Address	135 Namnong-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Area	Jeonnam-Gwangju
Type	Cultural facility
Price	Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,000 won / Preschoolers 500 won
Times	09:00-18:00Weekends & public holidays June-August - 09:00-19:00Last ticketing is 1 hr before closing
Closed	Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday), New Year’s Day
Phone	+82-61-274-3655
Website	http://museum.mokpo.go.kr/
Directions	Naver Map Kakao Map Google Maps Google Maps has no turn-by-turn directions in Korea. Why

Mokpo Natural History Museum is located inside of Gatbawi Culture Town, one of the major tourist attractions in Mokpo. The museum consists of a natural history hall and local history hall. The museum features many rare dinosaur fossils as well as cultural artifacts and exhibitions.

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Mokpo Natural History Museum (목포자연사박물관)

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