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About this site
Can a good place lead to a good experience, every time? In a garden the size of 150 soccer fields, visitors often hesitate over what to see, or leave with regrets. This site was made to help a public place deliver a great experience.
Why it exists
- Reviews showed the same garden being a different visit depending on the weather and the gate. Midsummer visitors skipped whole areas while looking for shade; people entering from the West Gate saw the east side only on the map.
- Visitors we met were not short on time. Even those with no end time in mind wanted a route, and families with children looked for activities and flowers first.
- So the question changed, from "how much can we see in the time we have" to "what will our group enjoy". Wanting to see flowers, walking at a parent’s pace and finding a cool place to rest all belong in one visit.
- Rather than gathering information piece by piece and planning a path, see a walk worth taking first, then adjust it to your group and the day. That is what this site is for.
What it is built on
| Item | What | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Distances | Measured on a map of 2,148 walking-path segments | OpenStreetMap (ODbL) |
| Midday shade | Shade share computed for each garden | Meta & WRI 1 m canopy height (CC BY 4.0) |
| Weather | Hourly forecast every 30 minutes, turned into a heat index | Open-Meteo |
| Official info | Fees, hours, rules; notices synced daily at 06:00 | Garden website |
| Review summaries | 587 public blog posts, summarized by hand for 24 gardens | Naver & Tistory blogs |
| Photos | Official photos, unmodified | Garden website (KOGL Type 4) |
How routes are planned
- What to see comes first: peak blooms, current events and the gardens visitors mention most.
- Then when: shade and indoor stops go in the hot hours, open gardens move to cooler ones. Heat never removes a stop.
- With kids or older parents, breaks come more often, and only at verified rest spots (cafés, food stalls, indoor halls).
- Every route passes about 2,400 automated checks before it ships. One failure stops the deploy.
Contact
Corrections and suggestions are welcome by email. [email protected]
FAQ
Who made this?
One person runs this site independently.
Is it official?
No. It is independent of Suncheonman National Garden. Operating information is checked daily against the official website.
How reliable is the data?
Distances are measured on mapped paths, shade is a satellite estimate, weather is a forecast. Official info was last checked in Sep 2026.
Is it free?
Yes. No ads, no sign-up, and no names or contact details collected.
More
- All 24 gardens
- Admission, free entry and discounts
- East or West Gate, and parking
- How long to spend
- Autumn flowers and walks
- Pets, food and prohibited items
- Suncheonman Bay Wetland vs the garden
- Walks by time and theme
- Hours and FAQ
Sources
- Checked Sep 2026 · Official website
- Official garden guide map & website
- Korean blog review summaries
- Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Shade: Meta & WRI 1 m canopy height (CC BY 4.0)
- Characters & photos © Suncheonman National Garden (KOGL Type 4)