Yuseong Hot Springs
유성온천
A city hot-spring district with a history of more than a thousand years. Its free outdoor foot baths and hot-spring hotels make it a relaxing place to soak your feet after a day at the science complex.
Yuseong Hot Springs is in Yuseong District, western Daejeon. Legend says people have used the springs since the Baekje period. The water is a mildly alkaline simple spring at about 40–50°C, and the district has many hot-spring hotels and public baths. Visitors most often head to the free outdoor hot-spring foot bath near Yuseong Hot Springs Station, where you can rest with your feet in the water for half an hour. The nearby hot-spring park is lit up in the evening. For a full-body soak, hotel bathhouses charge around 10,000 won. During the May Hot Spring Festival, there are parades and street events. Getting there: take Subway Line 1 to Yuseong Hot Springs Station. The Expo Science Park and the National Science Museum are about 15 minutes away by taxi. Bring your own towel for the foot bath.
Opening hours
Foot bath area approx. 09:00–18:00 (winter hours may change; check on site)
Nearby sights
- National Science Museum
- Daejeon Museum of Art & Lee Ungno Museum
- Hanbat Arboretum
- Expo Science Park & Hanbit Tower
- Former Chungnam Provincial Office
- Daejeon O-World
- Sungsimdang Bakery
- Daejeon Jungang Market