How to See the Sea at Ganjeolgot Drama House and Prepare for Your Visit

A drama set at 28-1 Daesong-ri, Ulju-gun

Ganjeolgot Drama House is a drama set located at 28-1 Daesong-ri, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City. Ganjeolgot is introduced as the place where the sun rises earliest on the Korean Peninsula, known as a location where the sun rises about one minute earlier than at Homigot in Pohang and about five minutes earlier than at Jeongdongjin in Gangneung.

The set is adjacent to the sea, allowing visitors to look out at the ocean from inside and take photos with the structures as a backdrop. However, publicly available information does not specify the current extent of access inside the set or whether photography is prohibited.

The filming location for 《May Queen》 and 《Flames of Desire》

A Korea Tourism Organization travel article introduces this place as a set where many scenes for the MBC dramas 《May Queen》 and 《Flames of Desire》 were filmed. Accordingly, this location is best experienced by viewing the house-shaped sets together with the seaside scenery while recalling scenes from the dramas.

Ganjeolgot Drama House is as indicated as open to the public, allowing visitors to look around inside.

Open 10:00–22:00; entry requires a drink purchase

Ganjeolgot Drama House is listed as operating from 10:00 to 22:00. There is no separate admission fee; entry is as indicated as available only with the purchase of a drink. Therefore, it should not be regarded as a tourist attraction where you can enter the set for free.

Publicly available information does not list closing days, a main telephone number, whether payment is cash-only, or whether a ticket booth exists. No recommended viewing duration has been confirmed, so it is safer not to assign a fixed set-visiting time in your itinerary.

Access that requires considering a car before Ulsan Station

Ganjeolgot Tourist Site is as indicated as inaccessible by subway and low-floor buses. Detailed bus route numbers, stops, and the walking distance from the stop to the set are not available in public information, so foreign travelers should avoid planning to reach it directly from central Ulsan using only public transportation.

A parking lot is listed in the Ganjeolgot area, but parking fees could not be confirmed in public information. The address is 28-1 Daesong-ri, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and the official tourism page is the Ulsan tourism website.

Accessibility: check steps and rental services first

There is a level difference at the main entrance, and wheelchair and stroller rental services are as indicated as unavailable. Ganjeolgot tourism information also states that there is no nursing room, and no convenience services for visitors with visual or hearing impairments are registered.

The official Ulsan City page lists information on accessible parking, access routes, guidance facilities, and accessible restrooms. Examples for accessible restrooms record clear door widths of 100 cm and 90 cm, interior turning spaces of 210 × 200 cm and 210 × 220 cm, washbasin heights of 85 cm and 80 cm, and mirror heights of 90 cm and 110 cm.

Registered accessibility facilities include external Braille signs and pictogram guidance, while information boards include current-location and map guidance. Although tourism information states that no designated accessible parking spaces are listed, the official Ulsan City page does register accessible parking information, so visitors may need to identify the facility location on site.

The lighthouse on January 1, 2000, and 7:31:17 a.m.

Combining the set with Ganjeolgot Lighthouse makes the character of the destination clearer. Ganjeolgot Lighthouse was built to commemorate the first sunrise on the Korean Peninsula’s mainland for the new millennium on January 1, 2000, and the sunrise time at that time is introduced as 7:31:17 a.m.

The old lighthouse illuminated the waters off Ganjeolgot from January 1979, and the current lighthouse park includes a lighthouse exhibition hall, photo zone, and rest area. A postcard placed in the Wishing Postbox is said to arrive one year later, making it possible to combine set photography and a walk around the lighthouse in one route.

An Ulju coastal itinerary linking canola fields and Jinha Beach

The Ganjeolgot area has canola flower fields, unusual rock formations, and dense pine woods. After looking out at the sea from inside the set, following the coastline’s rock formations and pine woods helps visitors understand Ganjeolgot’s terrain rather than returning after seeing only the drama set.

Nearby linked destinations include Jinha Beach, Seosaengpo Waeseong Fortress, Nasabongsudae Beacon Mound, and Onyang Onggi Village. Jinha Beach in particular is described as the place that attracts the largest crowds in Ulsan during summer, so those seeking a quiet visit to the set should separate their itinerary from the beach’s peak-season crowds.

Information available and unavailable for first-time visitors

The key things to prepare for at Ganjeolgot Drama House are the drink-purchase entry condition and operating hours of 10:00–22:00. Subway and low-floor bus access is unavailable, and although there is a parking lot, its fees have not been published; detailed bus routes and walking distances are also not registered.

Public information does not provide a main telephone number, closing days, a dedicated official website, recommended viewing time, whether English guidance or an audio guide is available, cash-payment information, photography restrictions, or weather-related viewing restrictions. Therefore, save the official Ulsan tourism page as your destination and prepare a payment method that can be used to purchase a drink, as well as car transportation, based on the information currently available.