2026 May , We have compiled a list of the travel destinations most visited by Koreans.
It is prepared using data at the beginning of each month and updated once more at the end of the month for settlement.
Ranking of Interest in Korean Travel Destinations in May 2026
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ranking region zone Interest 1st place busan metropolitan city 39,100 2nd place Ulleungdo Gyeongbuk 34,890 3rd place race Gyeongbuk 32,600 4th place Gunsan Jeonbuk 28,390 5th place chief mourner chief mourner 21,710 6th place Gangneung Gangwon 21,400 7th place Mokpo Jeonnam 20,870 8th place Tongyeong Gyeongnam 19,640 9th place complement Jeonnam 19,360 10th place Namhae Gyeongnam 17,190 11th place Jeonju Jeonbuk 17,040 12th place electrification metropolitan city 16,220 13th place Sokcho Gangwon 14,750 14th place daegu metropolitan city 14,630 15th place seoul metropolitan city 13,540 16th place Danyang Chungbuk 11,570 17th place Jecheon Chungbuk 11,270 18th place princess Chungnam 10,710 19th place Chuncheon Gangwon 10,440 20th place Andong Gyeongbuk 10,290 21st place Yeongwol Gangwon 8,620 22nd place grant Chungnam 8,470 23rd place Pohang Gyeongbuk 8,020 24th place Hadong Gyeongnam 7,780 25th place Suncheon Jeonnam 7,180 26th place Taean Chungnam 6,800 27th place gwangju metropolitan city 6,760 28th place Ulsan metropolitan city 6,420 29th place Namwon Jeonbuk 6,060 30th place rice wine Chungbuk 5,910
ranking region zone Interest 31st place Samcheok Gangwon 5,530 32nd place depot Jeonbuk 5,380 33rd place Gurye Jeonnam 5,320 34th place Incheon metropolitan city 5,200 35th place Chungju Chungbuk 5,140 36th place Wando Jeonnam 4,880 37th place Damyang Jeonnam 4,700 38th place Dangjin Chungnam 4,580 39th place Miryang Gyeongnam 4,490 40th place Mungyeong Gyeongbuk 4,350 41st place Iksan Jeonbuk 4,280 42nd place Geoje Gyeongnam 4,240 43rd place circumference Gangwon 3,990 44th place Cheongdo Gyeongbuk 3,940 45th place Seosan Chungnam 3,890 46th place pearl Gyeongnam 3,720 47th place East Sea Gangwon 3,710 48th place Cheonan Chungnam 3,700 49th place Uljin Gyeongbuk 3,680 50th place Haenam Jeonnam 3,660 50th place Pyeongchang Gangwon 3,660 52nd place magnitude Jeonnam 3,590 53rd place Gangjin Jeonnam 3,500 54th place Hapcheon Gyeongnam 3,380 55th place Jeongseon Gangwon 3,330 56th place wellhead game 3,190 57th place Gapyeong game 3,150 58th place Paju game 3,030 59th place Sacheon Gyeongnam 3,020 60th place Yeongdeok Gyeongbuk 2,870
ranking region zone Interest 61st place Geochang Gyeongnam 2,850 62nd place Naju Jeonnam 2,780 62nd place Yangyang Gangwon 2,780 64th place Goheung Jeonnam 2,760 65th place Pocheon game 2,730 66th place Boryeong Chungnam 2,530 67th place Buan Jeonbuk 2,400 68th place permanent residence Gyeongbuk 2,370 69th place Hongcheon Gangwon 2,350 70th place budget Chungnam 2,250 71st place Muju Jeonbuk 2,230 72nd place Boseong Jeonnam 2,220 73rd place Yeoju game 2,200 74th place Yangpyeong game 2,190 74th place Changwon Gyeongnam 2,190 76th place Hoengseong Gangwon 2,070 77th place Seocheon Chungnam 1,840 78th place Asan Chungnam 1,760 79th place Taebaek Gangwon 1,720 80th place Gimhae Gyeongnam 1,700 81st place Gimcheon Gyeongbuk 1,640 82nd place Icheon game 1,620 83rd place new idea Jeonnam 1,600 83rd place Gumi Gyeongbuk 1,600 85th place Jeongeup Jeonbuk 1,580 86th place Nonsan Chungnam 1,510 87th place Okcheon Chungbuk 1,460 88th place Cheorwon Gangwon 1,440 89th place Gokseong Jeonnam 1,360 90th place glory Jeonnam 1,350
ranking region zone Interest 91st place Sangju Gyeongbuk 1,300 92nd place Pyeongtaek game 1,290 93rd place Cheongsong Gyeongbuk 1,280 94th place Jinan Jeonbuk 1,230 95th place Sancheong Gyeongnam 1,220 96th place Imsil Jeonbuk 1,180 97th place Hongseong Chungnam 1,160 98th place Jincheon Chungbuk 1,070 99th place Goesan Chungbuk 1,050 100th place Seogwipo chief mourner 1,040 101st place Gwangyang Jeonnam 1,030 102nd place employee game 990 103rd place Yeongam Jeonnam 940 104th place Sunchang Jeonbuk 920 105th place Haman Gyeongnam 900 106th place Inje Gangwon 850 107th place Yeoncheon game 840 107th place Wanju Jeonbuk 840 109th place Changnyeong Gyeongnam 830 110th place Yeongcheon Gyeongbuk 820 110th place Sejong metropolitan city 820 112th place Boeun Chungbuk 790 112th place Gunwi Gyeongbuk 790 112th place Bonghwa Gyeongbuk 790 115th place Anseong game 780 115th place Gimje Jeonbuk 780 117th place Gyeongnam Goseong Gyeongnam 770 118th place Hwasun Jeonnam 760 118th place Hamyang Gyeongnam 760 120th place Namyangju game 660
ranking region zone Interest 120th place Cheongyang Chungnam 660 122nd place Geumsan Chungnam 640 122nd place parasol Gyeongnam 640 124th place Muan Jeonnam 620 124th place Yecheon Gyeongbuk 620 126th place Yeongdong Chungbuk 590 127th place Jangheung Jeonnam 580 128th place Jeungpyeong Chungbuk 570 129th place Ansan game 540 130th place onomatopoeia Gyeongbuk 520 131st place Mars game 510 131st place Gimpo game 510 133rd place Dongducheon game 470 133rd place Hampyeong Jeonnam 470 135th place Uiryeong Gyeongnam 440 136th place Jangseong Jeonnam 430 136th place Yanggu Gangwon 430 138th place Yangju game 420 139th place Uijeongbu game 400 140th place Elderly Gyeongbuk 380 140th place castellan Gyeongbuk 380 140th place voice Chungbuk 380 143rd place Hwacheon Gangwon 370 144th place Gyeongsan Gyeongbuk 360 145th place Bucheon game 320 146th place longevity Jeonbuk 300 147th place Osan game 250 147th place antelope Gyeongbuk 250 149th place Chilgok Gyeongbuk 240 150th place Siheung game 200
ranking region zone Interest 150th place light game 200 152nd place Gunpo game 190 153rd place Hanam game 180 154th place Gyeryong Chungnam 170 154th place Anyang game 170 156th place wave game 160 157th place Gwacheon game 150 158th place Seongnam game 130 159th place Gangwon Goseong Gangwon 120 160th place Gyeonggi Gwangju game 110 160th place copper game 110 162nd place Uiwang game 80
region National ranking Interest busan 1st place 39,100 electrification 12th place 16,220 daegu 14th place 14,630 seoul 15th place 13,540 gwangju 27th place 6,760 Ulsan 28th place 6,420 Incheon 34th place 5,200 Sejong 110th place 820
region National ranking Interest wellhead 56th place 3,190 Gapyeong 57th place 3,150 Paju 58th place 3,030 Pocheon 65th place 2,730 Yeoju 73rd place 2,200 Yangpyeong 74th place 2,190 Icheon 82nd place 1,620 Pyeongtaek 92nd place 1,290 employee 102nd place 990 Yeoncheon 107th place 840 Anseong 115th place 780 Namyangju 120th place 660 Ansan 129th place 540 Mars 131st place 510 Gimpo 131st place 510 Dongducheon 133rd place 470 Yangju 138th place 420 Uijeongbu 139th place 400 Bucheon 145th place 320 Osan 147th place 250 Siheung 150th place 200 light 150th place 200 Gunpo 152nd place 190 Hanam 153rd place 180 Anyang 154th place 170 wave 156th place 160 Gwacheon 157th place 150 Seongnam 158th place 130 Gyeonggi Gwangju 160th place 110 copper 160th place 110 Uiwang 162nd place 80
region National ranking Interest Gangneung 6th place 21,400 Sokcho 13th place 14,750 Chuncheon 19th place 10,440 Yeongwol 21st place 8,620 Samcheok 31st place 5,530 circumference 43rd place 3,990 East Sea 47th place 3,710 Pyeongchang 50th place 3,660 Jeongseon 55th place 3,330 Yangyang 62nd place 2,780 Hongcheon 69th place 2,350 Hoengseong 76th place 2,070 Taebaek 79th place 1,720 Cheorwon 88th place 1,440 Inje 106th place 850 Yanggu 136th place 430 Hwacheon 143rd place 370 Gangwon Goseong 159th place 120
region National ranking Interest Danyang 16th place 11,570 Jecheon 17th place 11,270 rice wine 30th place 5,910 Chungju 35th place 5,140 Okcheon 87th place 1,460 Jincheon 98th place 1,070 Goesan 99th place 1,050 Boeun 112th place 790 Yeongdong 126th place 590 Jeungpyeong 128th place 570 voice 140th place 380
region National ranking Interest princess 18th place 10,710 grant 22nd place 8,470 Taean 26th place 6,800 Dangjin 38th place 4,580 Seosan 45th place 3,890 Cheonan 48th place 3,700 Boryeong 66th place 2,530 budget 70th place 2,250 Seocheon 77th place 1,840 Asan 78th place 1,760 Nonsan 86th place 1,510 Hongseong 97th place 1,160 Cheongyang 120th place 660 Geumsan 122nd place 640 Gyeryong 154th place 170
region National ranking Interest Gunsan 4th place 28,390 Jeonju 11th place 17,040 Namwon 29th place 6,060 depot 32nd place 5,380 Iksan 41st place 4,280 Buan 67th place 2,400 Muju 71st place 2,230 Jeongeup 85th place 1,580 Jinan 94th place 1,230 Imsil 96th place 1,180 Sunchang 104th place 920 Wanju 107th place 840 Gimje 115th place 780 longevity 146th place 300
region National ranking Interest Mokpo 7th place 20,870 complement 9th place 19,360 Suncheon 25th place 7,180 Gurye 33rd place 5,320 Wando 36th place 4,880 Damyang 37th place 4,700 Haenam 50th place 3,660 magnitude 52nd place 3,590 Gangjin 53rd place 3,500 Naju 62nd place 2,780 Goheung 64th place 2,760 Boseong 72nd place 2,220 new idea 83rd place 1,600 Gokseong 89th place 1,360 glory 90th place 1,350 Gwangyang 101st place 1,030 Yeongam 103rd place 940 Hwasun 118th place 760 Muan 124th place 620 Jangheung 127th place 580 Hampyeong 133rd place 470 Jangseong 136th place 430
region National ranking Interest Ulleungdo 2nd place 34,890 race 3rd place 32,600 Andong 20th place 10,290 Pohang 23rd place 8,020 Mungyeong 40th place 4,350 Cheongdo 44th place 3,940 Uljin 49th place 3,680 Yeongdeok 60th place 2,870 permanent residence 68th place 2,370 Gimcheon 81st place 1,640 Gumi 83rd place 1,600 Sangju 91st place 1,300 Cheongsong 93rd place 1,280 Yeongcheon 110th place 820 Gunwi 112th place 790 Bonghwa 112th place 790 Yecheon 124th place 620 onomatopoeia 130th place 520 Elderly 140th place 380 castellan 140th place 380 Gyeongsan 144th place 360 antelope 147th place 250 Chilgok 149th place 240
region National ranking Interest Tongyeong 8th place 19,640 Namhae 10th place 17,190 Hadong 24th place 7,780 Miryang 39th place 4,490 Geoje 42nd place 4,240 pearl 46th place 3,720 Hapcheon 54th place 3,380 Sacheon 59th place 3,020 Geochang 61st place 2,850 Changwon 74th place 2,190 Gimhae 80th place 1,700 Sancheong 95th place 1,220 Haman 105th place 900 Changnyeong 109th place 830 Gyeongnam Goseong 117th place 770 Hamyang 118th place 760 parasol 122nd place 640 Uiryeong 135th place 440
region National ranking Interest chief mourner 5th place 21,710 Seogwipo 100th place 1,040
2026 May Data collected as of the 1st | Go to check real-time rankings →
Travel Destinations to Watch This Month
May These are three travel destinations among the top-ranked in terms of interest that have clear reasons to visit this month.
Damyang — Ranked 31st nationwide · Interest 4,700
The lush greenery of the Metasequoia tree-lined street reaches its peak in May. april It is a time when the landscape shifts from light green to deep green, and the tunnel scenery is particularly beautiful as the morning fog lifts. May is also the peak season for Juknokwon. The sound of the wind and the cool air amidst the bamboo groves offer a sense of leisure to enjoy for the last time before the early summer heat sets in. Traditional gardens like Soswaewon, too... May It finds its true form amidst the lush greenery. This is the reason why Damyang Tteokgalbi is enjoyed regardless of the season.
Namhae — Ranked 4th nationwide · Interest 17,190
May During the period when Children's Day and Parents' Day overlap, Namhae consistently ranks high in domestic travel searches. The European-style houses of the German Village and May A landscape harmonizing with roses is the representative image for this month. Darangyi Village is in a transitional period as the spring canola flowers fade and the ground fills with green rice paddies, making it an even better time to walk along the ridges. Boriam Temple is a scenic viewpoint overlooking the sea off Namhae, May On clear days, the sunrise and views are at their best throughout the year. May is the peak season for Namhae anchovy sashimi and anchovies from Mijo Port.
Hadong — Ranked 15th nationwide · Interest 7,780
May is the key season for harvesting Hadong wild tea. april Following Ujeon (the first flush tea before the Grain Rain), Sejak and Jungjak teas are released in May. It is also the time when the landscape of the tea fields in Hwagae Valley is filled with lush green. Hwagae Market is May With the arrival of the spring peak season, seasonal delicacies such as Seomjin River clam soup, grilled sweetfish, and freshwater crab stew are in high demand. May is actually the best time to ride the Seomjin River bicycle path, as the spring flowers have faded and the riverside scenery has become much quieter. Choi Champan's House, the setting of Park Kyung-ri's novel *Toji*, is a must-visit destination for a trip to Hadong. The Ssanggyesa Temple Ten-Mile Cherry Blossom Road has transformed into a tunnel of lush greenery after the blossoms have fallen.
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