave located in Gangwon province, South Korea. It is one of the largest limestone caves in Asia, and the biggest in Korea, with 6.2 km of known passages and a total suspected length of 8 km, 1.6 km of which are visited by over 1 million people per year. In 1966 the South Korea government designated this cave and a neighboring cave not open to the public, Gwaneum cave (관음굴), National Monument 178. Hwanseongul was opened to the public in 1997.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.33 129.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Caves of South Korea, Show caves, Visitor attractions in South Korea