Gongju Scavenger Hunt: Fortresses & Forgotten Kings: The Gongju Hunt
Two hours. One epic Gongju adventure. Your team will solve puzzles, complete challenges, and explore historic landmarks. On this modern day treasure hunt in Gongju you will compete for the top spot in your city. You can start your scavenger hunt any time your group is ready. Learn how it works.
This scavenger hunt will help you explore Gongju. This top rated Gongju Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt is 3.00 miles and has 8 stops.
Activity Info: Fortresses & Forgotten Kings: The Gongju Hunt
Discover the best of Gongju on a walking tour that leads you through historic landmarks like Gongsanseong Fortress Gates and the Baekje Royal Palace Site. Solve riddles, answer trivia, and snap photos at each stop while learning fascinating stories about the city. Compete for top scores on the leaderboard as you uncover hidden gems and local history. Perfect for family outings, date nights, team building, or exploring with friends, this scavenger hunt makes city exploration fun and memorable.
You can do our interactive scavenger hunt at any time.
Featured Locations On This Scavenger Hunt
Songjangbaemi Battlefield
Fields of courage and memory stretch out where ordinary people once held their ground for justice and change. Every step here is a tribute to the heart and hope of those who dared stand tall.
Statue of King Muryeong
A regal presence greets visitors at the crossroads of Gongju's ancient and modern. This statue stands as a powerful tribute to a king whose wisdom and vision shaped a golden era for Baekje, unlocking stories that have dazzled historians for decades.
Gongsanseong Fortress Gates
Let us meander along the mighty walls of a kingdom reborn. The views from the ramparts are as grand as the legends of conquerors and kings. In every stone lies a tale of Gongju's royal power and dramatic escapes, waiting to be uncovered by explorers like you.
Baekje Royal Palace Site
Beyond the fortress gates lies a secretive hilltop where echoes of royal footsteps whisper through the grass. Once the beating heart of Baekje power, this site paints vivid scenes of ancient rituals, lavish banquets, and kingly command from high above the Geumgang.
Old Gongju Town Office
Journey to the crossroads of yesterday and today with a stop at a building that witnessed decades of transformation. The echoes of officials and reformers linger here, where new chapters of Gongju's story were drafted in offices and corridors.
Site of Daetongsa Temple
Tucked amid greenery is a place where spiritual and diplomatic journeys began. The harmony of stone relics and silent footprints of monks gives the ground an air of tranquility and ancient wisdom. Here, the Baekje kings looked to the heavens for guidance.
Pojeongsa Gatehouse
Bold beams and vibrant colors await you at a gate that once kept watch over the city's comings and goings. The artistry and authority of an old capital come alive within it's storied pillars.
Gongju Provincial Office Site
Among stone markers and open space rests a center of governance that helped steer this city for centuries. Imagine governors and scholars pacing the courtyards, shaping laws and plotting the future of Chungcheong's heartland.
How the Gongju Scavenger Hunt works
Explore Gongju like never before. All you need is a phone and some free time! Our cross-platform mobile app (available on iOS and Android) uses GPS and AI photo scanning to help you navigate from stop to stop as you uncover hidden art, history, and culture all around you.
Solve riddles at each stop, complete hilarious photo challenges, and compete with your team to score the most points and top our city-wide leaderboard.
Earn The Gongju Scavenger Hunt High Score
Love a little competition? On your photo scavenger hunt, each player on your team will receive interactive challenges. You'll work together to solve riddles, answer trivia and complete photo challenges for a chance to top the Gongju leaderboard—and compete for ultimate bragging rights!
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Reviews for Gongju Scavenger Hunt: Fortresses & Forgotten Kings: The Gongju Hunt
This was so much fun!!! My husband and I had a great time exploring. A great way to spend a day. Highly recommended!!
Carol Hild
Had so much fun today with my team spice girls for Laura Bachelorette party
Pam Fox
Easy and fun adventure. Good way to tour the city
Scot Branham
Super fun! Great team building for a great company function
Maggie Silliman
Lots of fun, and a great activity with a group! We took the light rail down for some extra adventure. We learned a few fun facts.
Terri Hensen
So much fun and not pricey at all. Did it with a group including kids. They had fun too. We will for sure do more hunts in the future.
Tania Paddock
It was good family fun. Great that you can pause to have lunch etc. was fairly easy but didn’t initially realise clues had time limits - hence missed out! Would definitely do another elsewhere.
Joanne Clements
Had lots of fun. Would definitely recommend this as a fun day.
Megan Prenc
Great time with family and friends would definitely do another tour!
Mike Vigil
Had an enjoyable time and visited a place I've not been before.
Stephanie Yencer
Awesome fun! You should try this. Great competition.
Ben Rathbone
Super fun experience reconnecting with my city and work team!
Sabrina Foster
Awesome way to learn more about our beautiful city! Great date night!
Laura Taylor
SO Fun!! It’s a great team bonding experience & fun to learn about the town you’re in. And an added bonus of exercise!
Monica Thomas
That’s a fun way to see the city and it’s history!
Howard Usher
Awesome game -it rocked!!
James Macie
Loved it! Great experience and challenging as well. Highly recommend!
Aaron Doman