Introduction:
Goseong-gun’s Hwajinpo Aquarium (화진포 해양박물관) is located in the Hwajinpo area of Gangwondo Province and consists of two exhibition rooms with one room featuring a total of 40,000 or 1,500 species shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral, fossi
Directions 1. Take the bus from Dong Seoul Terminal to Sokcho (departures every 10 to 20 minutes from 06:25 to 23:00, takes about 2.5 hrs) 2. Take the bus from Gangnam Bus Terminal to Sokcho (departures every 30 to 40 minutes from 06:30 to 23:30, takes about 3hrs and 10 min) * From Sokcho Termina take the bus#1, 1-1 to Daejin (departures every 10 minutes, takes about 70 min) and walk for 10 minutes.
Tel:
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-33-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info +82-33-682-7300
Information:
Goseong-gun’s Hwajinpo Aquarium (화진포 해양박물관) is located in the Hwajinpo area of Gangwondo Province and consists of two exhibition rooms with one room featuring a total of 40,000 or 1,500 species shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral, fossils and a stuffed specimens; and the other displaying 125 species of 3,000 fish living in fish tanks of varying sizes and shapes designed and equipped in accordance with the characteristics and habitats of each species of fish. There is a 300 ton overhead underwater tunnel on the first floor of the fish exhibition room.
The second floor is home to the Ocean Beach and Beautiful East Sea Exhibitions; the Invertebrate Animal Center along with a 3-D Theater that shows films like "Hwajinpo Becomes a Lake", "Ocean Day", and the "Amazing Underwater Trip. Founding Organization Gangwon-do Goseong-gun Managing Organization Seoul Coex Aquarium Structure Size * Shellfish Exhibition: Located in a three-story building with a total area of 780㎡ * Fish Exhibition Room: Located in a three-story building with a total area of 1,057㎡ (400-tonnes of water, 29 exhibit tanks, 10 breeding tanks) Exhibition Hall Shellfish Exhibition The room displays 15000 species amounting to about 40,000 shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral reef, fossils and stuffed specimens. Fish Exhibition With the help of the fish research team of the COEX Aquarium in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Hwajinpo Aquarium, the biggest aquarium in the east coast region, features as many as 240 fish making up 125 species displayed in different exhibition tanks that resemble that each respective species’ natural habitat. 1) Living Coral Reef 2) Underwater Tunnel, Overhead Ocean World 3) First East Coast exhibition center to feature pollack, a specialty of Goseong-gun 4) Looking down at Ocean Kingdom from the underwater tunnel 5) 3-D Theater Subsidiary Facilities Lounge Admission / Participation Fees Adult 5,000 won / Group (more 30) 4,000 won Youth 4,000 won / Group (more 30) 3,000 won Child (age 7-12) 3,000 won / Group (more 30) 2,000 won Parking Facilities Available (Except during summer season) Parking Fee Free
Goseong-gun’s Hwajinpo Aquarium (화진포 해양박물관) is located in the Hwajinpo area of Gangwondo Province and consists of two exhibition rooms with one room featuring a total of 40,000 or 1,500 species shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral, fossi
Directions 1. Take the bus from Dong Seoul Terminal to Sokcho (departures every 10 to 20 minutes from 06:25 to 23:00, takes about 2.5 hrs) 2. Take the bus from Gangnam Bus Terminal to Sokcho (departures every 30 to 40 minutes from 06:30 to 23:30, takes about 3hrs and 10 min) * From Sokcho Termina take the bus#1, 1-1 to Daejin (departures every 10 minutes, takes about 70 min) and walk for 10 minutes.
Tel:
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-33-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info +82-33-682-7300
Information:
Goseong-gun’s Hwajinpo Aquarium (화진포 해양박물관) is located in the Hwajinpo area of Gangwondo Province and consists of two exhibition rooms with one room featuring a total of 40,000 or 1,500 species shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral, fossils and a stuffed specimens; and the other displaying 125 species of 3,000 fish living in fish tanks of varying sizes and shapes designed and equipped in accordance with the characteristics and habitats of each species of fish. There is a 300 ton overhead underwater tunnel on the first floor of the fish exhibition room.
The second floor is home to the Ocean Beach and Beautiful East Sea Exhibitions; the Invertebrate Animal Center along with a 3-D Theater that shows films like "Hwajinpo Becomes a Lake", "Ocean Day", and the "Amazing Underwater Trip. Founding Organization Gangwon-do Goseong-gun Managing Organization Seoul Coex Aquarium Structure Size * Shellfish Exhibition: Located in a three-story building with a total area of 780㎡ * Fish Exhibition Room: Located in a three-story building with a total area of 1,057㎡ (400-tonnes of water, 29 exhibit tanks, 10 breeding tanks) Exhibition Hall Shellfish Exhibition The room displays 15000 species amounting to about 40,000 shellfish including rare shellfish, crustaceans, coral reef, fossils and stuffed specimens. Fish Exhibition With the help of the fish research team of the COEX Aquarium in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Hwajinpo Aquarium, the biggest aquarium in the east coast region, features as many as 240 fish making up 125 species displayed in different exhibition tanks that resemble that each respective species’ natural habitat. 1) Living Coral Reef 2) Underwater Tunnel, Overhead Ocean World 3) First East Coast exhibition center to feature pollack, a specialty of Goseong-gun 4) Looking down at Ocean Kingdom from the underwater tunnel 5) 3-D Theater Subsidiary Facilities Lounge Admission / Participation Fees Adult 5,000 won / Group (more 30) 4,000 won Youth 4,000 won / Group (more 30) 3,000 won Child (age 7-12) 3,000 won / Group (more 30) 2,000 won Parking Facilities Available (Except during summer season) Parking Fee Free
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