Taekwondowon

TravelSeolcheon-myeon, Muju

Taekwondowon태권도원

A large taekwondo complex in Muju with free entry, an arena and performance hall, hands-on taekwondo and VR zones, and a monorail to a lookout.

Checked Oct 18, 2026

At a glance

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Parking is free.

Hours

10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00). Monorail 10:00–17:00 (last boarding 16:30).

Closed

Closed Mondays, Jan 1, and Seollal and Chuseok (the day itself and the day before). When a Monday or a run of weekdays falls on public holidays, it closes on the next weekday instead.

Admission

Entry is free. Yap! experience hall: taekwondo experience KRW 4,000, VR/AR experience KRW 6,000, combined ticket KRW 8,000. Monorail: adults (19 and over) KRW 4,000; ages 3–18 KRW 2,000. See the official website for details.

Booking

KKday sells a day trip from Seoul to Muju with a taekwondo experience and performance.

Taekwondowon in Muju is a large complex built as a home base for taekwondo practitioners from around the world. It brings competition, hands-on experience, training, education, research and exchange together in one place, with an arena, a performance hall and training facilities, plus lodging and dining on site. At the Yap! experience hall you can try taekwondo or VR and AR programs, and a monorail climbs to an observatory that looks over the whole site.

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Places to stay nearby

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Pension

Opera House Pension

West of Taekwondowon

About 10.6 km away

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Resort

Muju Resortel

South of Taekwondowon

About 11.3 km away

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Pension

Dasup Pension

South of Taekwondowon

About 12.2 km away

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Tips

  • The last monorail ride is at 16:30, so head up to the observatory first if you arrive in the afternoon.

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Facts and main photo: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI). The photo is used under KOGL Type 1 (Korea Open Government License, attribution). KOGL

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Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)KKday

Checked Oct 18, 2026

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