Dokcheon 5-Day 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.
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 1964.
- Type
- A 5-day market held on dates ending in 4·9.
- Shops
- About 35 permanent shops (not counting market-day stalls)
- What's sold
- Agricultural products, Livestock products, Seafood, Processed foods, Clothing, Shoes, Household goods, Restaurants
- Facilities
- Parking: yes · Public restroom: yes
Source: Public Data Portal, National Traditional Market Standard Data
🌾 Yeongam-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 Yeongam-gun
1 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.
- 🧺Dokcheon 5-Day MarketMorning · Browse the market, have lunch at the food stalls
- 🚗 12km straight-line · about 25 min by car (estimate) Get directions1Yeongsanho Tourist Site
- 📜 HistoryThe Yeongsanho Lake area, created when the Yeongsangang estuary bank was completed in 1981, was designated a tourist site in 1983.
- 👀 HighlightsExplore the Agricultural Museum, a rice culture theme park and a horse riding ground.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for 375 cars; a hanok hotel and a tourist hotel make it a good place to stay.
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1981년 영산강 하굿둑이 준공되면서 만들어진 인공호수인 영산호를 중심으로 조성된 휴양지이다.
- Designated a tourist site in 1983
- Parking for 375 cars
- Facilities: Management office, Restrooms, Parking, Tourist hotel
- Contact 061-462-2798
- 🚗 3.2km straight-line · about 5 min by car (estimate) Get directions2Dancing Sea Fountain
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 2010, with offshore stage performances planned from October 2021.
- 👀 HighlightsWatch media art over the sea that combines music, fountains, lasers and a water screen.
- 💡 Good to knowIt operates from April to November; parking for up to 80 cars, with a tourist information center and restrooms.
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목포춤추는바다분수는 매년 4월부터 11월까지 8개월간 목포 평화광장 앞바다에서 음악과 분수, 워터스크린, 레이저, 빔프로 젝트를 이용한 미디어 아트 작품을 선보이고 있다. 목포춤추는바다분수는 수반길이 150m, 높이 13.5m, 최대분사 높이 70m의 세계최초 초대형 부유식 바다음악분수이다. 이에 더해 2021년 10월부터는 바다분수 앞에 설치한 해상무대에서 불꽃과 바다분수가 어우러진 환상적인 해상공연을 펼칠 예정이다.
- Designated a tourist site in 2010
- Parking for 80 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Tourist information center
- Contact 061-270-8580
- 🚗 1.2km straight-line · about 5 min by car (estimate) Get directions3Mokpo Natural History Museum
- 👀 HighlightsEnjoy an augmented reality photo studio, a dinosaur egg hatching AR game and a pond ecosystem VR experience.
- 💡 Good to knowUp to 450 cars can park, and there is a souvenir shop and snack bar.
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지구 46억년 자연사를 볼 수 있는 곳으로 다양한 생명체와 관람객이 공존하는 증강현실 사진관 체험, 박물관에 잠든 공룡알 화석을 부화시키는 게임형 AR 체험, 수생 생물이 살고 있는 연못 생태계 위를 거니는 콘텐츠등 다양한 VR, AR콘텐츠와 영상쇼를 제공한다
- Designated a tourist site in 2003
- Parking for 450 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Museum, Snack shop
- Contact 061-274-3655
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
- 📜 HistorySeonggi-dong is believed to be the birthplace of Dr. Wang In and was designated a tourist site in 2008.
- 👀 HighlightsExplore the Wang In historic site, his birthplace, Munsanjae, Yangsajae, Sangdaepo, Hoesajeong and more.
- 💡 Good to knowThe parking lot holds 860 cars, with a visitor center and exhibition hall; the Wang In Culture Festival is held in April.
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성기동은 왕인박사의 탄생지로 추정되는 곳으로 왕인박사유적지와 함께 탄생지, 문산재, 양사재, 상대포, 회사정 등 왕인박사 관련 관광자원이 분포되어 있다. 매년 4월이면 왕인문화축제가 열리고 있어 다양한 체험 및 관람을 즐길 수 있다
- Designated a tourist site in 2008
- Parking for 860 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Exhibition hall
- Contact 061-470-6653
- 📜 HistoryThe Yeongsanho Lake area, created when the Yeongsangang estuary bank was completed in 1981, was designated a tourist site in 1983.
- 👀 HighlightsExplore the Agricultural Museum, a rice culture theme park and a horse riding ground.
- 💡 Good to knowParking for 375 cars; a hanok hotel and a tourist hotel make it a good place to stay.
Show original description (Korean)Hide original
1981년 영산강 하굿둑이 준공되면서 만들어진 인공호수인 영산호를 중심으로 조성된 휴양지이다.
- Designated a tourist site in 1983
- Parking for 375 cars
- Facilities: Management office, Restrooms, Parking, Tourist hotel
- Contact 061-462-2798
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 2010, with offshore stage performances planned from October 2021.
- 👀 HighlightsWatch media art over the sea that combines music, fountains, lasers and a water screen.
- 💡 Good to knowIt operates from April to November; parking for up to 80 cars, with a tourist information center and restrooms.
Show original description (Korean)Hide original
목포춤추는바다분수는 매년 4월부터 11월까지 8개월간 목포 평화광장 앞바다에서 음악과 분수, 워터스크린, 레이저, 빔프로 젝트를 이용한 미디어 아트 작품을 선보이고 있다. 목포춤추는바다분수는 수반길이 150m, 높이 13.5m, 최대분사 높이 70m의 세계최초 초대형 부유식 바다음악분수이다. 이에 더해 2021년 10월부터는 바다분수 앞에 설치한 해상무대에서 불꽃과 바다분수가 어우러진 환상적인 해상공연을 펼칠 예정이다.
- Designated a tourist site in 2010
- Parking for 80 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Tourist information center
- Contact 061-270-8580
- 👀 HighlightsEnjoy an augmented reality photo studio, a dinosaur egg hatching AR game and a pond ecosystem VR experience.
- 💡 Good to knowUp to 450 cars can park, and there is a souvenir shop and snack bar.
Show original description (Korean)Hide original
지구 46억년 자연사를 볼 수 있는 곳으로 다양한 생명체와 관람객이 공존하는 증강현실 사진관 체험, 박물관에 잠든 공룡알 화석을 부화시키는 게임형 AR 체험, 수생 생물이 살고 있는 연못 생태계 위를 거니는 콘텐츠등 다양한 VR, AR콘텐츠와 영상쇼를 제공한다
- Designated a tourist site in 2003
- Parking for 450 cars
- Facilities: Restrooms, Parking, Museum, Snack shop
- Contact 061-274-3655
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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