Where to go in Daegu

Where to go in each part of Korea, neighbourhood by neighbourhood: what it is like, what it is known for and what to do.

• Daegu Dongseong-ro & Kim Kwang-seok Street대구 동성로 김광석길Daegu's busy pedestrian shopping core, with a quiet mural alley dedicated to a beloved folk singer nearby.
• Dong-gu동구The eastern district of Daegu, where KTX trains arrive and Palgongsan mountain begins.
• Buk-gu북구A mostly residential district north of Daegu's centre, with hill parks and an old fortress site.
• Suseong-gu수성구A calm southeastern district of Daegu, centred on a lake with cafes and restaurants around it.
• Dalseo-gu달서구A large western district of Daegu, with a city theme park under a tower and a garden on a former landfill.
• Dalseong-gun달성군A wide county south of Daegu, with a mountaintop temple, a lake park and views over the Nakdong River.
• Gunwi-gun군위군A rural county that joined Daegu in 2023, with old villages, a country railway station and mountain scenery.