National Maritime Museum of Korea

국립해양박물관

A national museum built out over the water at Dongsam-dong on Yeongdo, and the one indoor place that takes Busan's identity as a port head-on. It closes an hour later on weekends and public holidays than on weekdays, so a plan that runs into the evening fits a weekend more easily.

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Place information

Korean name: 국립해양박물관
Address: 45 Haeyang-ro 301beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan
Opening hours: Tue~Fri 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) Sat·Sun·holidays 09:00–19:00 (last entry 18:30)
Closed: Every Mon (open if it falls on a public holiday; closed the next weekday instead)
Time needed: 2 hours
Admission: Free

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Prices

Admission	FreeThe free admission covers the permanent galleries. The 4D theatre and ticketed special exhibitions are bought on their own tickets.

Source: National Maritime Museum of Korea — visiting information (hours, closures, admission, total visiting time) · Sep 23, 2026

What to see

Maritime Culture Hall on the third floor

The third-floor Maritime Culture Hall displays records of sea routes, currents, drifting and exile, alongside paintings of the sea, crafts made from materials obtained from it, and traditional fishing methods. Its themes cover the records, art and fishing techniques that earlier generations of Koreans built up through life with the sea.

Nearby

Aerial view of Taejongdae's southern tip, with Yeongdo Lighthouse and the observatory above layered sea cliffs

Taejongdae Resort Park

Choose between walking the hilly loop and riding the free shuttle bus that stands in for the Danubi Train, which is not running while it undergoes safety checks; the shuttle's days, queues and weather stoppages are separate from the park's own opening hours.

Huinnyeoul Culture Village

Houses pressed along a sea cliff on Yeongdo, with a narrow path running beneath them beside the water. Where Gamcheon is colour on a hillside, this is cliff and open sea, and its history is its own — settled by refugees during the Korean War. People live in these lanes; do not block their doors.

Kangkangee Arts Village

A village where the repair yards still run. The name comes from the sound of hammers on rusted hulls, and the workshops share its lanes with small cafés.

Jagalchi Fish Market's building and market-tent stalls in the early morning

Jagalchi Market

Confirm the price and preparation method before ordering seafood, and remember that stall schedules can differ even when the market building is open.

Stories about this place

Five Busan Coast Spots Compared, from Oryukdo to the Maritime Museum
Five Busan sea spots compared by what you want from them — a short view from the Oryukdo skywalk, surfing at Songjeong, sunset at Dadaepo, the Haeundae Blue Line Park coastal tram, or the indoor National Maritime Museum. Covers which one charges, opening hours and Monday closures, what to do when it rains, and how to group them by side of the city.

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