Ojukheon House and Gangneung Municipal Museum강릉 오죽헌·시립박물관

At a glance

Ojukheon is one of Gangneung's signature historic sites, because Yulgok Yi I, one of the great Confucian scholars of the Joseon dynasty, was born in its Mongnyongsil room. The house itself dates from the early Joseon period and is designated a Treasure for its architectural value. Around it stand the Munseongsa shrine, the men's quarters (sarangchae), the Eojegak pavilion and the Yulgok Memorial Hall, which shows works by Yulgok, his mother Saimdang and other family members, Maechang and Oksan. The Gangneung Municipal Museum next door covers the Yeongdong region in three parts: a folk hall of farming tools and household goods, a history hall of prehistoric and Buddhist finds, ceramics, books and paintings, and an outdoor area of stone monuments and restored tombs.

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Ojukheon House and Gangneung Municipal Museum · 4 tours & tickets

1. KKdayGangneung autumn foliage & hanok stay 2-day tourAn autumn-season two-day trip from Seoul to Gangneung with Ojukheon, Jumunjin Beach and an overnight stay in a hanok.Book
2. KlookGangneung 3-hour taxi tourA private car with driver for three hours in Gangneung, with set itineraries that include Ojukheon along with Jumunjin, Gyeongpo Beach and Jeongdongjin.Book
3. Trip.comGangwon tourist taxi, 3-hour routeA 3-hour licensed sightseeing taxi for foreign visitors (up to four people) in Gangneung, Chuncheon or Sokcho; one Gangneung route covers Jungang Market and Ojukheon.Book
4. GetYourGuidePrivate Gangneung tour with coastal trail walkA private 10-hour day from Seoul to Gangneung: the Jeongdong-Simgok Badabuchae-gil coastal trail, Seongyojang House, Ojukheon House, a traditional market and the coffee scene.Book

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Tips

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  Look for Mongnyongsil, the room in the main house where Yulgok was born.
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  Visiting on a major holiday? Only the historic house is open on Jan 1, Seollal and Chuseok, so plan the museum for another day.

Nearby

ARTE MUSEUM GangneungAn immersive media-art museum near Gyeongpo Lake, with 12 light, sound and scent installations on the theme of nature in the Gangwon mountains.Gangneung Coffee Street (Anmok)A seafront row of cafés at Anmok Beach that helped make Gangneung Korea's coffee city, with roasters, desserts and an annual coffee festival.Gangneung: Jumunjin Breakwater and Anmok Coffee StreetRecreate Goblin's breakwater scene, sip seaside coffee at Anmok and stroll Gyeongpo — about two hours from Seoul by KTX.Seonjaryeong PassAn old mountain pass on the Baekdudaegan ridge north of Daegwallyeong, best known for its snow-frosted trees on winter hikes.