Sangju Bicycle Museum: A Great Place to Visit with Kids
Places to visit with kids in Sangju
Sangju Bicycle Museum
If you visit Sangju, which used to be the central city of Gyeongsangbuk-do, you will find well-maintained bike paths to explore the city.
Located near Gyeongcheom Island, the Sangju Bicycle Museum is a place where you can learn everything about bicycles.
You can see the Draisine, invented by Karl von Drais, which you may not have seen before.
It is said that it was also called "Hoby Horse" because it looked like a running wooden horse.
On November 24th, the Sangju Bicycle Museum will host the 2nd Sangju Bicycle Museum Academic Conference to discuss the role and significance of cyclist Eom Bok-dong during the Japanese colonial period.
The Sangju Bicycle Museum offers guided tours at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
You can learn about the history of bicycles in Korea and how they were used.
The Sangju Bicycle Museum also hosts a weekend family culture program on the second and fourth Sundays of the month (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM) in the Bicycle Museum's multipurpose hall (2nd floor). Feel free to participate if you have time.
The bicycle, invented by a German, was brought in by the Japanese police during the Japanese colonial period as a means of rapid transportation.
For a long time, the bicycle was a symbol of wealth, and it was the number one asset until cars became more common.
At the Sangju Bicycle Museum, you can also see the stories of people who lived in Sangju based on bicycles.
The museum is designed to show how bicycles started and what history they have.
There are many cycling clubs throughout the country.
Sangju also has a cycling club, and you can learn about the stories of those who were active at that time.
Sangju has many places where you can ride a bicycle.
I recommend cycling around Gyeongcheom Island.
A long time ago, a man named Baron Drais connected two wheels with wood and devised a way to ride on it, walking or running and pushing off the ground to move forward.
It was ridden in a similar way to the toys that children enjoy today.
How can you ride such a tall bicycle?
It seems too difficult to get off once you get on.
It is said to be a five-story bicycle.
In Sangju, the Joseon Paldo National Bicycle Competition was held during the Japanese colonial period.
It is known that bicycles similar to the current ones, equipped with pneumatic tires, were introduced in 1903 when 100 bicycles were introduced for government officials.
Looking at unique types of bicycles and bicycles like the ones we have now, I wonder what the bicycles of the future will look like.
The history of bicycles is that bicycles first produced in the early 19th century are an important means of transportation.
Globally, it has developed into the basis of sports and industry.
Now is the time when you can ride a bicycle virtually like this.
Won't virtual worlds be created where people can ride bicycles at home and gather together?
Visit the Sangju Bicycle Museum, where you can learn everything about bicycles, and wrap up your time in November.
Written and photographed by Choi Hong-dae, 2025 Gyeongsangbuk-do SNS Supporter.
* This post was directly covered and written by the Gyeongsangbuk-do SNS Supporters, and was posted after confirmation by Gyeongsangbuk-do.
Source :https://blog.naver.com/gyeongbuk_official/224091411796
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