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Busan National Science Museum

국립부산과학관 · Museum · Busan

A hands-on national science museum in Gijang. Children can spend half a day here.

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Admission: ₩3,000[Permanent Exhibition] Individuals: Adults 3,000 won · Children 2,000 won · [Children's Science Museum] 3 years old & o…
Opening hours: 09:30 – 17:30(Last admission 1 hour before closing)
Closed: Mondays · Mondays (closed the following business day if Monday is a public holiday), New Year’s Day, day of Seollal (Lu…
Quietest day: Sunday — about 5% fewer foreign visitors than an average dayBusiest: Friday. Based on Korea Tourism Data Lab foreign-visitor counts for Gijang-gun, Busan.
Payment: Cards accepted
English: English signs, some staff
Fee checked: 2026-10

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When to go

Busan National Science Museum is closed on Mondays. Arriving on a closing day is the most common way to lose a morning in Korea, and the gate will not make an exception for a visitor who has come a long way.

Counting foreign visitors to Gijang-gun, Busan over twelve weeks, Sunday is the quietest day you can actually go and Friday the busiest — a difference of about 14%. These are district-wide figures rather than a headcount at the gate, so treat them as a tendency.

Opening hours are 09:30 to 17:30. (Last admission 1 hour before closing). Tour groups tend to arrive mid-morning and again after lunch; the first hour after opening is normally the quietest stretch of any day.

What it costs, and what to bring

Adult admission is ₩3,000 — [Permanent Exhibition] Individuals: Adults 3,000 won · Children 2,000 won · [Children's Science Museum] 3 years old & o…. By the standards of most countries this is very cheap, and it is charged at the gate rather than online, so there is no need to book ahead.

Cards are accepted. Foreign Visa and Mastercard work almost everywhere in Korea, and contactless is normal.

English signage is partial — enough to find your way, not enough to explain what you are looking at. The Korean name above is worth showing to a taxi driver or a passer-by; it works better than pronouncing it.

Getting there

There is no subway station close by. A taxi or an intercity bus is usually the way in — show the Korean name above to the driver.

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