Arachnopia Ecological Arboretum (JooPil Spider Museum) (아라크노피아 생태수목원·주필거미박물관)

The JooPil Spider Museum was founded on September 1, 1985 by Dr. Kim Ju-pil, who traveled around the world to collect and study spiders. The museum aims to be a fundamental education center for students by offering them various hands-on scientific activities. The main building has a collection of spiders and insects from around the world. The annex exhibits rare minerals from around the world as well as microscopes to show the dissection of spiders. The museum has a total of approximately 220,000 spider samples from more than 5,000 species.

Experience Guide

Check the official website for details  

Opening Hours

[Arachnopia Ecological Arboretum]
09:00-18:00
* November-February: Closes at 17:30  

Parking

Available  

Inquiries

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-31-576-7908  

Restrooms

Available

Admission Fees

[Arachnopia Ecological Garden]
Individuals: Adults 7,000 won / Middle & High school students 6,000 won / Children (ages 4 to elementary school students) 5,000 won
* Groups of 30 people or more: 1,000 won discount for groups of Adults and Children

Available Facilities

* Ecological Arboretum
- Sculpture park, Jangseung park (Jangseung : Korean traditional totem pole at the village entrance), wild flowers, botanical garden of rare plants, acupressure road, playground
* JooPil Spider Museum
- Main building (1st floor): Spider specimens, spider breeding room, fossils
- Main building (2nd floor): Insect specimens
- Annex (1st floor): Rare minerals
- Annex (2nd floor): Observation station, fish/shelfish specimens