The Gyeongju City Guides answer what every visitor to Korea’s old Silla capital ends up asking: which royal tombs and temples deserve your time, how to reach Bulguksa, Seokguram and the coast by bus, where to eat soy-bean soup and market buffets instead of tourist sets, and where to have a drink once the lit-up palace pond empties. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place matters, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Gyeongju City Guides
- 121 places
- 6 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Gyeongju guides
Food guide
23 places
Red-bean bread warm from the oven, soy-bean soup and barley-rice lunches near the tombs, two markets with cheap buffets, and hanwoo beef for dinner.
Things to do guide
22 places
Silla royal tombs, the palace pond and the national museum, hanok lanes at night, Bulguksa, Seokguram and the carved Buddhas of Namsan, then villages and the coast.
Family guide
20 places
Theme parks and animals by Bomun Lake, grassy tomb parks to run around, a hands-on children’s museum, rainy-day plans, snacks and a day at the sea.
Nightlife guide
20 places
Floodlit tombs and palace ponds, cocktails built on Korean herbs, local craft beer and makgeolli, and fried chicken late into the night.
Day trips guide
18 places
The East Sea coast on a city bus, Pohang’s sunrise cape and fish market, Ulsan’s sea cliffs, Busan’s temple above the waves and folk villages inland.
Budget guide
18 places
Bulguksa, Seokguram, the national museum and the old town at no cost, market lunches for very little, cheap evenings, and bikes and buses for getting around.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Gyeongju Wonjo Kongguk
Cheomseong-ro, opposite the tomb park
Locals have lined up here for decades for kongguk, a warm, thick soy-bean soup topped with raw egg yolk, sesame and little pieces of rice cake. Have it for breakfast, with soy-milk noodles or a pancake on the side. From the food guide.
Bunhwangsa Temple
Bunhwang-ro, next to the Hwangnyongsa site
Its pagoda from 634 is the oldest dated one left from Silla, built of stone blocks cut to look like bricks, with lions and door guardians carved around it. Thirty minutes is plenty, ideally combined with the Hwangnyongsa site next door. From the things to do guide.
Golgulsa Temple
Girim-ro, Munmudaewang-myeon, about 50 minutes on bus 100 or 150
The monks here practise Sunmudo, a Buddhist martial art, and show it to visitors on most days. A short, steep climb up the sandstone cliff brings you to a worn Buddha cut into the rock, with the hills rolling away to the sea. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Gyeongju
Day one: start early in the flat old centre with the Daereungwon tomb park, Cheomseongdae and the free national museum, have a barley-rice lunch in Hwangnam-dong, stroll through Gyochon village and come back after dark to see Wolji Pond and Woljeonggyo Bridge lit up, ending with a cocktail on Hwangnidan-gil. Day two: take the bus out to Bulguksa and on up to Seokguram, or hike Namsan from Samneung past Buddhas carved into the rock, and finish with a hanwoo beef dinner. For a rainy or slow day, pair the children’s museum at the national museum or the Expo Park at Bomun with a buffet lunch in Seongdong Market, or ride bus 150 to Golgulsa and the East Sea.
Questions about the Gyeongju guides
What do the Gyeongju City Guides include?
Six guides with 121 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows straight after. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Gyeongju guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Only opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Gyeongju guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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