Visitor rankings

1. 1 Gyeonggi-do Residents 208,868,486 · domestic visitors 57,169,905 · foreign visitors 1,936,539 267,974,930
2. 2 Seoul Residents 139,744,703 · domestic visitors 52,998,448 · foreign visitors 4,213,711 196,956,862
3. 3 Gyeongsangnam-do Residents 54,739,762 · domestic visitors 15,410,743 · foreign visitors 732,868 70,883,373
4. 4 Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City Residents 54,058,127 · domestic visitors 12,247,437 · foreign visitors 611,716 66,917,280
5. 5 Gyeongsangbuk-do Residents 44,409,457 · domestic visitors 18,520,457 · foreign visitors 479,623 63,409,537
6. 6 Busan Metropolitan City Residents 46,898,981 · domestic visitors 14,374,753 · foreign visitors 1,570,343 62,844,077
7. 7 Incheon Metropolitan City Residents 43,320,599 · domestic visitors 16,622,310 · foreign visitors 2,824,088 62,766,997
8. 8 Chungcheongnam-do Residents 37,566,022 · domestic visitors 17,217,851 · foreign visitors 396,543 55,180,416
9. 9 Daegu Metropolitan City Residents 36,279,972 · domestic visitors 10,109,995 · foreign visitors 179,936 46,569,903
10. 10 Gangwon State Residents 32,657,596 · domestic visitors 13,313,145 · foreign visitors 233,624 46,204,365
11. 11 Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Residents 32,301,089 · domestic visitors 9,981,351 · foreign visitors 249,841 42,532,281
12. 12 Chungcheongbuk-do Residents 26,012,980 · domestic visitors 11,841,160 · foreign visitors 300,104 38,154,244
13. 13 Daejeon Metropolitan City Residents 22,407,615 · domestic visitors 8,131,083 · foreign visitors 115,255 30,653,953
14. 14 Jeju-do Residents 17,855,360 · domestic visitors 4,683,396 · foreign visitors 1,312,621 23,851,377
15. 15 Ulsan Residents 17,667,781 · domestic visitors 4,694,839 · foreign visitors 237,906 22,600,526
16. 16 Sejong Special Self-Governing City Residents 6,453,989 · domestic visitors 2,723,516 · foreign visitors 40,584 9,218,089

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.