Five K-content spots outside Seoul have an official KTO page and a train or bus you can take yourself: Gangneung, Nami Island, Jeonju, Busan and Jeju. Each is named on a VisitKorea page, which is the English site of the Korea Tourism Organization. We checked them on 11 October 2026. The VisitKorea pages show no date, so hours and prices may be old.
We did not include places that only appear on fan lists, and we use no screenshots from shows.
Route 1. Gangneung: the Guardian breakwater and the BTS bus stops
This is the best route here if you want one day trip from Seoul. Gangneung is on the east coast, and all the spots are in Jumunjin, the fishing town in the north of the city.
Note: Jumunjin Breakwater: VisitKorea names it as the place where the two leads of Guardian - The Lonely and Great God (2016) met for the first time. It is stop 2 on a 7.5 km course with Yeongjin Beach, the Jumunjin fish market and Sodol Adeul Rock Park (VisitKorea, checked 11 Oct 2026)
Address: BTS Bus Stop: next to Jumunjin Beach, Hyangho-ri, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung. VisitKorea says it was built for a BTS album photo shoot. The first stop was removed afterwards, and the city rebuilt it as a tourist spot (VisitKorea, checked 11 Oct 2026)
Note: Hyangho Beach: VisitKorea says the beach appeared on the jacket of BTS's "Spring Day", and the bus stop remains as a photo zone. Our Gangneung guide names a different album for the bus stop, so we do not name one
Getting there: From Seoul: KTX from Seoul Station or Cheongnyangni to Gangneung, about 2 hours. A standard fare of ₩27,600 is in our guide, and the range is about ₩20,000 to ₩50,000 (our Seoul to Gangneung guide, checked 9 Oct 2026). Then buses 300 or 302 from downtown to Jumunjin, 30 to 40 minutes (our Gangneung guide)
Note: The VisitKorea pages give no bus directions. The Jumunjin Tourism Information Center number on the bus stop page is +82-33-640-4535
Go early. Our Gangneung guide says to expect a queue for the bench at the bus stop.
Route 2. Nami Island: the lane tied to Winter Sonata
Note: VisitKorea says the Metasequoia Lane on Nami Island was "made famous by the classic K-Drama Winter Sonata (2002)". The page does not say the island was the filming site in those words (VisitKorea, page last updated Aug 2024)
Getting there: From Seoul: ITX-Cheongchun from Yongsan or Cheongnyangni to Gapyeong. VisitKorea says about an hour. Our Seoul day trips guide says about 1 hour 20 minutes and ₩6,900. Then a taxi of about 5 minutes or a 30 minute walk to the ferry dock (VisitKorea; our guide, checked 9 Oct 2026)
Price: Ferry for adults ₩19,000 on VisitKorea, from a page updated Aug 2024. Our guide found ₩16,000 to ₩19,000 in 2026 guides. Check the island's own site for today's price
Go on a weekday. Our day trip guide says a weekend ferry queue can take a large part of the day.
Route 3. Jeonju: Twenty-Five Twenty-One near the hanok village
Address: VisitKorea lists three Jeonju stops for Twenty-Five Twenty-One: Hanbyeok Tunnel, a 60 metre tunnel near Jeonju Hanok Village, Ahyeon Supermarket, an old-style shop rebuilt after the drama, and Veteran Kalguksu, a noodle soup restaurant near the village. The page also mentions Hee-do's House, a former guesthouse at 50-37 Gyo-dong, Wansan-gu (VisitKorea, checked 11 Oct 2026)
Getting there: From Seoul: KTX about 1 hour 40 minutes (our Seoul day trips guide, checked 9 Oct 2026). We did not check the fare or the bus from the station to the village. The VisitKorea page gives no transport
Our day trips guide says Jeonju works best as an overnight stay. It says the hanok village is best in the evening and early morning.
Route 4. Busan: four My Name locations
This route starts in Busan, so it suits people already there. The four places are in two parts of the city.
Address: Busan Coast Guard, 293 Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu (the police station in the drama) · Kangkangee Arts Village, 36 Daepyeongbuk-ro, Yeongdo-gu, 10:00 to 17:00, closed Mondays, with a tour program three times a day on weekends · Busandaegyo Bridge, 841 metres, walkable · Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, 86 Yonggung-gil, Gijang-gun, 04:30 to 19:20 (VisitKorea, checked 11 Oct 2026)
Getting there: From Busan Station or Haeundae: our Busan itinerary says take bus 181 to Haedong Yonggungsa and go early. We did not confirm the way to the three Yeongdo spots, and the VisitKorea page gives no transit routes. Use Naver Map for them
The Coast Guard building is a working government site. VisitKorea lists an inquiry number, +82-51-664-2000. Call before you go, because we do not know if the public can enter.
Route 5. Jeju: Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Address: VisitKorea lists four Jeju stops on a course of about 76.7 km: Changkkom, a rock with a hole through it, Hamdeok Beach, Gwaneumsa Temple, the filming place of the drama's "Hwangjisa Temple", and Saeyeongyo Bridge in Seogwipo. The Saeseom Island walking trail beside the bridge closes at 22:00 (VisitKorea, checked 11 Oct 2026)
Getting there: From Seoul: a flight to Jeju. We did not check flights or fares. On the island: bus 325 or 326 from Jeju City to Hamdeok, about 50 minutes, and Seogwipo is about an hour by express bus (our Jeju guide, checked 9 Oct 2026). The KTO page gives no transport, and we did not confirm the way to Changkkom or Gwaneumsa
The course is 76.7 km long, so it is a day with a car or a taxi driver. Our Jeju guide covers a car-free base.
Rules for fans
These are our suggestions and not KTO rules. Do not walk onto private land. Do not film strangers or people at work. If the site is a shop or a restaurant, buy something. The Busan Coast Guard is a government building, so call first.
What is checked here and what is not
Checked on 11 October 2026: the VisitKorea pages for the BTS bus stop, Hyangho Beach, the Jumunjin course, the Twenty-Five Twenty-One course, the Extraordinary Attorney Woo course, the My Name tour and the Nami Island page. Prices and times for transport come from our own guides, dated in each line.
Not checked: whether any VisitKorea hours are current, since the pages show no date (the Nami Island page says August 2024). Also not checked: the Jeonju fare, the bus to the Yeongdo spots in Busan, the way to Changkkom and Gwaneumsa, flights and fares to Jeju, and whether the public can enter the Busan Coast Guard. We did not ask the broadcasters. We have not visited these places for this page.
