Gyeongju National Museum국립경주박물관

At a glance

Gyeongju National Museum lays out Silla's whole thousand years, from 57 BC to AD 935, which makes it a good first stop before the sites. Galleries on Silla history and art and the Wolji Gallery on royal life in Unified Silla sit alongside an outdoor display of about 1,300 stone bells, pagodas and Buddhas. Nearby, the open-storage building Silla Cheonnyeon Bogo (opened 2019) puts about 3,000 of its stored objects on view.

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Gyeongju National Museum · 4 tours & tickets

1. KKdayGyeongju history day tour from BusanA guided day tour from Busan (Chinese or English guide) to Gyeongju National Museum, Hwangnidan-gil, Daereungwon and Bulguksa Temple.Book
2. KlookBulguksa & National Museum full-day tourA full-day guided cultural tour built around Bulguksa Temple and Gyeongju National Museum.Book
3. GetYourGuideGyeongju museum, tombs & Bulguksa tour from BusanAn 8-hour tour from Busan to Gyeongju National Museum, Hwangnidan-gil, Daereungwon and Bulguksa Temple.Book
4. GetYourGuideGyeongju Evening Express small-group tourA 9-hour small-group tour that runs from afternoon into evening: about 60 minutes at Bulguksa and 45 at Gyeongju National Museum, a walk from Wolseong past Cheomseongdae to Daereungwon, then night views.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Visit early in your trip, so the tombs, temples and palace sites make more sense afterward.
• 02
  On a Saturday between March and October, the late opening until 20:00 frees up your daytime for the sites.

Nearby

Donggung Palace and Wolji PondA Silla palace pond in central Gyeongju whose rebuilt pavilions glow on the water after dark; open until 22:00.Woljeonggyo BridgeA rebuilt Silla-era wooden bridge over the Muncheon stream, with gate towers at both ends and open until 22:00 for the night lights.Cheomseongdae ObservatoryA bottle-shaped Silla stone tower about 9 m tall, believed to date from Queen Seondeok's reign and used to watch the sky; free and open into the evening.Gyochon Traditional VillageA hanok quarter on the site of Silla's first national academy, home to the Choi family house and next to Woljeonggyo Bridge.