Yongin Daejanggeum Park
Each weekend when the weather cooperates and the air quality is at a healthy level, my husband and I like to explore Korea with our kids. Our ideal locations are outdoors and within a two-hour driving distance. Our family loves the time outdoors and seeing new places.
We recently visited Yongin Daejanggeum Park in Gyeonggi Province, one of the largest open sets in Korea, where historical and modern dramas, movies and commercials have been filmed. The park is home to traditional Korean architecture styles based on the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty.
Our family has not seen a K-drama (I know, I know I’m sorry) so we cannot speak to the experience of visiting the site in that context. However, we thoroughly enjoyed exploring the extensive grounds (618 acres to be exact) on a Sunday morning.
The views are stunning all around and you can spend hours walking through sets and taking photos. Our two-year-old ran for over an hour straight and could not get enough of the maze of sets. We visited during the summer and only saw two thirds of the park before our son hit his limit with the heat.
If you have been wanting to take family photos in traditional hanboks, I highly recommend going here to take them as you will not encounter the crowds that you will find at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. There are so many background options, and as a photographer, anytime you are not battling a mass of crowds in the background always makes for a more relaxing and fun shoot. You can rent hanboks on site starting at 20,000 won.
There is no better time to get out and explore Korea than now!
Hours:
9:00-18:00 (March-October)
9:00-17:00 (November-February)
Address: 25, Yongcheon drama-gil, Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17182 South Korea
Entrance Fee: 9,500 won for adults, children 4 and under free
Here are just a handful of the k-dramas filmed at Yongin Daejanggeum Park:
King the Land (2023)
The Forbidden Marriage (2022-23)
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
King Maker: The Change of Destiny (2020)
The Tale of Nokdu (2019); Extraordinary You (2019)
The King In Love (2017)
Flower in Prison (2016)
Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015)
Diary of a Night Watchman (2014)
The Empress Ki (2013-14)
Arang and the Magistrate (2012)
Shin Don (2005-06);
Hur Jun (1999-2000)
