Gunsan Modern History Street (Time Travel Village) is an outdoor corridor that stays open year-round. Gunsan Modern History Museum runs 09:00–18:00 in summer (March–October; last entry 17:30) and 09:00–17:00 in winter (November–February; last entry 16:30), and closes on Mondays and 1 January. The combined adult ticket covering the museum, Modern Art Museum, Modern Architecture Hall, and Wibongham is ₩3,000 (Gunsan residents ₩2,000); the museum alone is ₩2,000 for adults. Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village is always open with free admission, about 3 km / 10 minutes by car from Time Travel Village. Museum parking is free on VisitKorea. Honam Customs Museum (Old Gunsan Customs) is 10:00–17:00 — different from the main museum. Figures follow the museum visitor guide, VisitKorea museum, and VisitKorea Modern History Street, verified 1 October 2026 (KST).
What should a day trip aim for?
Keep the goal simple: Time Travel Village (modern street indoors + outdoor corridor) → Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village. That morning-to-afternoon arc matches city and Accessible VisitKorea course advice. Official companion tours include Modern Road (~2 hours: museum → Honam Customs → Rose Gallery → Modern Art Museum → Modern Architecture Hall → Jinpo Maritime Theme Park; sample departures 10:30 / 14:00) and Time Road (~2.5 hours: museum → Honam Customs → Chowon Photo Studio → Japanese-style house → Malraengi Village → Dongguksa; sample departures 10:00 / 13:30). Meet at the museum entrance; the guide line is +82-63-454-3338, and the city notes no separate guide fee.
On Mondays, indoor museum, art, and architecture halls are closed — favor the outdoor street, Railroad Village, and spots like Leesungdang, or shift the visit to Tuesday–Sunday. Addresses: museum 240 Haemang-ro; street area 41 Jangmi 1-gil; Railroad Village 14 Gyeongchon 4-gil (city listing). Phones: Time Travel TIC +82-63-446-5114, museum +82-63-454-5953, Railroad Village +82-63-454-3349.
How to run the visit in steps
Suggested order: lock hours, fees, and parking → modern street (museum, old customs, architecture, art) → Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village. With a car, park in the museum public lot and walk the corridor. By transit, from Gunsan Station take city buses 11 · 12 · 13 · 15 · 16 to Naehang intersection, then walk about 330 m, or a taxi about 10 minutes / about ₩6,000 (festival guide; fares vary) (Gunsan Time Travel Festival directions).
Step 1 — Hours, fees, and parking
The street itself is open 24 hours / year-round on VisitKorea, but that is not the indoor schedule. The museum uses summer 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) and winter 09:00–17:00 (16:30), closed Mondays, 1 January, and mayor-designated days. Modern Art Museum and Modern Architecture Hall share those summer/winter hours and Monday closures. Honam Customs Museum alone is 10:00–17:00, so build it into the route carefully (Gunsan City Honam Customs Museum).
Use the museum’s official fee table. Combined ticket (museum + art + architecture + Wibongham): adult individual ₩3,000 (resident ₩2,000); youth/soldier ₩2,000 (resident ₩1,000); child ₩1,000 (resident ₩500). Singles: museum ₩2,000, Wibongham ₩1,000, art or architecture ₩500 each. Ordinance exemptions cover ages under 6 and 65+, among others; tickets are same-day only and not reissued if lost. VisitKorea lists museum parking as available and free; city tour materials place the lot at 32 Naehang 2-gil (Jangmi-dong). The Modern History Street page showing parking “Not available” means no dedicated street lot — use the museum public lot.
Step 2 — Time Travel Village (modern street) route
Start at the museum, then continue toward Old Customs (Honam Customs), Modern Art Museum (former Eighteenth Bank), and Modern Architecture Hall (former Bank of Chosen) for a compact heritage walk. With extra time on a companion tour, add Rose Gallery and Jinpo park, or Chowon Photo Studio, the Japanese-style house, Malraengi Village, and Dongguksa. Keep customs opening at 10:00 and the museum’s seasonal last-entry times on the same checklist. Before you go, call +82-63-730-8721 to confirm Honam Customs is open — some older course pages still mention a past remodel period.
Step 3 — Move to Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village
After the modern street, finish at Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village. From Time Travel Village it is about 3 km / 10 minutes by car. From the Jinpo park side, Accessible VisitKorea courses mention buses 57 · 58 · 59 toward E-Mart / the village (routes can change). The village is always open, year-round, free admission; uniform rental, snacks, and Polaroid shops set their own hours — do not invent fixed prices. City materials describe a historic Paper Korea spur of about 2.5 km, with a tourist walking segment of about 400 m. Trains stopped in 2008. Prefer the city address 14 Gyeongchon 4-gil; some course text says 6 Gyeongchon 4-gil in the same alley. The tourist information center is 10:00–17:00, which is not the village’s outdoor hours (Accessible VisitKorea Gunsan course).
Cost and hours checklist
Lock these before you leave. Do not treat leftover 09:00–21:00 listings as current — use the museum’s summer/winter table and VisitKorea instead.
| Item | Amount / value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Modern History Street (corridor) | Always open | VisitKorea Open 24 hr |
| Museum summer (Mar–Oct) | 09:00–18:00 · last entry 17:30 | Closed Mon + Jan 1 |
| Museum winter (Nov–Feb) | 09:00–17:00 · last entry 16:30 | Closed Mon + Jan 1 |
| Honam Customs Museum | 10:00–17:00 | Differs from main museum |
| Railroad Village admission | ₩0 · always open | Shop hours vary |
| Combined adult (individual) | ₩3,000 (resident ₩2,000) | Museum+art+architecture+Wibongham |
| Museum single adult | ₩2,000 | |
| Art / Architecture single | ₩500 each | |
| Wibongham single | ₩1,000 | |
| Museum parking | Free | VisitKorea |
| Time Travel → Railroad Village | ~3 km · ~10 min | By car |
| Taxi station → museum | ~10 min · ~₩6,000 | Festival guide · variable |
| Museum info | +82-63-454-5953 | |
| Time Travel TIC | +82-63-446-5114 | |
| Railroad Village | +82-63-454-3349 |
| Facility | Hours published | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Modern History Street (outdoor) | Always open / year-round | Not the same as indoor exhibits |
| Gunsan Modern History Museum | Summer 09–18 / winter 09–17 · last entry −30 min · Mon + Jan 1 closed | Museum official · VisitKorea |
| Modern Art / Architecture halls | Same summer/winter · Monday closed | Adult single ₩500 each |
| Honam Customs Museum | 10:00–17:00 | Opens later · +82-63-730-8721 |
| Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village | Always open · free | TIC only 10–17 |
For long-distance rail, many visitors transfer at Iksan (KTX) to Gunsan Station; Accessible VisitKorea course examples cite about 25 minutes on Mugunghwa-class trains (schedules vary). From the intercity terminal, festival guidance lists city buses 1 · 2 · 8 · 17 · 18 · 19 toward the museum stop, or a taxi of about 7 minutes / about ₩3,000.
Failure points that trip visitors up
The biggest miss is assuming indoor sites share the street’s always-open hours. The corridor is open year-round; the museum, art hall, and architecture hall follow summer/winter clocks and Monday closures. Second: treating Honam Customs as matching the museum — it is 10:00–17:00, so early-morning stops may find it closed.
Third: copying stale 09:00–21:00 rows from older city posts. Keep them out of your itinerary and use the museum visitor guide plus VisitKorea. Fourth: parking confusion. VisitKorea’s street page “Not available” does not mean Gunsan has nowhere to park — use the free museum public lot. Fifth: publishing fixed prices for Railroad Village uniform rental or snacks; only admission is free, and shops set their own rates. Buying a combined ticket on a Monday without checking indoor closures is another common mistake.
FAQ
What are museum hours and the combined ticket price? Summer (March–October) 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30); winter (November–February) 09:00–17:00 (16:30); closed Mondays and 1 January. Combined adult individual ticket ₩3,000 (Gunsan resident ₩2,000); museum alone ₩2,000. The outdoor street is always open; Honam Customs is 10:00–17:00.
Is Gyeongam-dong Railroad Village free, and how far is it from Time Travel Village? Admission is free and the village is always open. From Time Travel Village it is about 3 km / 10 minutes by car. Shop and uniform-rental hours vary. Call +82-63-454-3349; the TIC is 10:00–17:00.
In one line
For a Gunsan day, plan modern street (museum summer/winter hours and Monday closures · combined ticket ₩3,000 · free parking) → ~10-minute drive to Railroad Village (free, always open), and lock Honam Customs 10:00–17:00 plus Monday indoor closures first.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons — Former Gunsan Customs, Bank of Chosen, Eighteenth Bank (CC BY-SA 4.0, Lawinc82); Gunsan street (CC BY-SA 4.0, Lance Vanlewen). Figures: Gunsan Modern History Museum, VisitKorea, Gunsan City, Accessible VisitKorea (verified 1 October 2026 KST).
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