Seomun Market

Kim Gwangseok-gil Street

A wall-painted lane of a few hundred metres beside Bancheon Market, given over to murals of the singer Kim Kwang-seok, who came from Daegu, and to his songs. There is no gate and no ticket, so you can walk it at any hour — but you come here to look at paintings, so come in daylight.

Apsan Observatory

The viewing platform above Daegu, looking down over the whole city. There are two ways up: the cable car from Keungol, about fifteen minutes, or the trail from Anjiranggol, about an hour on foot. Daegu's own tourism office describes the building as architecture that brings the city together with nature, and the past with the future. Because Apsan is reachable from the city centre by public transport, a traveller with one day in Daegu can still see how the place is laid out.

Apsan Cable Car

The cable car up Apsan, covering 847.3 metres from the Keungol valley to the summit ridge in five minutes. It climbs from 180 to 510 metres above sea level, with two 48-seat cars running every five to fifteen minutes. It replaces an hour's walk, which is why most people looking down over Daegu take it. On Fridays, weekends and public holidays it runs for two hours after sunset, which is what opens the city up after dark.