Hwajinpo Castle (Kim Il-sung Villa)

화진포의 성

An old villa on a hill above the sea

Hours

9am–5pm (to 4:30pm in winter)

Tickets

Combined villas and exhibits ₩4,000

Address

280 Hwajinpo-gil, Geojin-eup, Goseong

A stone building put up in 1938 by a German architect, standing on a hill over the sea. The Kim Il-sung family reportedly spent summers here from 1948 to 1950, and today it shows material on the war and North Korea. It is called a castle for its shape. Looking at the sea from inside makes the history feel heavier.