Things to do in Jeonju

Jeonju Hanok Village (Korean: 전주한옥마을 Hanja: 全州韓屋마을) is a village in the city of Jeonju, South Korea, and overlaps with the Pungnam-dong and Gyo-dong neighborhoods. The village contains over 800 Korean traditional houses called Hanok.

The Jeondong Cathedral (Korean: 전동성당) also known as the Old Cathedral of Jeondong and now as the Jeondong Church of Francis Xavier is an important Catholic church in Jeonju, South Korea. The cathedral building, of Roman-Byzantine style, was built between 1908 and 1914 by Victor Louis Poisnel (1855–1925).

The Jeonju Hyanggyo (Korean: 전주향교; Hanja: 全州鄕校) is a hyanggyo (school) originally established at the Gyeonggijeon Shrine site in Jeonju, Korea, sometime early in the 15th century, during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Gyeonggijeon Shrine was erected in 1410, so construction of the Jeonju Hyanggyo had to follow sometime later.

Jeonju Hanok Village (Korean: 전주한옥마을 Hanja: 全州韓屋마을) is a village in the city of Jeonju, South Korea, and overlaps with the Pungnam-dong and Gyo-dong neighborhoods. The village contains over 800 Korean traditional houses called Hanok.

The heritage preservation system of South Korea is a multi-level program aiming to preserve and cultivate Korean cultural heritage. The program is administered by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), and the legal framework is provided by the Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 1962, last updated in 2012.

Jeonju National Museum (Korean: 국립전주박물관) is a national museum located in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. It opened on October 26, 1990, as the ninth South Korean national museum.

Jeonju (Korean: 전주; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʌɲ. d͡ʑu], lit.

Hanbyeokdang is a Joseon riverside pavilion above the Jeonjucheon, long used for scholarly gatherings with cliff and water views. Stone steps climb to a timber hall looking across toward hanok roofs and fortress-era landmarks. Visit in late afternoon when the river valley softens and temple roofs catch side light.

There are a number of significant extant and destroyed gates in North and South Korea. The following list is arranged alphabetically by official English name.