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Haenam Dinosaur Museum
In Korean: 해남공룡박물관
Haenam Dinosaur Museum is a dinosaur museum in Uhang-ri, where pterosaur, dinosaur, and bird footprints were found together in one rock layer for the first time in the world.
Visitors can see a genuine Allosaurus fossil and footprint fossils under 3 protective shelters. Hours are 09:00–18:00, it is closed every Monday, and admission is 5,000 won for adults, 4,000 won for youth, and 3,000 won for children.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 · 6 photos
Haenam Dinosaur Museum Today
Worked out per date
Nov 4 (Wed)
Open · 09:00–18:00
060912151822
Sources: Hours and closed days: Korea Tourism Organization
Haenam Dinosaur Museum before you go
Hours
09:00–18:00 — source 1
or Daily 09:00–18:00; entry until 1 hour before closing (until 17:00) — source 2
Closed days
Every Monday — source 1
Fees
[Individuals] - Adult 5,000 won - Youth 4,000 won - Children 3,000 won [Groups (20 or more people)] - Adult 4,000 won - Youth 3,000 won - Children 2,000 won ※ Fees can change, so see the website for details — source 1
or [Individuals] Adult 5,000 won (ages 19–64) · Youth, soldiers and police 4,000 won (ages 13–18; soldiers ranked staff sergeant or below and conscripted police) · Child 3,000 won (ages 5–12) [Group] Adult 4,000 won · Youth, soldiers and police 3,000 won · Child 2,000 won Age: year of the visit minus year of birth — source 2
Free admission: ages 4 and under, ages 65 and over, and the other groups the website lists, such as persons of national merit (the 4D theater is not included) Paying visitors get 50% of the admission fee back in Haenam Love gift certificates (based on the total of 1 payment; no certificate when the refund is under 1,000 won) — source 2
Activities
4D theater: shows at 10:00 · 11:00 · 13:00 · 14:00 · 15:00 · 16:00 (15 minutes), ticket 3,000 won (ticket machine next to the information desk) — source 2
4D theater: children aged 3 and under, pregnant women, elderly and frail people, and people with physical or mental disabilities may not watch — source 2
Haenam Dinosaur Museum: scientific names taken from Haenam, Hwangsan, and Uhang-ri
The footprint fossils from Uhang-ri were reported to the world's scientific community under scientific names taken from place names. The pterosaur footprints were named Haenamichnus uhangriensis, and the webbed bird footprints were named Hwangsanipes choughi and Uhangrichnus chuni, using the name of Uhang-ri. The pterosaur footprints found in 1996 are 20–35 cm in size, and the webbed bird footprint fossils formed about 83,000,000 years ago.
Haenam Dinosaur Museum facilities: from the 4D theater to Gongnyong Sikdang
The museum contains a 4D theater, a special exhibition room, a museum shop, an outdoor learning area, a trick art photo zone, and a fountain. It is also equipped with a snack shop, Gongnyong Sikdang, and a parking lot.
Individuals pay 5,000 won for adults, 4,000 won for youth, and 3,000 won for children. Groups of 20 or more people pay 4,000 won for adults, 3,000 won for youth, and 2,000 won for children. Fees can change, so see the website.
On which day is Haenam Dinosaur Museum closed?
Haenam Dinosaur Museum is closed every Monday, and on other days it is open 09:00–18:00.
How much is group admission to Haenam Dinosaur Museum?
Groups of 20 or more people pay 4,000 won for adults, 3,000 won for youth, and 2,000 won for children. Fees can change, so check the website.
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