Seolbong Park

Gyeonggi-do


These pleasant parklands keep up the pottery theme with a variety of ceramic sculptures surrounding a scenic lake. There are also galleries, museums and an impressive rock-climbing wall. Seolbong Park hosts the annual Icheon Ceramic Festival.


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1. Icheon World Ceramics Centre

0.2 MILES

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2. Icheon Ceramic Village

1.52 MILES

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4. Everland

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