 
Across the street from Korea's Department of Defense, and next to the U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison, is a
fitting place for Korea's War Museum. Its impressive granite facade and surrounding park with vintage
airplanes and tanks catch the eyes of people passing by along the main road. The museum building has 6 display
rooms showing an almost 5,000-year history of foreign invasions, from before the
Three Kingdoms Period through the
Korean War.
The park surrounding the museum is filled with aircraft, tanks, and other fighting machines from the Korean War
to the present. One of the most impressive fixtures is the vintage B-52. Just inside the entrance sit an M-47
"Patton" tank from the U.S. Army and a K-1 "88" tank from the Korean Army, silently guarding
the museum. One of the most moving scenes is the statue of 2 brothers (one from the North, one from the
South) meeting on the battlefield, a poingnant reminder of the more than 10 million Korean families still
separated by the Korean War.
Hours: 09:30 ~ 18:00
Closed: Every Monday (If a holiday falls on a Monday, closed the next day.)
Admission:
Adults (19 and over): 3,000 won
Elementary/Junior/High school students: 2,000 won
Kindergartners: 1,000 won
Directions: 10 minutes by walking from Subway line 1, Namyeong Station
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