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Museum of Old Roads (옛길박물관)

Museum of Old Roads (옛길박물관) · © KTO · KOGL Type 3

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Museum of Old Roads (옛길박물관)

Museum of Old Roads is a curated attraction in Korea — full details, hours, and access info on the official Korea Tourism page.

ROOTIconic stop curated by Korea Tourism OrganizationEnglish-friendly

Why go

Museum of Old Roads (Yetgil Bakmulgwan) is a public institutional museum in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, dedicated to the cultural-historical heritage of Korean traditional roads — particularly the Mungyeong Saejae Pass area's distinctive heritage as one of Korea's most significant pre-modern travel corridors. The museum walks visitors through the history of Korean traditional roads, the cultural-and-economic role of roads in pre-modern Korean society, the technical-and-engineering aspects of pre-modern road infrastructure, and the broader cultural significance of Korean travel-and-transport heritage. Period documents, archival materials, scale-model road displays, and interpretive panels anchor the museum. Best paired with the Mungyeong Saejae historic pass walk.

Quick highlights

  • Public institutional museum in Mungyeong on Korean traditional roads
  • Particularly Mungyeong Saejae Pass distinctive heritage
  • One of Korea's most significant pre-modern travel corridors
  • Cultural-and-economic role of roads in pre-modern Korean society
  • Pairs with Mungyeong Saejae historic pass walk