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Goseong Dinosaur Museum

Goseong Dinosaur Museum

고성공룡박물관 · Gyeongnam · Museums & galleries

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.

TypeMuseums & galleries
RegionGyeongnam
Address618 Jaranman-ro, Hai-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
HoursMarch-October 09:00-18:00 / November-February 09:00-17:00 (Last admission: 1hr before closing)
ClosedMondays (Closed the following day if Monday is a public holiday), New Year's Day, Day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
AdmissionAdults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,500 won

Getting there

From Korea Tourism Organization open data. Hours and admission change with the season and on public holidays — confirm with the venue before a long trip.

Within walking distance

Fossil Dinosaur and Bird Footprints of Goseong (고성 덕명리 공룡과 새발자국 화석 산지)
600 m walk

Fossil Dinosaur and Bird Footprints of Goseong

Namildae Beach (남일대해수욕장)
5.2 km away

Namildae Beach

Samcheonpo Jeongseobang (삼천포맛집정서방)
11.3 km away

Samcheonpo Jeongseobang

Jeodo Island (저도(딱섬))
11.5 km away

Jeodo Island

Napori Hoetjip (나포리횟집)
11.6 km away

Napori Hoetjip

German Village (독일마을)
16 km away

German Village

Namhae German Exhibition Hall (남해 파독전시관)
16 km away

Namhae German Exhibition Hall

Yeonhwasan Provincial Park (연화산도립공원)
22 km away

Yeonhwasan Provincial Park