13 Sights in Busan, South Korea (with Map and Images)

Beomeosa is one of the head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Cheongnyeongnopo-dong, Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea. Built on the slopes of the mountain Geumjeongsan, it is one of the country's best known temples.

Wikipedia: Beomeosa (EN), Website

The Gwangandaegyo (Korean: 광안대교) or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge.

Wikipedia: Gwangan Bridge (EN)

Diamond Tower (English: Diamond Tower) is a tourist tower that symbolizes Busan and was completed on October 11, 1973 in Yongdusan Park in Gwangbok-dong, Jung-gu, Busan. Until 2021, it was called Busan Tower, but it was later renovated and changed to its current name.

Wikipedia: 부산타워 (KO)

Gamcheon Culture Village (Korean: 감천문화마을) is a town within Gamcheon-dong, Saha District, Busan, South Korea. The area is known for its layered streets, twisted labyrinth-like alleys, and brightly painted houses, which have been restored and enhanced in recent years to attract tourism. Built on a steep mountain-side slope, the village has been nicknamed "Korea's Santorini" and the "Machu Picchu of Busan".

Wikipedia: Gamcheon Culture Village (EN), Website

Waeseong in Jukseong-ri, Gijang is located in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. It is a stone fortress built by the Japanese general, Kuroda Nagamasa who was defending the area against the Korean Joseon army in about June 1593, during the second year of the Imjin War.

Wikipedia: Waeseong in Jukseong-ri, Gijang (EN)

Suyeong Historical Park (水營史蹟公園) is a historical park located in Suyeong-dong, Suyeong-dong, Busan, and is located in the Gyeongsangjwa Suyeong Sacred Land. Suyeong Historical Park is the site of the Gyeongsangjwado Sugunjeoldo Temple, a military camp that had jurisdiction over the southeast coast of the Joseon Dynasty, and is currently located 200 meters north of Suyeong-dong Suyeong Intersection.

Wikipedia: 수영사적공원 (KO)

The National Maritime Museum of Korea (Korean: 국립해양박물관) is a Korean maritime museum and the third largest museum in the South Korea. The museum was inaugurated on July 9, 2012, and is located in Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan.

Wikipedia: National Maritime Museum of Korea (EN), Website

Gomsol (釜山 左水營城址, Gomsol) is a bear brush located in Suyeong-dong Suyeong Historical Park, Busan. On November 4, 1982, it was designated as the 270th Natural Monument of the Republic of Korea.

Wikipedia: 부산 좌수영성지 곰솔 (KO)

Gijang Cheokhwabi (機張 斥和碑) is a Cheokhwabi located in Yongam Elementary School, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan. On May 25, 1996, it was designated as Monument No. 41 of Busan Metropolitan City, and on September 3, 2014, it was changed to Gijang Cheokhwabi by applying spacing.

Wikipedia: 기장 척화비 (KO)

Gijang Fortress (機張山城) is a mountain fortress located in Gijang-eup, Cheolma-myeon, Gijang-gun, Busan. On May 17, 2012, it was designated as Monument No. 59 of Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea.

Wikipedia: 기장산성 (KO)

Gijang Hyanggyo (機張鄕校) is a Hyanggyo of the Joseon Dynasty located in Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. On May 25, 1996, it was designated as Monument No. 39 of Busan Metropolitan City.

Wikipedia: 기장향교 (KO)

Seunghaksan Mountain (乘鶴山) is a mountain that straddles Umgung-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan, and Dangri-dong, Saha-gu, with an altitude of 497 meters. Gudeoksan Mountain and Siyaksan Mountain are located to the east, and Eomgwangsan Mountain is located to the north, and it is known as the mountain behind Dong-A University. In particular, the tens of thousands of pyeong of silver grass fields are famous. On a clear day, you can easily see Mt. Ariake, Mt. Atate, Mt. Mitake, and other peaks on Tsushima Island.

Wikipedia: 승학산 (KO)

The Busan Museum (釜山廣域市立博物館) is a public museum in Busan. It is a business office of Busan Metropolitan City Hall that collects, stores, displays, and researches materials belonging to the fields of archaeology, art, folklore, history, and anthropology, and makes them available to the general public, and distributes affairs related to investigation, research, enlightenment, and propaganda. The director shall be regarded as a regional curatorial research officer, but may be regarded as a general term-based official.

Wikipedia: 부산박물관 (KO), Website