Day trip from Busan
Day trips from Busan open up Korea's southeastern coast, with its distinct dialect, seafood culture, and temple-dotted mountains. Gyeongju, the ancient Silla capital, offers UNESCO-listed temples and royal tombs within an hour. Pohang's Homigot sunrise square and Guryongpo's Japanese houses evoke Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and When the Camellia Blooms. Daegu's modern streets and Ulsan's industrial coastline add urban contrast. South Gyeongsang's islands and coastal drives are perfect for drama fans seeking seaside scenery. Busan's metro connects to many day-trip starting points; intercity buses serve Gyeongju, Pohang, and Daegu directly. The southeast is warmer than Seoul, so summer trips can be hot and humid — spring and autumn are more comfortable for walking.
53 places from 27 shows.
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 1
Drama · tvN 2021
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Cheongha Gongjin Market
Cheongha-myeon, Pohang
VisitKorea and Pohang City tourism identify Cheongha Gongjin Market as the real-world Gongjin Market from the drama, with the drama's Gongjin Banjeom, Bora Supermarket, Cheongho Hardware and Oyun Cafe inside.
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Winter Sonata 1
Drama · KBS2 2002
Oedo Botania
Irun-myeon, Geoje
Geoje City and press say the drama's final episode was filmed on the island garden.
Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
When Life Gives You Tangerines 2
Drama · Netflix 2025
Gasil Catholic Church, Chilgok
Chilgok
Segye Ilbo and Kyongbuk Ilbo report that Ae-sun's wedding scene was filmed at the church.
Chilgok · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Gyesan Catholic Church, Daegu
Jung-gu, Daegu
Maeil Shinmun reports that interior wedding scenes were filmed at the cathedral; VisitKorea's Daegu Hallyu story names it as the wedding venue for Geum-myeong.
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
Queen of Tears 2
Drama · tvN 2024
Sayuwon
Gunwi, Daegu
Kyunghyang Shinmun and Seoul Shinmun report that the Queens family's hunting scene was filmed at Sayuwon, a private garden in Gunwi.
Gunwi · Full guide · Daegu
Train to Busan 1
Movie · NEW 2016
Dongdaegu Station
Dong-gu, Daegu
The blocked-track and locomotive-switch sequences. Confirmed by The Cinemaholic, SpoilerTown, and Wikipedia.
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
XO, Kitty 1
Drama · Netflix 2023
Gamcheon Culture Village
Gamcheon, Busan
Season 3. Yonhap lists Gamcheon Culture Village among the Busan places in the season. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
Busan · Full guide · Busan · Saha-gu
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty 2
Drama · tvN 2025
Hapcheon Video Theme Park
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Obongsan Madangbawi Cliff
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Exhuma 1
Movie · Showbox 2024
Daeunsan Natural Recreation Forest
Dong-myeon, Yangsan
Several eerie forest scenes on the way to the grave were filmed in this recreation forest at the foot of Mount Daeun.
Yangsan · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
When the Camellia Blooms 4
Drama · KBS2 2019
Guryongpo Japanese House Street
Guryongpo-eup, Pohang
VisitKorea and Kukmin Ilbo name the street as the setting of Ongsan, the small harbor town where Dong-baek lives.
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Camellia (café and select shop)
Guryongpo-eup, Pohang
VisitKorea's listing for Camellia describes it as the pub run by single mother Dong-baek in the drama. It is now a select shop selling coffee, desserts and souvenirs, and visitors can have drinks on the second floor of the Japanese-style wooden building.
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Guryongpo Park Stone Stairs
Guryongpo-eup, Pohang
KTO names these stone stairs as the place famous for the scene of Dong-baek and Yong-sik sitting on the stairs with the sea view; CEO Magazine identifies the stairs as the background of the drama poster.
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Hoho Myeonok
Guryongpo-eup, Pohang
CEO Magazine identifies this Chinese restaurant as the real building behind Baekdu Gejang House, the fictional gejang restaurant run by Yong-sik's mother Deok-soon; the drama used its exterior, with the sign swapped for filming. Travel Sketch's photo caption shows the same shop as Deok-soon's, selling galbitang and naengmyeon.
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Welcome, First Time in Korea? 3
Reality show · MBC every1 2017
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Gijang, Busan
In the March 16, 2023 episode, the first Busan stop is Haedong Yonggungsa, the temple by the sea, reached down its 108 steps. Busan City's own release on the episode names it too.
Busan · Full guide · Busan · Gijang-gun
Gwangalli Beach
Gwangalli, Busan
Busan City says the friends' tour of the city started at Gwangalli's beach. A second source has not confirmed this place yet.
Busan · Full guide · Busan · Suyeong-gu
Hwangnyeongsan Observatory
Hwangnyeongsan, Busan
The group ends the day at the Hwangnyeongsan observatory, staying a long time over Busan's night view, according to Busan City and the broadcaster's episode publicity.
Busan · Full guide · Busan · Nam-gu
Extraordinary Attorney Woo 1
Drama · ENA 2022
Changwon Bukbu-ri Hackberry Tree (Dongbu Village)
Daesan-myeon, Changwon
Press reports say the tree and Dongbu Village played Sodeok-dong, the village fighting to save its old hackberry tree.
Changwon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Perfect Crown 1
Drama · MBC 2026
Oreung (Five Royal Tombs of Silla)
Tap-dong, Gyeongju
Preview's Perfect Crown location roundup (11 May 2026) places some of the drama's romantically charged moments against the quiet landscape of the Five Royal Tombs. SayArt's Gyeongju filming coverage (25 October 2025) reports that the production filmed scenes at Oreung to depict the solitude of Prince Ian, using the site as a backdrop for royal scenes. The two sources frame the scenes differently, so the stop claims the filming itself, not one specific scene.
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
The Good Bad Mother 3
Drama · JTBC 2023
Hwarang Hill
Sannae-myeon, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
VisitKorea calls Hwarang Hill a meadow where Kang-ho and neighborhood children often played. Korea JoongAng Daily says it is where Kang-ho hangs out with the two children in the first scenes of the drama, and names its Meditation Rock as the viewpoint over the village and rice paddies below.
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Dori Village Ginkgo Tree Forest
Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do
VisitKorea lists Dori Village Ginkgo Tree Forest in its Good Bad Mother course and says it is where Kang-ho found the twins' bouncy ball, in a thick forest of densely planted ginkgo trees that turns golden in fall. No second independent exact-spot source was found on 2026-10-27, so the stop stays reported.
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Hanbam Village
Daeyul-ri, Bugye-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Daegu
VisitKorea says this is where Young-soon, having lost her husband, comes driving a pig truck and settles among the villagers. Korea JoongAng Daily calls Hanbam Village the main setting where Young-soon and Kang-ho stay together and restore their relationship after an accident, and names it as the Jowoori Stone Wall Village of the drama.
Gunwi · Full guide · Daegu
Little Forest 4
Movie · Film 2018
Hye-won's House
Miseong-ri, Ubo-myeon, Gunwi-gun
VisitKorea names this house as the home of Hye-won (Kim Tae-ri), the main character of Little Forest (2018), and says the film's bicycle and props remain at the site. VisitKorea's Gunwi travel article adds that most filming took place at this isolated house and the surrounding fields, and that the house stands empty and freely viewable.
Gunwi · Full guide · Daegu
Miseong-ri lanes and the old willow tree
Miseong-ri, Ubo-myeon, Gunwi-gun
VisitKorea's Gunwi travel article says the road Hye-won cycles, the mountain where she gathers chestnuts and the house itself were all filmed in Miseong-ri, and describes the village's lone large tree in the open fields as the willow in the cycling scene — a protected tree more than 350 years old, a short walk from the house.
Gunwi · Full guide · Daegu
Yeokjeon Sanghoe (station-front shop)
Hwabon Station, Sanseong-myeon, Gunwi-gun
VisitKorea's Gunwi travel article names this small shop in front of Hwabon Station as a place that appeared in Little Forest, alongside other media — the old-style neighbourhood supermarket of the film's village errands.
Gunwi · Full guide · Daegu
Four Hands, Two Sonatas 2
Drama · tvN 2026
Keimyung University campuses
Daegu
A September 2026 Keimyung University release, carried by Herald Economy and other outlets, says Four Hands, which is airing now, filmed on its campus.
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War 1
Movie · Showbox 2004
Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Hapcheon
The film was shot here, and Hapcheon County opened the location as a theme park after the film's success (Hapcheon County; VisitKorea).
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang · More dramas at Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Our Unwritten Seoul 1
Drama · tvN 2025
Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang · More dramas at Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Can This Love Be Translated? 1
Drama · Netflix 2026
Kyungnam University
Changwon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
The Scandal 6
Drama · Netflix 2026
Keimyung University Hanhakchon
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
Jisan-dong Tombs
Goryeong · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Eungwa Head House
Near Seongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Dongnakdang
Near Oksan Seowon, Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Hoyeonjeong Pavilion
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Namsa Yedam Village
Sancheong · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia 2
Drama · SBS 2026
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si
Yangsan · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
100 Days of Deception 1
Drama · tvN 2026
Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang · More dramas at Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Our Sticky Love 3
Drama · Netflix 2026
Homigot area
Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Street near Homigot
Near Homigot, Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Doctor on the Edge 5
Drama · ENA 2026
Gajodo Island village and coastal road
Sadeung-myeon, Geoje
Geoje City says the island village, harbor and coastal road near the Gajo branch office were used as the fictional island 'Pyeondong-do'.
Geoje · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
The Beauty Inside 1
Drama · JTBC 2018
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond
Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang
VisitKorea's Gyeongju Hallyu guide names this as the place Se-gye headed to after her argument with Do-jae in The Beauty Inside. No episode number is given, so none is stated here.
Gyeongju · Full guide · North Gyeongsang
Toji, the Land 1
Drama · SBS 2004
Choi Champandaek
Pyeongsa-ri, Agyang-myeon, Hadong
VisitKorea (Korea Tourism Organization) describes Choi Champandaek — fourteen hanok buildings in Pyeongsa-ri, Hadong, recreating the Choi family house from Park Kyongni's novel — as the main set of the drama version of Toji (2004). Its Korean travel coverage likewise introduces the complex as the filming site of the drama Toji.
Hadong · Full guide · South Gyeongsang
Dive into You 1
Drama · Disney+ 2026
Ahn Byeong-geun Olympic Memorial Judo Hall
Daegu · Full guide · Daegu
Made in Korea 1
Drama · Disney+ 2025
Hapcheon Film Theme Park
Hapcheon · Full guide · South Gyeongsang · More dramas at Hapcheon Film Theme Park
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