Jeongok Prehistory Musuem
전곡선사박물관
Culture · 2 , Pyeonghwa-ro 443beon-gil, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Nearby stations and stops
- Jeongok (경원선) · straight-line 1.6km
- Bus stop 전곡선사박물관 · straight-line 228m
- Bus stop 전곡선사박물관앞 · straight-line 283m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Free
- Hours
- January - June, September - December 10:00-18:00
- July - August 10:00-18:00
- Closed
- Mondays (open if public holiday falls on a Monday), January 1, day of Seollal (Lunar New Year) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2023-03-07 · Collected: Not provided
Jeongok Prehistory Museum is a relics museum built in the Paleolithic ruins of Jeongok-ri, a historical site that rewrote the history of Paleolithic research in the world with the discovery of the first Acheulean hand ax in East Asia. Centered on Paleolithic relics such as an Acheulean hand ax excavated from the Jeongok-ri Paleolithic site, the exhibition space is composed of relics of various themes to systematically understand human evolution and Paleolithic culture.
In the area
Museums 1 of 1 cultural sites in Yeoncheon-gun
Similar places in other regions
- Yanggu History Museum · Gangwon-do
- Seokjangni Museum · Chungcheongnam-do
- Geomdan Prehistory Museum · Incheon
- Jeonju National Museum · Jeonbuk-do
- Gahoe Museum · Seoul
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI