Top Things to do in Gwangju
FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO DO IN Gwangju, South Korea Gwangju isn’t a common destination on most Korean itineraries for the reason that there honestly isn’t much to do there (though, right outside the main bus station, you'll find a really helpful tourist office with maps of local sites to visit!). That region or area is known within Korea for having some of the best food in the country, but as vegetarians we really didn’t get much of a chance to experience it. There is supposed to be one really amazing vegetarian place in Gwangju itself (Naver: http://naver.me/5BSaW5MT ), but it’s about an hour (by bus) away from the main bus station so we didn’t end up making the trek there. Instead, we used Gwangju as a base for a few day trips. Given it’s serviced by an airport, a high speed train station, and a bus station you’ve got pretty much any type of transportation method you could need to explore the southwest region of Korea. One thing to note is that the main bus station is ab...