Gatbawi Rock
갓바위
Two sea-eroded rocks resembling figures in traditional hats, designated a national natural monument. A floating boardwalk lets you get close.
Gatbawi is a pair of rocks shaped by weathering and sea erosion at the mouth of the Yeongsan River. They look like a father and son wearing gat, the traditional horsehair hat, which gave them their name, and a legend about a filial son and his father is told here. The rocks are a designated national natural monument. A floating boardwalk along the shore lets you walk around to the front of the rocks for photos, and the light is best at sunset. Admission is free. It is next to the National Maritime Museum and a few minutes' walk from it, so it is often visited along with the museums in the Gatbawi Culture and Arts District.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- National Maritime Museum (Mokpo)
- Mokpo Natural History Museum
- Mokpo Floating Music Fountain
- Samhakdo & Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize Memorial
- Mokpo Modern Historic District
- Mokpo Modern History Museum Building 1
- Mokpo Modern History Museum Building 2
- Yudalsan Mountain