Things To Do in Mokpo
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Mokpo Attractions
Conveniently, many of the city's top tourist sites are in the Gatbawi Culture District, which is home to the Namnong Memorial Hall, National Maritime Museum, the Mokpo Natural History Museum, the Hall of Folk Culture, and the Culture and Art Center. Plan to spend about 3 hours exploring this area.
Culture and Art Hall
Built in 1997, the four-story center stands overlooking the ocean. It has six exhibition halls and a theater that seats almost 700 people. They don't have any permanent displays here, but have revolving exhibits and occasional folk and international performances. The building is…- Natural Attraction
Yudalsan
The representative mountain in town is Yudalsan; there is a park atop its peak. From here, you can get a nice view of downtown Mokpo and the harbor, as well as the many small islands that dot the archipelago of Dadohae Maritime National Park. There are five pavilions, a memorial…
Mokpo Shopping
Although you won't be packing a live fish in your luggage, it's worth taking a look at the Mokpo Seafood Market. Stands that sell the region's popular delicacy, fermented skate, are everywhere, but you can also find dried fish, the catch of the day, and a lot of other wiggly, shiny, wonderful things from the sea. It's open daily from 7am to 8pm.
About a 5-minute walk from Mokpo Station is Carless Street, where the alleyways are closed to vehicular traffic, and you can view your share of boutique shops and open stalls, selling everything from clothing to manufactured goods from the region.
For large-scale discount and department stores, Mokpo has more offerings than most other cities in the Jeollanam-do region. The most popular is the E-Mart in Okam-dong, open daily from 10am to 11pm. You can get there by taking bus no. 10, 13, 20, 105, 109, 112, 119, or 300. They are also building a new mega-shopping center called Formo (short for "For Mokpo"), which will be a megaplex with stores, amusement centers, and a large movie theater.
Mokpo Nightlife
Being a small city, Mokpo doesn't have a really hopping nightlife. There are the usual cocktail bars and clubs where you can get overpriced drinks and have to pay a premium for the anju (drinking snacks). The hofs are your best bet for inexpensive drinks.
One of the main attractions of Mokpo when the sun goes down is Luminarie, "The Avenue of Light." Located not far from the shops and restaurants of Carless Street, the street of brightly lit arches starts from in front of the Mokpo Cinema down about 500m (1,640 ft.). There are some late-night cafe and bar options on Carless Street as well. Not to be overshadowed, Yudalsan is also brightly lit at night, almost like an amusement park.
