1. Sacred Destinations
2. South Korea
3. Sacred Sites in South Korea

Sacred Sites in South Korea

Below is an illustrated index of the sacred sites and religious places in South Korea profiled so far on Sacred Destinations, listed in alphabetical order by name. Please note this list is far from comprehensive - many more great sites remain to be added. You can also view these sites on an interactive map of South Korea.

• Bulguksa
  North Gyeongsang, South Korea
  An important example of 8th-century Silla architecture, home to no less than seven Korean national treasures.
• Haeinsa
  Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
  Best known for its complete copy of the Buddhist scriptures, the 14th-century Tripitaka Koreana.
• Seokguram Grotto
  South Korea
  An 8th-century Buddhist cave temple in the hills above Bulguksa, this is the only structure surviving fully intact from the Silla era.