Visitor rankings

1. 1 Gyeonggi-do Residents 208,320,628 · domestic visitors 57,841,695 · foreign visitors 1,920,332 268,082,655
2. 2 Seoul Residents 139,179,474 · domestic visitors 53,475,347 · foreign visitors 4,194,342 196,849,163
3. 3 Gyeongsangnam-do Residents 54,561,055 · domestic visitors 15,592,439 · foreign visitors 729,122 70,882,616
4. 4 Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City Residents 53,901,725 · domestic visitors 12,351,334 · foreign visitors 605,407 66,858,466
5. 5 Gyeongsangbuk-do Residents 44,245,664 · domestic visitors 18,839,556 · foreign visitors 476,618 63,561,838
6. 6 Incheon Metropolitan City Residents 43,208,893 · domestic visitors 16,854,489 · foreign visitors 2,794,256 62,857,638
7. 7 Busan Metropolitan City Residents 46,734,877 · domestic visitors 14,535,337 · foreign visitors 1,567,141 62,837,355
8. 8 Chungcheongnam-do Residents 37,414,461 · domestic visitors 17,508,855 · foreign visitors 393,446 55,316,762
9. 9 Daegu Metropolitan City Residents 36,157,490 · domestic visitors 10,231,634 · foreign visitors 178,192 46,567,316
10. 10 Gangwon State Residents 32,524,770 · domestic visitors 13,601,262 · foreign visitors 231,259 46,357,291
11. 11 Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Residents 32,204,097 · domestic visitors 10,127,466 · foreign visitors 248,650 42,580,213
12. 12 Chungcheongbuk-do Residents 25,916,425 · domestic visitors 12,030,454 · foreign visitors 300,401 38,247,280
13. 13 Daejeon Metropolitan City Residents 22,300,672 · domestic visitors 8,259,214 · foreign visitors 115,029 30,674,915
14. 14 Jeju-do Residents 17,805,849 · domestic visitors 4,685,434 · foreign visitors 1,301,194 23,792,477
15. 15 Ulsan Residents 17,627,657 · domestic visitors 4,740,416 · foreign visitors 238,427 22,606,500
16. 16 Sejong Special Self-Governing City Residents 6,436,721 · domestic visitors 2,751,999 · foreign visitors 40,338 9,229,058

Source: Korea Tourism Organization Big Data regional visitor counts (mobile-carrier based). Not the same as tourist numbers.

1. 1 Lotte World Songpa-gu, Seoul 337,584
2. 2 Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju-si 137,877
3. 3 Gwanghalluwon Garden Namwon City, Jeollabuk-do Province · Foreign visitors 8 92,810
4. 4 Gyeongju World Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju-si 91,657
5. 5 Aquarium Songpa-gu, Seoul 87,648
6. 6 Seoul Sky Songpa-gu, Seoul 86,492
7. 7 Sejong National Arboretum Sejong Special Self-Governing City, Sejong Special Self-Governing City 84,614
8. 8 Daegu National Science Museum Dalseong County, Daegu 84,583
9. 9 Busan National Science Museum Gijang County, Busan Metropolitan City 65,605
10. 10 Cheongnamdae Presidential Villa Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do · Foreign visitors 107 63,599
11. 11 Taejongdae Tourist Area Yeongdo-gu, Busan 60,436
12. 12 Daejeon O-World Jung-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City 58,029
13. 13 Mancheonha Skywalk Danyang-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do · Foreign visitors 343 57,527
14. 14 Kimdaejung Convention Center Seo-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City 55,117
15. 15 Gwangju National Science Museum Buk-gu, Gwangju-Jeonnam Integrated Special City 50,769
16. 16 Korea Job World Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 50,288
17. 17 Gwangmyeong Cave Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do · Foreign visitors 1,871 48,419
18. 18 Environmental Science Park Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do 48,273
19. 19 Hahoe Village Andong, North Gyeongsang Province · Foreign visitors 2,883 44,245
20. 20 Korea National Arboretum Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 40,743
21. 21 Gyeonggi Provincial Mulhyanggi Arboretum Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do 39,286
22. 22 Cheongpung Cable Car Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do 39,214
23. 23 Jukdo Sanghwawon Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do 37,599
24. 24 Okjeongho Bungeoseom Ecological Park Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province 35,937
25. 25 Hwagae Garden Ganghwa County, Incheon Metropolitan City 35,706
26. 26 Yunggeonreung Tomb Hwaseong Special City, Gyeonggi-do 31,935
27. 27 Asan Oeam Village Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do · Foreign visitors 602 31,780
28. 28 Bitgoeul CC Nam-gu, Jeollanam-do Gwangju Unified Special City 31,478
29. 29 Bucheon Natural Ecological Park Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 31,407
30. 30 Daejeon Children's Center Yuseong-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City 31,172

Source: Korea Culture & Tourism Institute Tourism Resource Statistics (visitors to major paid attractions). Data is published with a delay of several months.