Muju Market (Bandibul Firefly Market)
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Getting there · Parking
On market days, lots near the market fill up quickly. Fees are the registered base rates and may have changed. Parking data: Public Data Portal, National Parking Lot Standard Data.
📞 Market contact 063-324-0901
Upcoming market days
Market days from public data (as of 2025-11-10). Dates are calculated, so please double-check before you go.
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About the market
- History
- Opened in 1953.
- Type
- A permanent market open every day, with an extra open-air market on dates ending in 1·6.
- Shops
- About 50 permanent shops (not counting market-day stalls)
- What's sold
- Agricultural products, Seafood, Processed foods, Clothing, Shoes, Household goods, Restaurants
- Facilities
- Parking: yes · Public restroom: yes
- Website
- Visit
Source: Public Data Portal, National Traditional Market Standard Data
🌾 Muju-gun specialties
These are local specialties. It doesn't mean this market sells them right now. (Registered Geographical Indications)
Source: Geographical Indications of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) and the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
🍶 Local makgeolli from Muju-gun
7 breweries
These drinks are brewed in this area. It doesn't mean this market sells them. Sources: Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation traditional liquor data, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs brewery tour program (Public Data Portal), checked by the site operator (picks).
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🗺️ Market and sightseeing · Suggested route
Markets are busiest in the morning. This is a rough route based on straight-line distance, starting at the market and moving farther out. Check real roads and times with the directions for each leg.
- 🧺Muju Market (Bandibul Firefly Market)Morning · Browse the market, have lunch at the food stalls
- 🚗 13km straight-line · about 25 min by car (estimate) Get directions1Yongdamho Lake and Surrounding Facilities
- 📜 HistoryAn artificial lake created by a dam, designated a tourist site in 2001.
- 👀 HighlightsVarious attractions line the relocated road around the dam.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 100 cars, with restrooms, a rest area and the Yongdam Dam Water Culture Center.
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댐으로 만들어진 인공호수로써 높이 70m, 길이 498m, 저수량이 8억1,500톤에 이르고 댐주위로 난 이설도로를 따라 여러가지 볼거리가 구비되어 있다.
- Designated a tourist site in 2001
- Parking for 100 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms
- Contact 063-430-4263
- 🚗 13km straight-line · about 25 min by car (estimate) Get directions2Boseoksa Ginkgo Tree
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 1990.
- 👀 HighlightsSee a ginkgo tree that has stood for a thousand years together with the temple.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 20 cars, with two restroom buildings and a management office.
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나무 천년, 절집 천년
- Designated a tourist site in 1990
- Parking for 20 cars
- Facilities: Management office, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-750-2293
- 🚗 2.3km straight-line · about 5 min by car (estimate) Get directions3Gaesamteo
- 📜 HistoryKnown as the place where ginseng, the mysterious elixir, was first cultivated.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 37 cars, with restrooms and the Gaesamgak pavilion.
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신비의 영약 인삼의 시배지
- Designated a tourist site in 2018
- Parking for 37 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-750-2273
Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data
Summaries were written by AI from public data and may contain mistakes. Please confirm important details in the original or on site.
📍 Nearby sights
- 📜 HistoryAn artificial lake created by a dam, designated a tourist site in 2001.
- 👀 HighlightsVarious attractions line the relocated road around the dam.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 100 cars, with restrooms, a rest area and the Yongdam Dam Water Culture Center.
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댐으로 만들어진 인공호수로써 높이 70m, 길이 498m, 저수량이 8억1,500톤에 이르고 댐주위로 난 이설도로를 따라 여러가지 볼거리가 구비되어 있다.
- Designated a tourist site in 2001
- Parking for 100 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms
- Contact 063-430-4263
- 📜 HistoryDesignated a tourist site in 1977.
- 👀 HighlightsEnjoy camping among some 1,400 pine trees along the Geumgang River.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for 310 cars, with a campground, restrooms and a soccer field.
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아름다운 금강변 옆 1400여 그루의 송림에서 캠핑을 즐기며+ 신선놀음을 하기 제격인 곳
- Designated a tourist site in 1977
- Parking for 310 cars
- Facilities: Parking, Restrooms, Campground
- Contact 043-740-3632
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 1990.
- 👀 HighlightsEnjoy the beautiful nature of Deogyusan Mountain and Austrian-style buildings.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 10,000 cars, with hotels, a golf course, ski resort and restaurants.
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덕유산의 수려한 자연환경을 느낄 수 있으며, 오스트리아풍의 건물들로 이루어진 산악형 리조트
- Designated a tourist site in 1990
- Parking for 10,000 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Tourist hotel, Family hotel, Golf course, Ski resort, Restaurant, On-site lodging
- Contact 063-320-2547
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 1990.
- 👀 HighlightsSee a ginkgo tree that has stood for a thousand years together with the temple.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for up to 20 cars, with two restroom buildings and a management office.
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나무 천년, 절집 천년
- Designated a tourist site in 1990
- Parking for 20 cars
- Facilities: Management office, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-750-2293
Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data
Summaries were written by AI from public data and may contain mistakes. Please confirm important details in the original or on site.
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