Cheongju
Cheongju (청주,淸州), also spelled Chongju, is the capital of North Chungcheong, South Korea. For a domestic traveler however, perhaps Cheongju's most notable asset is that it houses one of Korea's major domestic airports, serving Cheongju and the nearby major city of Daejeon. Wikivoyage
Population 848,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Korea
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Cheongju. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Chungcheongbuk-do Citizens' Charter Monument · 120 m
- 違鳳朱義兵將像 Monument · 170 m
- The site of the former Cheongju Girls' High School Monument · 210 m
- 보드플렉스 Theme park · 250 m
- Chungbukgyoyuk Museum Museum · 290 m
- Chungcheongbuk-do Education and Science Research Institute Museum · 290 m
- 청주공룡월드 Theme park · 350 m
- 옛청주역사전시관 Museum · 390 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Cheongju); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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