Goseong Dinosaur Museum (고성 공룡박물관)
Goseong Dinosaur Museum is located in the Sangjogam Park, which is renowned as the world's largest dinosaur footprint fossil site. Sangjogam is where the first dinosaur footprints were discovered in South Korea. The museum features five exhibition halls and a theater. Visitors can see genuine egg fossils of Oviraptor and Protoceratops, as well as dinosaur models. The museum is connected to the Sangjogam Beach, where dinosaur footprints are preserved.
Introduction Information
- Scale
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Land area: 7,400 ㎡
Building area: 3,441.77 ㎡
Exhibition area: 1,447.58 ㎡ - Opening Hours
- March-October 09:00-18:00 / November-February 09:00-17:00 (Last admission: 1hr before closing)
- Fee
- Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,500 won
- Holiday
- Mondays (Closed the following day if Monday falls on a public holiday), New Year's Day, Day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
- Parking
- Available
- Parkingfee
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Two-wheeled vehicle: 500 won
Small vehicles (fewer than 15 seats): 2,000 won
Large vehicles (more than 15 seats): 3,000 won - Inquiry/Information
- +82-55-670-4451
- Collections Status
- Genuine dinosaur artifacts & copies, general fossils, dinosaur models, etc.
Gyeongsangnam-do Goseong-gun Weather Rating
- 2024-11-24 Poor
- Not recommended for outdoor activities
- 2024-11-25 Fair
- Caution advised
- 2024-11-26 Poor
- Not recommended for outdoor activities
- 2024-11-27 Poor
- Not recommended for outdoor activities
- 2024-11-28 Fair
- Caution advised
- 2024-11-29 Fair
- Caution advised
- 2024-11-30 Poor
- Not recommended for outdoor activities
- Initial Registration Date
- 2009-10-23 20:20
- Last Updated
- 2024-03-05 10:33
- Homepage
- museum.goseong.go.kr
- Address
- [52963] 618 Jaranman-ro, Hai-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
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A nearby travel spot