# The 10 best places to visit in Gyeongju

From the relics of the thousand-year Silla capital to Hwangnidan-gil: the Gyeongju sights guides and travellers recommend.

- 18 votes · 15 items
- Dec 13, 2020 · 한지민
- https://even.best/en/l/735/the-10-best-places-to-visit-in-gyeongju

## Top 10

1. **Bulguksa Temple** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Silla temple with the Dabotap and Seokgatap pagodas, a UNESCO site.
2. **Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Site of a Silla secondary palace, especially beautiful lit up at night.
3. **Hwangnidan-gil** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Street of hanok cafés and restaurants.
4. **Cheomseongdae** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 7th-century Silla observatory, one of the oldest in East Asia.
5. **Woljeonggyo Bridge** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Restored Silla wooden bridge, a night-view spot.
6. **Gyeongju National Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Silla relics including the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok.
7. **Hwangnyongsa Temple Site** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Site of Silla's largest temple, once home to a nine-storey wooden pagoda.
8. **Bomun Lake Resort** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Resorts and cherry-blossom roads around Bomun Lake.
9. **Oreung** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Five tombs that are said to be the tombs of Park Hyeokgeose, the founder of Silla, and the kings.
10. **Bunhwangsa Temple** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — This temple was built during the reign of Queen Seondeok of Silla, and has the oldest remaining Silla stone pagoda.
11. **Seokguram Grotto** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Cave temple and Buddha statue on Mount Toham, a World Heritage Site.
12. **Daereungwon Tomb Complex** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Silla burial mounds including Cheonmachong.
13. **Gyochon Hanok Village** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hanok village with the house of the wealthy Choi family.
14. **Yangdong Folk Village** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Joseon-era aristocratic village, a UNESCO site.
15. **Gameunsa Temple Site** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — This is a temple site built to honor King Munmu of Silla, and the twin three-story stone pagodas remain.

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