Sokcho — Sights
Mountain peaks above a harbour town
- Cheoksan Hot Spring Resort — A 53°C soak after the mountain
- Jangsa Port — A quiet harbour for squid boats
- Towangseong Falls Viewpoint — A 320m fall seen from the top of the stairs
- Goseong Unification Observatory — The East Coast’s northernmost lookout toward Mt. Kumgang
- Deungdae Beach — A calm sandy beach under the lighthouse
- Seoraksan National Park (Sogongwon) — The gate where the Outer Seorak trails split
- Sinheungsa Temple — The main temple of Seoraksan, just inside the park
- Seorak Cable Car to Gwongeumseong — A five-minute ride up to Gwongeumseong
- Ulsanbawi Rock — A wall of rock at the end of a long staircase
- Biryong Falls — A waterfall an hour on foot from the gate
- Heundeulbawi and Gyejoam — A boulder you can rock, on the way to Ulsanbawi
- Biseondae — A broad rock bed and clear water on an easy valley walk
- Abai Village — A mural village built by Hamgyong refugees
- Gaetbae Hand-Pulled Ferry — A barge you pull across on a steel cable
- Sokcho Beach and Sokcho Eye — A long beach with a seaside Ferris wheel
- Daepo Port — Raw-fish alleys, plus sunrise and sunset views
- Yeongnangho Lake and Beombawi — A lagoon mirroring Seorak, with a walkway over the water
- Sokcho Expo Tower — A 73 m twisting gold tower beside Cheongcho Lake
- Sokcho Jungang Market (Tourist Fish Market) — Fried chicken, squid sundae and seafood under one roof
- Cheongchoho Lake Park — A lagoon right in town with a walkable shore
- Yeonggeumjeong Pavilion — A pavilion on a rock hill and another over the sea
- Sokcho Lighthouse Observatory — A white lighthouse reached by a bamboo-grove boardwalk
- Oeongchi Seaside Path — A boardwalk along a coast closed off for decades
- Hwajinpo Lake and Villas — Lake, sea and pines with villas full of history
- Naksansa Temple (Uisangdae and Hongryeonam) — A seaside temple over the East Sea, famed for sunrise