
Close your eyes. This forest sounds different.
Juknokwon Bamboo Forest
죽녹원 · Damyang, Jeollanam-do
A hillside forest of towering bamboo with shaded walking paths. The sound of wind through bamboo is the whole point.
Local tipPair it with the nearby metasequoia-lined road and tteokgalbi (grilled rib patties), Damyang's signature dish.
Getting thereBus from Gwangju, about 1 hour.
Photo: Christian Bolz (크리스티안 볼츠) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons





