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Which indoor sights in Daegu can I go into on a rainy day?
As indoor sights for a rainy day in Daegu, this guide collects 55 places: 50 that this site classifies as museums, art museums and exhibition halls (including experience exhibition halls), plus Daegu Aquarium and 4 ice rinks and roller rinks.
35 of them have no admission fee. The list below has 20 places that charge admission, whose fees differ by facility, exhibition, activity or event, or that have no fee value. They include Daegu Aquarium (adults 29,000 won), Glow Safari Panda 100 (general 18,000 won), Sinjeon Museum (adults 10,000 won), the indoor ice rinks, and Daegu National Science Museum and Dalseong Fossil Museum in Dalseong-gun. Of the 20 places, 10 close every Monday, and Glow Safari Panda 100, E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink, Void Gallery and Dongje Art Museum are open every day of the year. Daegu Aquarium is open until 20:30 from Friday to Sunday, and Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink until 21:00.
The 20 places in this guideFull list
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 10:30–20:00Friday–Sunday more
- Closed days
- Same as the closure days of Shinsegae Department Store Daegu branch; see the website
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00)Weekends/public holidays 11:00–19:30 more
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Hours
- 10:00–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday / Tuesday (except public holidays)
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday 09:30–17:30 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- Weekdays and Sundays 11:00–18:30Saturdays more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Hours
- 10:00–19:00
- Closed days
- Open all year
Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:00–21:00Weekends 09:00–21:00 more
- Closed days
- January 1 more
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Sunday / holiday periods
Daegu National Meteorological Science Museum
- Hours
- 10:00–17:30 (entry closes at 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
Huium Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' History Museum
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Sunday and Monday more
- Hours
- 10:00–19:0010:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- 8 moreSee the full list
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
35 of the 55 indoor sights have no admission fee
- This guide counts 55 places on this site as indoor sights.
- 50 of them are classified by the Korea Tourism Organization as exhibition facilities, such as museums, memorial halls, exhibition halls, art museums and galleries, or as experience exhibition halls.
- The rest are Daegu Aquarium and 4 ice rinks and roller rinks.
- Of the 55, 35 places whose fee value starts with 'free' are collected separately in the guide 'Museums and art museums in Daegu you can see without an admission fee', and this guide covers the remaining 20.
- The 55 are 20 in Jung-gu, 8 each in Suseong-gu and Dalseong-gun, 7 in Dong-gu, 5 each in Buk-gu and Dalseo-gu, and 1 each in Nam-gu and Gunwi-gun, and none are in Seo-gu.
- Of the 55, 21 are also open on Monday and 31 close every Monday.
- Daegu Aquarium closes on the closed days of the Daegu store of Shinsegae Department Store, and EXCO closes depending on events.
- Indoor facilities listed under other classifications, such as performance venues, hot springs and kids' activity facilities, are not included in the 55. They are Daegu Seogu Culture Hall and Biwon Music Hall in Seo-gu, Miseong Hot Spring in Dalseo-gu, Bounce Trampoline Park Dongdaegu Shinsegae Department Store Center in Dong-gu, Daegu Children's World in Suseong-gu and others.
- Hours / Closed days
- Varies by event, so see the website
- Fee
- Varies by event, so see the website
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1
The 9 places with amounts listed range from 1,000 won to 29,000 won for adults
- Daegu Aquarium charges 29,000 won for adults, 27,000 won for teenagers and 25,000 won for children (36 months to 12 years).
- Glow Safari Panda 100 charges 18,000 won for general admission (free under 24 months).
- Sinjeon Museum charges 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for children.
- Museum Su charges 5,000 won for general admission and 3,000 won for teenagers and children.
- Daegu National Meteorological Science Museum charges 2,000 won for adults and 1,000 won for teenagers and children, and children aged 7 and under are free.
- Huium Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' History Museum charges 2,000 won for adults.
- Daegu Art Museum and Hyangchon Cultural Center charge 1,000 won for adults.
- Dalseong Fossil Museum in Dalseong-gun charges 3,000 won for general adults and 2,000 won for children and teenagers, and Dalseong-gun residents pay 1,500 won for adults and 1,000 won for children and teenagers.
- Fees differ by exhibition at Daegu Gansong Art Museum and Void Gallery, by activity at Natural Dyeing Museum, by event at EXCO and by facility at Daegu National Science Museum.
- At Dongje Art Museum in Gachang-myeon, you buy 1 admission ticket per person that includes 1 drink and the exhibition.
- Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center has no fee value, so call 053-631-0105 to ask.
- Hours
- 09:00–19:0009:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- 10:00–19:0010:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday
Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (entry closes 17:00)
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
- Daegu Aquarium
- Glow Safari Panda 100Closed days Open all year
- Sinjeon Museum
- Museum SuHours 10:00–17:00
- Daegu National Meteorological Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Huium Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' History Museum
- Daegu Art MuseumHours 10:00–19:00
- Dalseong Fossil MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Void GalleryHours 10:00–19:00
- EXCO
- Daegu National Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
Experience and education facilities run from the aquarium and meteorological science museum in Dong-gu to the science museum, fossil museum and wetland ecology learning center in Dalseong-gun
- Daegu Aquarium has a dome-shaped panorama tank, a sea footbridge that crosses over a tank, and a sea maze tank decorated with lights and mirrors.
- At Daegu National Meteorological Science Museum, you make weather, make a weather forecast and try being a weather caster in 3 exhibition halls.
- The parking lot (28 spaces) is free.
- Sinjeon Museum in Gwaneum-dong is a promotional hall of a tteokbokki company, with an activity where a robot fills a cup you decorate with tteokbokki.
- At Museum Su in Beomeo-dong, you see embroidery and minhwa and make beoseon and bokjumeoni.
- Natural Dyeing Museum charges a different fee for each activity, and you can look around the Awon gallery on the 1st floor, the artifact room on the 2nd floor and the folk dyeing and weaving tool room.
- Glow Safari Panda 100 in 83 Tower is a panda-themed media experience hall that reacts when you look at and touch it.
- Daegu National Science Museum in Dalseong-gun is a hub science museum that opened in 2013 and runs exhibitions, education and events. Its viewing time value is 6 hours or more.
- Dalseong Fossil Museum in Yuga-eup is a public museum specializing in fossils that opened in 2023. It shows fossil and rock specimens and runs education programs.
- At Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center in Hwawon-eup, you learn about the living things of Dalseong Wetland (2,000,000 ㎡) in the Ecology Story Room, the narrow-mouthed toad learning area and the Dalseong Wetland forest path.
- Dalseong Wetland is a floodplain river wetland where the Nakdong River and the Geumho River meet.
- Daegu Aquarium
- Daegu National Meteorological Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Sinjeon Museum
- Museum SuHours 10:00–17:00
- Natural Dyeing MuseumHours 10:00–17:00
- Glow Safari Panda 100Closed days Open all year
- Daegu National Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Dalseong Fossil MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center
3 indoor ice rinks and 1 roller rink have opening hours that differ by day of the week
- E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink on the 2nd floor of 83 Tower is open every day of the year, 11:00–18:30 on weekdays and Sundays and 11:00–19:30 on Saturdays and public holidays.
- Parking costs 3,000 won.
- Arte Suseong Land Ice Rink closes every Monday and is open 09:30–17:50 on weekdays and 11:00–16:00 on weekends.
- The Arte Suseong Land fee table lists the ice rink at 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for children.
- Daegu Ice Park in Ipseok-dong, Dong-gu closes every Tuesday and Wednesday and is open 13:00–16:00 on weekdays and 13:00–17:00 on weekends.
- Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink is a roller rink with indoor and outdoor arenas and is open 09:00–21:00.
- 16:00–18:30 on weekdays is a break, and the rink is for ages 5 and over.
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:30–17:50 (last entry 17:00)Weekends 11:00–16:00 (last entry 15:15)
- Closed days
- Every Monday
- Hours
- Weekdays 13:00–16:00Weekends 13:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Tuesday and Wednesday
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)
- E-World 83 Tower Ice RinkClosed days Open year-round
- Manchon Inline Roller Skating RinkClosed days January 1
7 of the 20 places are also open on Monday, and 8 are open until 19:00 or later
- The places open on Monday are Glow Safari Panda 100, E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink, Void Gallery and Dongje Art Museum, which are open every day of the year.
- The others are Museum Su, which closes on Sunday, Daegu Ice Park, which closes on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink, which closes only on January 1, the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays and Labor Day.
- Glow Safari Panda 100 and E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink are both in 83 Tower.
- 10 places close every Monday, including Daegu National Science Museum in Dalseong-gun (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and Dalseong Fossil Museum.
- Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center has no closed-day value.
- In the evening, Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink is open until 21:00 and Daegu Aquarium until 20:30 from Friday to Sunday.
- Glow Safari Panda 100 is open until 19:30 on weekends and public holidays, and E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink on Saturdays and public holidays.
- Daegu Gansong Art Museum, Daegu Art Museum and Hyangchon Cultural Center are open until 19:00 in the summer season, and Void Gallery is always open until 19:00.
- Glow Safari Panda 100Closed days Open all year
- E-World 83 Tower Ice RinkClosed days Open year-round
- Void GalleryHours 10:00–19:00
- Museum SuHours 10:00–17:00
- Daegu Ice Park
- Manchon Inline Roller Skating RinkClosed days January 1
- Daegu National Science MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Dalseong Fossil MuseumClosed days Every Monday
- Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center
- Daegu Aquarium
- Daegu Gansong Art MuseumHours 10:00–19:00
- Daegu Art MuseumHours 10:00–19:00
- Hyangchon Cultural CenterHours 09:00–19:00
The 20 places in this guide
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1
An aquarium on Dongbu-ro in Dong-gu with a dome-shaped panorama tank and a sea footbridge. It costs 29,000 won for adults, 27,000 won for teenagers and 25,000 won for children. It is open 10:30–20:00 Monday–Thursday and 10:30–20:30 Friday–Sunday and on public holidays (admission closes at 19:00). Closed days are the same as those of the Daegu store of Shinsegae Department Store, and parking is free for 2 hours.
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 10:30–20:00Friday–Sunday more
- Closed days
- Same as the closure days of Shinsegae Department Store Daegu branch; see the website
- Fee
- Adults (19 years old more
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2
A panda media experience hall in E-World 83 Tower, with general admission of 18,000 won and free entry under 24 months. It is open every day of the year, 11:00–19:00 on weekdays and 11:00–19:30 on weekends and public holidays.
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00)Weekends/public holidays 11:00–19:30 more
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- General 18,000 won more
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3
A promotional hall of a tteokbokki company in Gwaneum-dong, with an activity where a robot fills a cup you decorate with tteokbokki. It costs 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for children. It is open 10:00–17:30 (admission closes at 16:30) and closes every Monday and Tuesday (except public holidays).
- Hours
- 10:00–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday / Tuesday (except public holidays)
- Fee
- Adult (middle school student–adult) 10,000 won more
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4
An embroidery and minhwa museum in Beomeo-dong with activities such as making beoseon and bokjumeoni. It costs 5,000 won for general admission and 3,000 won for teenagers and children. It is open 10:00–17:00 and closes every Sunday.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Sunday / holiday periods
- Fee
- General 5,000 wonIndividual more
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5
Daegu National Meteorological Science Museum
A meteorological science museum in Hyomok-dong where you make weather and try being a weather caster in 3 exhibition halls. It costs 2,000 won for adults and 1,000 won for teenagers and children, and children aged 7 and under are free. It is open 10:00–17:30 and closes every Monday.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:30 (entry closes at 17:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Adult 2,000 wonIndividual more
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6
Huium Japanese Military 'Comfort Women' History Museum
A history museum that rebuilt a jeoksan gaok and opened in 2015, showing the testimony of surviving victims from Daegu and Gyeongbuk. It costs 2,000 won for adults, and children under 12 are free. It is open 10:00–18:00 and closes on Sunday, Monday and national holidays.
- Hours
- 10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:30)
- Closed days
- Every Sunday and Monday more
- Fee
- Adults 2,000 won more
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7
A municipal art museum on Misulgwan-ro in Suseong-gu, costing 1,000 won for adults. It is open 10:00–19:00 in the summer season and 10:00–18:00 in the winter season, closes every Monday, and parking is free.
- Hours
- 10:00–19:0010:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Adult 1,000 wonIndividual more
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8
An exhibition hall in Hyangchon-dong in a converted old bank building, with the Nokhyang music listening room in the basement. It costs 1,000 won for adults and 500 won for seniors and teenagers. It is open 09:00–19:00 in the summer season and closes every Monday.
- Hours
- 09:00–19:0009:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Adult 1,000 won more
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9
An art museum in Daegu Grand Park, with fees that differ by exhibition. It is open 10:00–19:00 in the summer season and 10:00–18:00 in the winter season, and closes every Monday.
- Hours
- 10:00–19:0010:00–18:00 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Varies by exhibition; see the website
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10
A gallery in Daebong-dong with fees that differ by exhibition. It is open 10:00–19:00 every day of the year, and parking is free for 2 hours with a purchase of 10,000 won or more.
- Hours
- 10:00–19:00
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Varies by exhibition; see the website
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11
A natural dyeing museum on Pagye-ro 112-gil with the Awon gallery on the 1st floor and an artifact room on the 2nd floor. Fees differ by activity. It is open 10:00–17:00 and closes every Monday.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Monday
- Fee
- Varies by experience; see the website
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12
An exhibition and convention center in Sangyeok-dong that holds more than 1,000 events a year. Opening hours, closed days and fees differ by event.
- Hours / Closed days
- Varies by event, so see the website
- Fee
- Varies by event, so see the website
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13
An indoor ice rink on the 2nd floor of 83 Tower, open every day of the year. It is open 11:00–18:30 on weekdays and Sundays and 11:00–19:30 on Saturdays and public holidays, and parking costs 3,000 won.
- Hours
- Weekdays and Sundays 11:00–18:30Saturdays more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Fee
- Not listed
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14
An indoor ice rink in Arte Suseong Land, an amusement park next to Suseongmot Pond, closed every Monday. It is open 09:30–17:50 on weekdays (admission closes at 17:00) and 11:00–16:00 on weekends (admission closes at 15:15). The Arte Suseong Land fee table lists the ice rink at 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for children.
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:30–17:50 (last entry 17:00)Weekends 11:00–16:00 (last entry 15:15)
- Closed days
- Every Monday
- Fee
- Not listed
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15
An ice rink in Ipseok-dong where children skating for the first time can borrow a support aid to practice. It is open 13:00–16:00 on weekdays and 13:00–17:00 on weekends, closes every Tuesday and Wednesday, and parking is free.
- Hours
- Weekdays 13:00–16:00Weekends 13:00–17:00
- Closed days
- Every Tuesday and Wednesday
- Fee
- Not listed
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16
Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink
A roller rink where you roller skate and inline skate in indoor and outdoor arenas, for ages 5 and over. It is open 09:00–21:00, but 16:00–18:30 on weekdays is a break. It closes on January 1, the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays and Labor Day.
- Hours
- Weekdays 09:00–21:00Weekends 09:00–21:00 more
- Closed days
- January 1 more
- Fee
- Not listed
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17
A national science museum on Techno-daero 6-gil in Dalseong-gun that opened in 2013 and runs exhibitions, education and events, with a viewing time value of 6 hours or more. Fees differ by facility. It is open 09:30–17:30 (admission closes at 16:30) and closes every Monday (the next day if Monday is a public holiday). Parking costs 2,000 won for a regular vehicle.
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- Varies by facility; see the website
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18
A public museum specializing in fossils on Techno-daero 6-gil in Yuga-eup that opened in 2023 and exhibits fossil and rock specimens. It costs 3,000 won for general adults and 2,000 won for children and teenagers (Dalseong-gun residents: 1,500 won for adults and 1,000 won for children and teenagers). It is open 09:30–17:30 Tuesday–Friday (admission closes at 17:00) and closes every Monday.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday 09:30–17:30 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday more
- Fee
- General adult 3000 more
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19
Dalseong Wetland Ecology Learning Center
A learning center on Gura 1-gil in Hwawon-eup where you learn about the living things of Dalseong Wetland (2,000,000 ㎡) in the Ecology Story Room, the narrow-mouthed toad learning area and the Dalseong Wetland forest path. It is open 09:30–17:30 (admission closes at 17:00). There are no fee or closed-day values, so call 053-631-0105 to ask.
- Hours
- 09:30–17:30 (entry closes 17:00)
- Closed days
- Not listed
- Fee
- Not listed
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20
Dongje Art Museum (Dongje Art Exhibition Hall)
A private art museum on Heolti-ro 10-gil in Gachang-myeon that opened in 2002. You buy 1 admission ticket per person that includes 1 drink and the exhibition. It has a lawn plaza, a painter's studio and an art shop, and it is open 11:00–18:00 every day of the year.
- Hours
- 11:00–18:00
- Closed days
- Open all year
- Fee
- Buy 1 admission ticket per person more
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1
FAQ
How much is admission to indoor sights in Daegu?
Of the 55 indoor sights in this guide (places classified as museums, exhibition halls, an aquarium, ice rinks and roller rinks), 35 have no admission fee. The 9 with amounts listed range from 1,000 won for adults (Daegu Art Museum and Hyangchon Cultural Center) to 29,000 won (Daegu Aquarium). Arte Suseong Land Ice Rink charges 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for children. Fees differ by exhibition at Daegu Gansong Art Museum and Void Gallery and by facility at Daegu National Science Museum.
Does Daegu have indoor ice rinks?
3 indoor ice rinks are listed on this site. E-World 83 Tower Ice Rink is open every day of the year, 11:00–18:30 on weekdays and Sundays and 11:00–19:30 on Saturdays and public holidays. Arte Suseong Land Ice Rink is closed every Monday and open 09:30–17:50 on weekdays and 11:00–16:00 on weekends. Daegu Ice Park is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday and open 13:00–16:00 on weekdays and 13:00–17:00 on weekends.
Are there indoor sights in Daegu that are open late in the evening?
Of the 55 indoor sights in this guide, 5 are open until 20:00 or later. Manchon Inline Roller Skating Rink is open until 21:00, and Jeong Ho-seung Literary Museum is open until 21:00 on weekdays. Daegu Aquarium and Daebaek Plaza Gallery are open until 20:30 from Friday to Sunday. The ARC Culture Center in Dalseong-gun has its 3rd-floor cafe and observation deck open 10:00–23:00 from April to November and 10:00–22:00 from December to March, and its exhibition rooms open 10:00–17:30.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI