Top 10 Military Museums in South Korea, South Korea

May 8, 2022 Janean Rudisill

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1. British Military Seolmari Battle Memorial Park

58-1 Seolma-ri, Jeokseong-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi-do South Korea
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

British Military Seolmari Battle Memorial Park

2. The War Memorial of Korea

29, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04353 South Korea +82 2-709-3139 http://www.warmemo.or.kr/newwm/eng/main.jsp
Excellent
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Satisfactory
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4.5 based on 4,269 reviews

The War Memorial of Korea

Poignant exhibits, war memorabilia, art works, and military equipment make this a perfect place to learn about Korea’s history of war, most notably with North Korea. Kids will enjoy the display of actual tanks and airplanes.

Reviewed By Culinary-Consultants - Ferrara, Italy

As a veteran I am a lover of places that price and honor, the fellow and good military men and women of the past and present; Men and Women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of freedom and liberty. In this vein, I dedicate part of every travel we make with our company to search for Memorials and Museums of War. The War Memorial of Korea as expected for the history of this country, is no disappointment. It opened in 1994 on the former site of the army headquarters to exhibit and memorialize the military history of Korea and it holds an exquisite collection and memorabilia of several past wars ranging from prehistoric times with very rudimentary weapons; passing with extreme detail throughout the Korean War and the ROK Armed Forces until more modern conflicts and the presence of South Korea as an allied in the United Nations. 13,000 items are displayed in six halls under different themes and about 100 large weapons are displayed in the outside exhibition area on the lawns around the building. Outside the building premises you can see a great variety of mobile units such as fixed-wing air-crafts like the De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver, the Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando, also the Fairchild C-123J built in 1956 as a C-123B and later converted to a C-123J in the 1960s. Helicopters are also in the premises, such as the Bell AH-1J “International Cobra”, also the Bell UH-1B Iroquois, even Russian units as the Sikorsky H-5H Dragonfly and the Sikorsky HH-19B Chickasaw. But there are more mobile units such as armored vehicles, artillery and anti-aircraft guns. Missiles and several other maritime vessels like the Hurricane Aircat Air-boat used by ROK special forces during the Vietnam War and much more well kept pieces of war history are exhibited here at the War Memorial of Korea. The place definitely has been groomed to detail and has also a special glow about it; meaning a building with a soul. I truly recommend this place for the lovers of War History and War Artifacts and here you will also find a special place for the special connection we have with those who gave it all for the sake of freedom in South Korea and everywhere else.

3. Korean National Maritime Museum

136 Namnong-ro, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do South Korea +82 61-270-2000 http://www.seamuse.go.kr/seamuse.html?NMM=A0101
Excellent
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4.5 based on 30 reviews

Korean National Maritime Museum

4. Korea Army Museum

77-1, Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul South Korea +82 2-2197-6453 http://museum.kma.ac.kr/kor_n/index.jsp
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4.5 based on 7 reviews

Korea Army Museum

5. DMZ Museum

369 Tongiljeonmangdae-ro, Hyeonnae-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do 24701 South Korea +82 33-681-0625 http://www.dmzmuseum.com/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

DMZ Museum

6. United Nations Peace Memorial Hall

747-97 Daeyeon 4-dong, Nam-gu Danggok Park, Busan South Korea +82 51-901-1400 http://www.unpm.or.kr
Excellent
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4.5 based on 8 reviews

United Nations Peace Memorial Hall

Reviewed By richardcL1021CR - Lincoln, United Kingdom

The place is very quiet and a lasting tribute to those that gave there lives. In the cemetery the are so many graves with the words known only unto god , so sad and very moving.

7. Jeju Museum of War History & Peace

63, Cheongsuseo 5-gil, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju, Jeju Island 63006 South Korea +82 64-772-2500 http://www.peacemuseum.co.kr
Excellent
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4.0 based on 34 reviews

Jeju Museum of War History & Peace

8. National Maritime Museum

45 Haeyang-ro 301beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49111 South Korea +82 51-309-1900 http://www.nmm.go.kr
Excellent
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4.0 based on 73 reviews

National Maritime Museum

9. Korea Naval Academy Museum

88-2-6, Saseoham, 1, Jungwon-ro, Jinhae-gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do South Korea +82 55-549-1182
Excellent
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4.0 based on 10 reviews

Korea Naval Academy Museum

10. Historic Park of Geoje POW Camp

61, Gyeryong-ro, Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do 53257 South Korea +82 55-639-0625 http://www.pow.or.kr/_main/main.html
Excellent
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4.0 based on 110 reviews

Historic Park of Geoje POW Camp

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