Exploring the Cheongyang Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center
As the cold wave continues, many of you might be looking for a good place to visit in this chilly weather.
I also searched for indoor travel destinations suitable for winter and discovered an interesting place to visit.
It's the Cheongyang Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center located in Cheongyang.
It's conveniently located near other tourist attractions in Cheongyang, making it a great spot to visit.
▲ Entrance and parking lot of the Cheongyang Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center
The parking lot is situated right in front of the entrance, although it's not very spacious.
You can also use the parking lot at Chilgapsan Tower located just behind it.
However, the entrance to the Experience Center is blocked from the direction of Chilgapsan Tower, so you'll need to walk a bit to reach the main entrance.
▲ Various exhibitions related to wood
As the name suggests, the Experience Center features various exhibitions related to wood culture.
However, some of the exhibits seemed a bit outdated, as they contained information that might not have been updated in a while.
You can see in the photos that while there are exhibits related to wood culture, there are also administrative details like regional development goals.
Additionally, some content related to wood felt overly wordy and not well-organized.
The building is beautifully decorated using wood, but the content doesn't seem to match its aesthetic.
▲ A relatively good exhibition about wood
However, not all wood-related exhibits were disappointing.
For instance, the wooden sculptures of the twelve zodiac animals were intriguing.
There were many interesting aspects presented through wood, including the opportunity to touch and feel the cross-sections of various trees.
It was unique to encounter both familiar and unfamiliar types of wood that you could physically interact with.
▲ A compact yet enriching natural history experience center
The exhibition hall dedicated to wood culture was smaller than expected.
Next, you enter the main natural history experience center featuring insects, minerals, and more.
While the number of exhibits isn't very high, the variety makes it feel rich and fulfilling.
Especially for minerals, which are usually kept in cages in other exhibition halls, here you can see them up close.
▲ A natural history experience center related to various animals
Compared to the previous exhibitions, the animal-related natural history experience center is larger and well-designed.
It features fossils, various marine and terrestrial creatures, and several hands-on experiences.
▲ Hesitant to put my hand in the Doctor Fish experience
There's also a Doctor Fish experience in the middle of the center.
I wanted to try it, but upon closer inspection, I was surprised to see how large the Doctor Fish were.
While many people find the Doctor Fish experience slightly intimidating, I couldn't bring myself to put my hand in because they were so big.
Many may have seen the Doctor Fish experience, but few might know much about them.
Here, there’s detailed information about Doctor Fish, so let me give you a brief introduction.
Doctor Fish are primarily found in Turkey and nearby countries.
They thrive in warm waters ranging from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius, especially in hot springs, which have made them famous as a healing tourism destination.
Interestingly, they nibble on human skin, selectively feeding on areas with a lot of dead skin.
According to the exhibition, they cannot be taken outside, but they have been successfully farmed in Korea.
▲ The cave in the natural history experience center
The natural history experience center also features a cave.
Interestingly, it doesn't reveal what animals might be hiding inside.
It's quite dark, making it hard to imagine what’s inside, which adds to its intrigue.
For fun, I’ll keep the internal photos and what content is prepared a secret, so I recommend visiting to experience it yourself.
▲ Various experiences in the natural history experience center
There are also various experiences available, ensuring a fun time.
Personally, I found the experience of holding a conch shell to my ear to hear the sound of the sea very fascinating.
It was a unique experience I hadn't encountered elsewhere, and each conch shell produced a different sound when held to my ear.
There are various shapes of conch shells, so make sure to try this experience when you visit.
▲ The highlight of the experience center, a space for kids
While exploring the experience center, I felt that despite its large size, there weren't many visitors.
However, upon visiting the playground and experience area on the second floor, I realized that this perception was misleading.
Many visitors were enjoying the wooden playground and experience area.
I felt it would be a shame to only explore the wood culture and natural history experience center, but it turns out there are well-prepared spaces for hands-on experiences.
▲ Various experiences on the second floor
I wanted to capture various experiences available on the second floor in photos, but it was challenging to avoid getting kids in the frame.
There are many activities prepared, including a wooden playground, board games, and block play.
In fact, the highlight and main content of the Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center is located here.
Although I felt a bit shy to play with so many children around, I believe it would be a great place to visit with kids.
With various hands-on experiences using wood that are hard to find elsewhere, and the opportunity for kids to play in the playground, they will surely enjoy their time.
If you're looking for a place to visit in winter with kids who want to go out, consider visiting the Cheongyang Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center!
Cheongyang Wood Culture and Natural History Experience Center
○ Location: 704-21 Chilgapsan-ro, Daechi-myeon, Cheongyang-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
○ Admission fee: Adults 3,000 KRW, Youth/Military 2,000 KRW, Children 1,000 KRW
○ Operating hours: March to October 09:00 - 18:00, November to February 09:00 - 17:00 (Last admission one hour before closing)
○ Parking: Available (Chilgapsan Tower parking lot can also be used)
Source :https://blog.naver.com/sinmunman/224170752982
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