Gwangseongbo Fortress

광성보

Sea-cliff fort of the 1871 battle

Hours

9am–6pm

Address

27 Haeandong-ro 466beon-gil, Bureun-myeon, Ganghwa

This was the fiercest ground of the 1871 clash with the US fleet. Walls and small gun platforms run along the cliff above the strait, and the sea stays on one side the whole walk. The path through pines is flat and easy. The water here runs fast, and you end up staring down at it for a while.