Must-see attractions in Daegu

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral

    Daegu

    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…

  • Daegu Jeil Church

    Daegu

    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…

  • Daegu National Museum

    Daegu

    This excellent museum has English labelling throughout most of its collection – and what a collection. Armour, jewellery, Buddhist relics from various…

  • Daegu’s Herbal Medicine Market

    Daegu

    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…

  • Bullo-dong Tumuli-gongwon

    Daegu

    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…

  • Daegu Hyanggyo Confucian School

    Daegu

    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…

  • Cheongna Hill

    Daegu

    Not far from Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral is this very historic hilly area of Daegu, which contains various early-20th-century missionary houses and…

  • Daegu Arboretum

    Daegu

    These superb botanical gardens in the south of town offer shade from the sun and a huge range of trees and plants, as well as several large greenhouses…

  • Daegu Modern History Museum

    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…

  • Gyeongsanggamyeong Park

    Daegu

    Once known as Central Park, this is a beautiful spot to flee from Daegu's modernity and fumes; it's a place of birdsong, where old folk and couples gather…

  • Monument to the Old City Wall

    Daegu

    This monument records the existence of the old city wall that once ringed the town. The wall was pulled down in 1905, but its history survives in road…

  • Daeseong-sa

    Daegu

    A temple in Apsan-gongwon, southern Daegu, with a large, white standing stone Buddha.

  • Church

    Daegu

    An unmistakable landmark in the area with its large cross.

  • Daedeok-sa

    Daegu

    A temple in Apsan-gongwon, southern Daegu.

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