Introduction: The Jangsaengpo Whale Museum (opened on May, 31 2005) is the first and only whale museum in Korea and stands on what used to be a central area for the Korean whaling industry. After whaling was banned in 1986, 250 artifacts from whalers and the whaling in
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Information: Information Introduction The Jangsaengpo Whale Museum (opened on May, 31 2005) is the first and only whale museum in Korea and stands on what used to be a central area for the Korean whaling industry After whaling was banned in 1986, 250 artifacts from whalers and the whaling industry were collected and put on display Visitors can enjoy experience zones such as the Whale Belly Road or the Underwater Adventure Zone Exhibitions include things like a Bryde's whale skeleton, a killer whale skeleton, a gray whale corner, and whaling ships Structure Size 1F-4F / Area: : 6,946㎡ Maximum Occupancy 300 people Program Information Children Experience: Whale ecology and evolution, whale comparison experience, Whale Belly Road, Bryde's Whale skeleton, killer whale skeleton, Adventure Zone, Gray Whale Corner Collections Status 1,800 pieces: whaling artificatas and historical records Industry Information Special exhibitions on whaling culture, lectures on whales/whaling, etc Age Limit for Activities Over the age 4 Admission / Participation Fees [Whale Museum (main bld )] Individual Adults 2,000 won / Youth, Soldiers 1,500 won / Children 1,000 won Group Adults 1,500 won / Youth, Soldiers 1,000원 / Children 500 won [Whale Ecology Experience (Annex)] Individual Adults 5,000 won / Youth, Soldiers 4,000 won / Children 3,000 won Group Adults 4,000 won / Youth, Soldiers 3,000원 / Children 2,000 won ※ Adults (ages 20 or older), Youths (ages 14-19), Soldiers (ID required), Children (36 months old-age 13) [4D Theater] 3,000 won [Package (Whale Museum + Whale Ecology Experience + 4D Theater)] Individual Adults 9,000 won / Youth, Soldiers 7,700 won / Children 6,300 won Group Adults 7,700 won / Youth, Soldiers 6,300 won / Children 5,000 won ※ Free admission (4D Theater not included): Seniors (age 65 and older), infants less than 36 months old, the handicapped (ID required ) Baby Stroller Rentals Available (2) Parking Facilities Available Parking Fee Free Info Services for Koreans ※ Schedule of Guided Tours 1st batch 10:00 / 2nd batch 11:00 / 3rd batch 14:00 / 4th batch 15:00 -Tour starts from the Whaling History Museum (2F) ※ Guided tour is operated by volunteers ※ Audio guide devices are available for rental -Hours: 09:30-17:00 -Fee: 2,000 won Foreign Language Intepretation Services Rental of multilingual guide set, pamphlet Reservation: for Foreigners Telephone: Reservation: s Reservation: requried for group tours of over 20 Homepage www whalecity kr(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
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