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took part in the surprise landing in Incheon in 1950, supported by 260 warships. Find out
about this daring attack at this sombre, strikingly designed museum. The displays include
newsreel films of the Korean War.
INCHEON METROPOLITAN CITY MUSEUM
(Songdo; adult/child ₩400/free; 9am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Next to the Incheon Landing Memorial Monu-
ment Hall is the city's main museum, offering an excellent collection of celadon pottery
and some interesting historical displays.
MUSEUM
YEONGJONGDO & MUUIDO
Also part of Incheon's municipality are the 100-plus islands scattered off the coast including
Yeongjongdo
,
home to Incheon International Airport and connected to the mainland by bridges, train lines or a brief ferry ride
from Wolmido (adult/child ₩3000/1000, 7am to 9pm). Buses run from the island ferry terminal to
Eulwangri
Beach
on the island's western tip, a popular spot with plenty of motels and pensions, decent sand and lovely
sunsets.
The cheapest self-catering rooms at the swank
Golden Sky International Resort
( 032 745 5000;
www.goldensky.co.kr
;
apt from ₩200,000; ) have sufficient space for four people (two in the bed and two
on mattresses on the
ondol
floor). There's an attached spa and pool complex. Across the road up on the hill is
Caffe Ora
(
10am-11pm), a modernist piece of architecture housing a high-class cafe and restaurant.
Nicer than Yeongjongdo is
Muuido
, which can be reached via a five-minute ferry trip (₩3000 return, half-
hourly until 7pm, until 6pm in winter) from Jamjindo, a tiny islet connected by a causeway to the southwest tip
1000) and
Silmi Beach
( 032 752 4466; adult/child ₩2000/1000) are top relaxation spots where you can
either camp or stay in inexpensive cabins.
Muuido has plenty of
minbak
(homestays) and pensions. An excellent one is
Lifou
( 032 747 0053, 011
Western-style rooms and English-speaking owners who are a lot of fun.
Note that accommodation prices on the islands are higher on weekends and during July and August.
