Why visit Andong for Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine (미스터 션샤인, tvN, 2018) stars Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi and Kim Tae-ri. Its Andong stops are worth the trip because they are not a studio backlot: they are a heritage pavilion and a riverside pavilion area in one of Korea’s most tradition-steeped cities, both still standing, both open to visitors, and both tied to specific scenes you can place on the ground.
This guide covers two Andong stops. Manhyujeong Pavilion is the potter-workshop hideout: JoongAng Daily’s July 2018 filming-sites video names it as the place where Eugene hides in potter Hwang Eun-san’s home while pursued by slave chasers. Gosanjeong Pavilion area is the ferry landing: the ferry scene was filmed on the riverbank in front of the pavilion, and Andong City told us by phone (2026-09) that the drama’s tavern also stood here. The two stops are separate places, and Gosanjeong carries a second drama too — it is reported as a Bon Appétit, Your Majesty filming location.
Andong rewards a full day rather than a dash. Manhyujeong is a heritage pavilion whose current hours are not published in the 2018 report, so you check before you go; Gosanjeong is a riverside walk with a bus ride and a 2.2 km walk each way. Come for the drama, stay for the pavilions, the river, and a city that keeps its Joseon-era streetscape better than almost anywhere else in Korea.
The two stops
Manhyujeong Pavilion (만휴정). JoongAng Daily’s July 2018 Mr. Sunshine filming-sites video names Manhyujeong in Andong as the place where Eugene Choi hides in potter Hwang Eun-san’s home while pursued by slave chasers. Getting there: Andong Station then local transport — plan the last leg with the Kakao Map and Naver Map links on each place card, heading for Manhyujeong, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Cost: heritage site — confirm any entry rules on visit day. Time: 45–90 minutes. Tips: the JoongAng report is from 2018 and does not publish current hours, so check access and opening rules before you go. Status: reported — only JoongAng Ilbo names it so far, so a second independent source is still missing.
Gosanjeong Pavilion area, ferry landing (고산정 일원 · 가송리 901). Mr. Sunshine filmed its ferry landing scene on the riverbank in front of Gosanjeong, according to Yonhap News (Oct 27, 2025) and Star News (Oct 18, 2018), written seven years apart and independently. Andong City told us by phone (2026-09) that the ferry landing is at 901 Gasong-ri and that the drama’s tavern was here too. Getting there: bus 512 from Andong city to Yangsam Maeul (양삼마을), not Gasong, then an approx. 2.2 km walk — about 40 minutes — to the pavilion (check the map links). Cost: free, open riverside scenic site. Time: 1–2 hours plus an approx. 40-minute walk each way. Tips: the last bus from Yangsam Maeul back to Andong city (Kyobo Life stop) is in the early evening; check the current timetable before you go. Status: confirmed.
Also at Gosanjeong: Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (Reported)
The Gosanjeong area appears in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, according to the Korea Heritage Service announcement carried by Yonhap News. Andong City also confirmed this by phone in September 2026. We have one published source, so it stays reported. See the Bon Appetit, Your Majesty drama page.
Also in Andong: Kingdom
The sandy riverbank at Hahoe Village, below the Mansongjeong pine grove, appears in the Netflix series Kingdom, according to Andong City. See our Kingdom Andong guide.
Getting there and planning your day
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Seoul → Andong
KTX-Eum runs from Cheongnyangni to Andong. For first and last trains in both directions and journey times, verify on Korail’s timetable page.
Busan → Andong
KTX-Eum runs from Bujeon to Andong, and ITX-Maeum also serves the route. For first and last trains in both directions and journey times, verify on Korail’s timetable page. From Busan, stay a night in Andong. Check the last KTX-Eum and ITX-Maeum trains from Andong back to Bujeon before you go; with the walk and the bus, a same-day round trip by public transport is not practical.
Andong Station → the stops
Andong city is the closest overnight base. For Manhyujeong, plan the last leg with the Kakao Map and Naver Map links on each place card. For Gosanjeong, take bus 512 to Yangsam Maeul and walk — do not get off at Gasong.
How we checked
Manhyujeong is reported: only JoongAng Ilbo’s July 2018 filming-sites video names it so far, so a second independent source is still missing. Gosanjeong is confirmed: Yonhap News (Oct 27, 2025) and Star News (Oct 18, 2018) independently name the ferry landing scene, and Andong City confirmed the 901 Gasong-ri ferry landing and the tavern by phone in September 2026. The Gosanjeong Bon Appétit, Your Majesty claim is reported: one published source (the Korea Heritage Service announcement carried by Yonhap) plus the Andong City phone check.
Photos are location photos of the real places, not drama stills, each with its credit and licence. Manhyujeong carries a CC BY 3.0 photo and a KOGL Type 1 hero image of the pavilion garden grove (National Heritage Service, 2015); Gosanjeong carries a KOGL Type 1 photo. The other stops in the same JoongAng video — Gyemyeong University Hanhakchon (Daegu), Naganeupseong Folk Village, Hwawangsanseong and Hapcheon Film Theme Park — are named by that one press source only and sit outside this Andong guide, so they are not listed here. Current opening hours and ticket rules are not published in the 2018 JoongAng piece, so this guide states what is unknown rather than guessing. Spot status was last checked Sep 26, 2026. The guide text was enriched Oct 19, 2026 from the sources already listed, with no status changes.
More filming walks
For another Mr. Sunshine set, see Sunshine Land in Nonsan. For the other Andong drama stop, see our Kingdom Andong guide. For Gosanjeong’s second drama, see the Bon Appetit, Your Majesty drama page.
Sources
All sources for this guide
Accessed Sep 23, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.
- Korea JoongAng Daily — Filming sites from the famous Korean drama ‘Mr. Sunshine’ (published Jul 31, 2018)
- Korail (timetable) — https://www.letskorail.com/ebizcom/cs/guide/guide/guide11.do
- Yonhap News (연합뉴스), Oct 27, 2025, Gosanjeong area named a scenic site — https://v.daum.net/v/20251027090121588 (Sep 26, 2026)
- Star News (스타뉴스), Oct 18, 2018, Mr. Sunshine ferry scene at Gosanjeong — https://www.starnewskorea.com/business-life/2018/10/18/2018101815272101183 (Sep 26, 2026)
- Andong City, phone check of Gosanjeong and the Gasong-ri 901 ferry landing (Sep 26, 2026)
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