Hanbat Arboretum
한밭수목원
Korea's largest urban artificial arboretum, with separate east and west gardens featuring a rose garden, wetlands, and a tropical plant house. It is right across from Expo Park.
Hanbat Arboretum lies within Doonsan Park between the Daejeon Government Complex and Expo Science Park. Covering about 390,000 square meters, it is the largest man-made urban arboretum in Korea. It is divided into east and west gardens. The east garden has a rose garden, a medicinal plant garden, and a tropical plant house, while the west garden has wetlands, lawns, and a coniferous forest. In between, the Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art and the Art Hall connect the two. Admission is free. Each garden has a fixed closing day, either Monday or Tuesday, and the tropical plant house has its own separate opening hours. Tulips and cherry blossoms in spring and ginkgo trees and autumn foliage in fall are beautiful, and locals come here on weekends to stroll and picnic. Getting there: about 15 minutes on foot from Government Complex Daejeon Station on Subway Line 1. You can combine it with Expo Science Park and the art museums.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–21:00 (shorter in winter; East and West Gardens close on alternate days)
Nearby sights
- Daejeon Museum of Art & Lee Ungno Museum
- Expo Science Park & Hanbit Tower
- National Science Museum
- Yuseong Hot Springs
- Former Chungnam Provincial Office
- Sungsimdang Bakery
- Daejeon Jungang Market
- Sojedong Railway Village