Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park is a safety education facility where visitors learn how to respond to disaster situations such as in the subway, in earthquakes, and in fires by experiencing them.
Opens the official site. This site takes no bookings.
Building 1 has subway safety, earthquake safety, and traffic safety experience zones and the Future Safety Video Hall (4D). Building 2 has fire suppression and escape descender experience zones, an experience zone with the Urban Railway Line 3 monorail moved here, and a CPR training room. The park opens 09:00–18:00 and experiences run 10:00–17:00, and admission and parking are free. However, experiences must be reserved on the Daegu Metropolitan City Integrated Reservation System up to 3 days before the experience date, and on the day itself only remaining spots are taken on site. Each experience has its own age requirement. Traffic safety and crisis response are for ages 8 and over, and subway safety and first aid are for ages 11 and over. Subway safety and crisis response also take children from age 6 with an immediate family guardian.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 · 6 photos
Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park Today
Worked out per date
Nov 2 (Mon)
Closed
Closures without a date (public and lunar holidays) are not marked on the dates.
Sources: Hours and closed days: Korea Tourism Organization
Every Monday / January 1 / day of Seollal and Chuseok ※ However, if Monday is a public holiday, closed on the first weekday after the holiday — source 1
or [Building 1] Subway safety experience 60 minutes · 20 people per session / Traffic safety experience 60 minutes · 8 people per session on weekdays · 12 on weekends / Future firefighter experience (school groups) 60 minutes · 50 people per session — all by advance online reservation / Firefighting Records Exhibition Hall · Children's Product Safety Experience Hall · Heat Wave and Fine Dust Experience Zone are open for self-guided viewing [Building 2] Crisis response experience 60 minutes · 14 people per session / First aid 60 minutes (advanced 120 minutes) · 20 people per session — advance online reservation; the basic course (every Tuesday) and the everyday-life course (every Wednesday) issue a certificate of completion, the experience course (weekdays and weekends) has no certificate, and the advanced course is to open later Session times are in the experience list of the Integrated Reservation System (not on this site) — source 2
Advance online reservation — Daegu Metropolitan City Integrated Reservation System (Tours/Experiences → Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park); choose weekdays or weekends by the brackets in the experience name Bookings open for two months, this month and next month; reserve up to 3 days before the experience date (e.g., for an experience on the 7th, by 23:59 on the 4th) On the day of the experience, on-site booking only when spots remain — accepted for sessions with fewer bookings than capacity, up to the number of open spots Cancel online up to 2 days before the experience (by phone after that); if you book and do not show up, reservations are restricted for 6 months Arrive at least 10 minutes before the experience (if late, the booking may be canceled or the experience time shortened) Without a reservation: self-guided experience zones (Building 1 Heat Wave and Fine Dust Experience, Disaster Prevention Future Hall, Children's Product Safety Experience Hall) and photo zones — source 4
Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park facilities and access
Ages for activities
Differs by experience (Korean age) - Subway safety experience: ages 11 and over (ages 6 and over with an immediate family guardian; ages 11 and over for elementary, middle, and high school groups) - Traffic safety experience: ages 8 and over - Future firefighter experience (for elementary, middle, and high school groups): ages 8 and over — the experience introduction on the website's front page says 'middle school students and older', which differs (call before visiting) - Crisis response experience: ages 8 and over (ages 6 and over with an immediate family guardian) - First aid: ages 11 and over — source 2
Accessible parking
Designated accessible parking spaces: 2 (parking lot toward Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park Art Hall). Designated accessible parking spaces: 2 (parking lot toward Building 2 of Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park). Extra space nearby that wheelchair users can use. Distance to the cultural facility: about 60 m, 80 m. — source 5
Accessible restroom
Restroom entrance: automatic door. Braille for the visually impaired on the restroom guide sign. Handrail installed at the washbasin. The space inside the restroom is somewhat narrow, so wheelchair turning and movement are somewhat restricted. No step at the restroom entrance, and no emergency bell installed inside. — source 5
Main entrance access
Wide enough for wheelchair and electric scooter users to move around easily. No steps inside. — source 5
Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park map
The places on this map are also listed on this page.
Which sights in Daegu can I reach from Dongdaegu Station by city bus without transferring?
Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park FAQ
Is there an experience fee at Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park?
No, admission and parking are free. However, experiences are reserved on the Daegu Metropolitan City Integrated Reservation System up to 3 days before the experience date. If you go without a reservation, you are taken on site only when spots remain that day. The self-guided experience zones and photo zones can be used without a reservation. source 1
Until what time are the experiences held at Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park?
Opening hours are 09:00–18:00, and experiences run 10:00–17:00. source 2
Is Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park closed on Monday?
Yes, it is closed every Monday, on January 1, and on the day of Seollal and Chuseok. If Monday is a public holiday, it is closed on the first weekday after the holiday. source 2
From what age can children do the experiences at Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park?
It differs by experience, and ages are counted in Korean age. The traffic safety experience is for ages 8 and over, and the crisis response experience is for ages 8 and over (ages 6 and over with an immediate family guardian). The subway safety experience is for ages 11 and over (ages 6 and over with an immediate family guardian), and first aid is for ages 11 and over. The future firefighter experience is for elementary, middle, and high school groups. source 3
Palgongsan Cable Carstraight-line 320 m
Palgongsan National Park (Donghwasa Temple District)straight-line 390 m
Palgongsan Fountain Plazastraight-line 460 m
TITFstraight-line 120 m
Palgongsan Oncheon Gwangwang Hotelstraight-line 200 m
Sanjung Sikdangstraight-line 250 m
Palgong Emilia Hotelstraight-line 320 m
