Come to Gwangmyeong Cave, soon to be a world-caliber tourist destination~
Createdd 2016-03-11 Hit 1686
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I went to a cave in Gyeonggi Province! What am I talking about? I’m talking about Gwangmyeong Cave!
Opened in 1912 under the name Gahak Mine, Gwangmyeong Cave used to be the only mine in the Korean capital region for gold, silver, and copper. In 2011, Gwangmyeong City bought the mine, which had been abandoned in 1972, reinforced it and opened an art center inside the mine. This was part of the city’s efforts to restructure the environment of Gahaksan Mountain and develop the site as a new cultural and artistic tourism resource.
Did you know the fact that 1.9 million people visited the Cave between July 2011 when it opened and December 2015?
You can get there using public transportation. Take bus no. 17 from Exit no. 2 of Cheolsan Station and travel 30 to 40 minutes to arrive at Gwangmyeong Cave.
The Snow and Light Festival is taking place inside and outside of Gwangmyeong Cave Theme Park until February 28. It’s your chance to see some fantastic holograms and laser performances!
Gwangmyeong Cave has been refurbished so that people can enjoy the cave regardless of gender or age. You can experience various activities, explore the cool cave, watch concerts, and even tour the wine cave if you’re an adult who enjoys wine!
Aqua World, where you can meet various sea creatures, is a popular course for tourists as well!
If you enter the cave, you can see beautiful illuminations that light up the cave.
It’s thrilling to see illuminated sculptures in different places inside the cave.
It takes roughly 1 hour to tour the cave! Once you finish your tour, you can join activities outside Gwangmyeong Cave or explore Gwangmyeong City.
Cave Tour Information
Opening hours
Group tour
Gwangmyeong Cave website (http://cavern.gm.go.kr/site/cavern/main.do) → Cave Information → Request group tour
Tour inquiries
070-4277-8902
Cave admission prices
Gwangmyeong Cave won the Grand Prize at the Creative Audition hosted by Gyeonggi Province in 2015! As a result, it received a special grant worth KRW 10 billion from Gyeonggi Province this year.
In addition, at the art center inside Gwangmyeong Cave on February 16, Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil asserted, “We will continue our support to make Gwangmyeong Cave a world-caliber tourist destination and a mecca for creative economy.”
Aren’t you curious to see what Gwangmyeong Cave will look like in the future?
From April 16 to September 4, Gwangmyeong Cave will host the traveling exhibition for the Lascaux Exposition Internationale from France, so don’t miss out!
Gwangmyeong Cave is expected to become a world-caliber tourist attraction! Come visit Gwangmyeong Cave this year!
