Cheonan

Independence Hall of Korea 독립기념관
Jincheon
free admission
Tue-Sun 9 AM to 5 PM (last entry)
12 km east of Cheonan

The largest museum in Korea, sprawling over acres of land in the hills, with seven giant exhibition halls devoted to the country's struggle to throw off the Japanese yoke between 1870 and 1945. Note that this is a privately funded operation and thus even more slanted towards a nationalist version of history than usual. Most 3xx/4xx-series buses pass by, board them either at Cheonan stn or in front of the intercity bus terminal W950, 25min.

Gagwonsa Buddhist temple at Taejosan Mt. Taejo 태조산 A nice place to go hiking. The Buddhist temple has one of the largest sitting Buddhas in Korea.