Daegu
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Overview
South Korea’s fourth-largest city is a pleasant and progressive place with a fascinating traditional-medicine market; a historic central area packed with heritage, old churches and missionary residences; some excellent eating options; and a humming downtown that’s good fun to explore. The city is a popular place for exchange students and English teachers, and the large student population gives Daegu (대구) a young and carefree feel.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
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This red brick structure is one of the city's historic churches. Within the church is a fascinating history of the building and a collection of Bibles and…
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This excellent museum has English labelling throughout most of its collection – and what a collection. Armour, jewellery, Buddhist relics from various…
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An icon and motif of Daegu, this lovely cruciform church is quite a sight, with its twin spires. Originally constructed in wood, the first incarnation…
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Daegu Yangnyeongsi Museum of Oriental Medicine
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An interactive museum on the upper two levels has re-creations of traditional clinics and video quizzes, but offers a decreasing number of English…
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Daegu’s Herbal Medicine Market
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This market, west of the central shopping district, has a history as vast as its scope. It dates from 1658, making it Korea’s oldest medicine market and…
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In the north end of the city, Bullo-dong Tumuli-gongwon is an enormous open space covering some 330,000 sq metres. The grassy hillocks that rise like…
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Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian School
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This tranquil Confucian School at the heart of Daegu is an oasis of introspective calm which dates to 1398 (though it was burned down by the Japanese and…
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Daegu
Located within the fabulous former Joseon Siksan Bank building (check out the brickwork) which dates to 1918, this very educational museum gives you the…
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