Detourmap
Archaeological & historic sites in South Korea
South Korea has 35 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 35
- Oldest
- Cheonghaejin 828
- Little known
- 30 of 35
- Most from
- 9th century
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7.Gyerim
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Small woodland in Gyeongju National Park, Gyeongju, South Korea
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8.Gold Crown Tomb
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Silla tumulus located in modern-day Gyeongju, South Korea
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19.Gyeongju Chunyang Bridge and Woljeong Bridge
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Korean cultural heritage item (two bridges)
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21.Punchbowl, Korea
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Basin and Korean War battlefield in Haean, Yanggu County, Gangwon Province , South Korea
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in South Korea?
35 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for South Korea with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in South Korea?
Which is the oldest?
Cheonghaejin, dated to 828. 1 of these 35 carry a founding date, 1 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.