page_title: Daejeon
section_title: Parks and museums
hierarchical_section_title: Daejeon / Culture / Parks and museums
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of the Expo Science Park in Daejeon, South Korea. It was taken from across Gapcheon. 한국어: 갑천의 건너편에서 찍은 대전의 엑스포과학공원 사진.
context_page_description: Daejeon is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis. Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. Located in the central region of South Korea, Daejeon serves as a hub of transportation and is at the crossroads of major transport routes. The capital Seoul is about 50 minutes away by KTX high-speed train.
  Daejeon is one of South Korea's administration hubs with the Daejeon Government Complex. The Korean administration in the 1980s decided to relocate some of its functions from Seoul, the national capital, to other cities. Currently, 12 national government offices, including Korea Customs Service, Small and Medium Business Administration, Public Procurement Service, National Statistical Office, Military Manpower Administration, Korea Forest Service, Cultural Heritage Administration, and Korean Intellectual Property Office, as well as Patent Court of Korea, are located in Daejeon. Korail, Korea Water Resources Corporation, and Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation are also headquartered in the city.
  Daejeon has 18 universities, including KAIST and Chungnam National University. Daejeon has earned its name as "Asia's Silicon Valley" and "high technology city".
context_section_description: In 1993 an international exposition (Taejŏn Expo '93) was held at Daejeon. The Expo Bridge was designed by Hui Lee Shun. Several landmarks, such as the Hanbit Tower and the Expo Bridge, were built at this time.  After the exposition ended, the grounds were refurbished as Expo Science Park. While the tower and some buildings remain, most of the expo buildings have now been removed. As of 2018, the site is hosting the headquarters complex for the Institute for Basic Science. Next to the park is the National Science Museum, which had moved to its current location in 1990.
  There are eight popular places for sightseers which are designated by city government. Those eight sights include the mountains
  Sikjangsan, Bomunsan, Gubongsan (구봉산), Jangtaesan, and Gyejoksan, the lake Daecheonghosu, as well as Yuseong Spa, and Expo Science Park.
  Most of the cultural centres and sight seeing places are located in Yuseong-gu district with the exception of Ppuri park and Daejeon Zoo.
  Daejeon O-World, Daejeon's local amusement park, consists of Daejeon Zoo, Joy Land and Flower Land. Opened on May 1, 2009 the park is home to 160 species of 600 animals, 17 rides and  themed gardens including Sounds garden, Herb Garden, and Rose Garden.
  The Daejeon Art & Culture Complex, located in Dunsan Amusement Park, is an art museum focused on the convergence of art and technology. Since it was established in 1998, numerous exhibitions on contemporary art have been held.  Another important cultural institution is the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs in Daejeon Culture & Arts Center and other local venues, and which recently completed several international tours, including visits to the United States and Japan.
caption: Expo Science Park in 2007.
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