Yuseong Hot Springs

유성온천

The hot-spring quarter around Bongmyeong-dong in Daejeon's Yuseong district: hotels and bathhouses drawing on alkaline spring water of 27–56°C, plus a free public foot spa in the park that is separate from all of them. The quarter is not one facility, so prices and closing days belong to the individual businesses.

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The Yuseong foot spa at night, people sitting along the stone-lined channel with their feet in the water under parasols, their shoes left on the path

Place information

Korean name: 유성온천
Address: Around 574 Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
Opening hours: not published by the operator
Closed: Not published by the operator
Hours notes: No opening or closing time covers the quarter. The only times the Korea Tourism Organization prints are for the two public facilities — the foot spa at 07:00–22:00 and the medicinal-herb foot bath at 08:00–22:00 — with the note that this varies by hot spring. The hotels and bathhouses keep their own hours.
Time needed: 2 hours
Admission: No entry fee — you pay each vendor

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Nearby

Sungsimdang Main Store

A bakery that began in 1956 as a steamed-bun stall in front of Daejeon Station and has been an Eunhaeng-dong fixture since. Its listed signatures are the fried soboro bun and the pantalong leek bread. It opens 08:00–22:00 every day of the year, but the popular items sell as they come out of the oven, so come early if there is one you want.

The World Heritage marker stone reading Gongsanseong at the entrance, with the stone rampart curving up the hill behind it, flags set along the wall, and the tiled roof of the Geumseoru gate standing above on the right

Gongsanseong Fortress

A fortress wrapping the valleys of a low hill on the south bank of the Geum River. It was the walled capital while Baekje's court sat at Ungjin, and remained a seat of provincial administration into the Joseon period. Originally earthen, it was rebuilt in stone under Joseon.

The royal tomb park in Gongju seen from above: grass-covered burial mounds set along a south-facing slope among pines, a tomb entrance visible below the nearest mound, and the town of Gongju spread out in the distance on the right

Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs in Gongju

Seven royal tombs of Ungjin-period Baekje on the south slope of Songsan. One of them, the tomb of King Muryeong, was found with its own memorial tablets, making it one of very few Three Kingdoms tombs whose occupant and date are known. It was long called the Songsan-ri tombs.

Gongju National Museum

The national museum that holds the finds from the tomb of King Muryeong. It stands a short way west of the tomb park, so seeing the tombs and then seeing what was inside them falls into an easy order.

Frequently asked questions

What does a soak cost?

There is no price for the quarter, and the Korea Tourism Organization writes only “varies by hot spring” where a fee would go. A hotel spa and a neighbourhood bathhouse are different propositions, so pick the one you mean and check it.

Is there a way to try it without paying?

There is a public foot spa, listed as 07:00–22:00, where you sit and put your feet in the spring water. Bring your own towel.

How old is the spring?

The Korea Tourism Organization describes it as known since the 7th century. What you see today is a modern hotel quarter, but the use of the spring itself goes back that far.

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