This was one of our last itinerary for the day and we had planned to visit it only on the 4th day before we leave Jeju Island. However, after visiting the Jeongbang Waterfalls, at nearly 5pm, it was too late to go to the O’sulloc Tea Museum as planned. We decided to switch plan and head to the World Automobile Jeju Museum instead. I felt quite anxious as it was some distance away and the museum might close on us. 

“It’s still open and will be closing in about an hour!” Vin informed us after enquiring at the ticket counter. We were relieved and felt one hour was enough for us. 

On the way in, at a traffic light, some people were driving little mobile cars and Dar’s eyes lit up with excitement. Could he try it too? We were not sure whether there was still time after we explore the galleries, so we did not promise. 

Galleries of Vintage Cars

It was a small museum with about three galleries of cars, spanning from decades ago to the most modern. Ling fell asleep from the car ride, so we placed her in the stroller and she slept through our exploration.

This itinerary was for Dar because he loves transport and anything to do with cars. However, we found ourselves enjoying the walk too because the cars were really well-kept and behind each car, there was story to read in English. It was interesting to read the evolution of cars and how each brand started.

Happily, he explored and looked at each car carefully, requesting to take pictures in front of the car he fancied. As he likes vintage Mercedes, there were some for him to gush over.

There was even an exhibit of the ‘Delorean DMC 12‘, which was in the”Back to the Future” series and we became excited, telling Dar how we loved this series as a kid. It got him excited and upon returning home, we watched the movies together!

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Kiddy Car Ride

We reached the end of the galleries soon and found a souvenir shop, cafe and the kiddy car rides. We quickly walked over to check whether they still have it and they said yes! As there was an age limit, Ling was not allowed and fortunately, she was still sleeping so we wouldn’t have a fussy toddler. 

I tried to take a photo of them in the car as they got in but was stopped by the staff, saying no photos allowed. He even pointed to a notice on the glass door.

The staff told me to go to the front to take pictures instead. I didn’t quite understand so I pointed to my child that she’s sleeping and I can’t go elsewhere. After noticing them disappearing around a bend, I remembered we saw people driving this cars at the entrance just now. If I don’t go then, we would not have a nice memory of them driving the car. Thus, I quickly pushed the stroller and went to the entrance, hoping to catch them on camera. 

Fortunately, they came around just when I arrived. Vin waved at me and Dar was having lots of fun driving by himself. This kiddy ride was so different because the car wasn’t on any fixed tracks. They were really driving on the road and the child is in charge of stepping on the accelerator, steer and drive within two yellow lines! That’s why they have a parent beside a child, to make sure they do not veer off course. 

I was quite envious of this since it looked fun but one round is already the max we could do, as the museum was closing and we were one of the last visitors. I walked back to the kiddy ride area again and waited a while for them to show up. At the end of the ride, Dar was presented with a “driving license”, which had his photograph and name on it. Such a cute idea! 

I was tempted to get an ice-cream but we wanted to buy some souvenirs first. Hence, we asked the staff to wait for us a little, hoping to get the ice-cream later after we come out from the shop. 

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Souvenir Shop with Automobile Souvenirs

I was surprised to see them selling a range of stuff, from toy models to expensive detailed sports car models for adults. Dar chose a toy car model, Audi A7. It is battery-powered and we could open the hood, boot and both front doors, generating sounds. while Vin bought a BMW keychain for his colleague. 

With that, we walked over to the cafe to buy our delicious milky ice-cream and stepped outside to visit the outdoor part of the museum.

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Viewing Platform

Along the way, we stepped up onto a viewing platform to look at Marado, an island off the south coast of Jeju, a popular tourist destination with many unusual rock formations.

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DEER ENCLOSURE AND MORE VEHICLES

Ling woke up the moment we walked out of the museum. When we entered the outdoor area, she was excited and kept running around to touch the various stone statues at benches scattered around.

The deers were placed behind a fence in a small enclosure. I thought they looked quite lonely and was surprised there wasn’t any “feeding activity”. Usually in places such as this, there would be someone selling food for us to feed the animals. This made me feel guilty eating ice-cream in front of them. Ling looked at the deers but she was more concerned about taking bites off the ice-cream.

The rest of the area was quite huge with various displays of automobiles and they had a great time getting in and out of the vehicles, pretending they were driving.

There was even a small swinging bench for children to play on. We stayed until a staff finally came and asked us to leave, so he could lock the gate to this area. By this time, we had enough and left in high spirits.

I did not expect coming here to the World Automobile Jeju Museum was such a fun family activity! All of us enjoyed it very much.

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[ SUMMARY ]

Travel Period :  30 May – 5 June 2017 (Tues – Mon)

7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS IN SEOUL/JEJU ISLAND | 6th Day of the Trip – 3rd Day on Jeju Island

Place Visited: World Automobile Jeju Museum

Total Time We Spent for Tour (with lots of photo-taking and some rest): 1 hr 20 mins (they closed at 6.50pm – not sure whether they specially extended the opening times for us few visitors)

Great:  A family outing where everyone could find some interesting thing to do, even baby and toddlers! Car enthusiasts would love the selection of well-maintained cars and getting car souvenirs from the gift shop. The kiddy ride was great fun for the kids and we enjoyed a relaxing time at the outdoor display and enclosure. Children could have a safe time running around and getting into different automobiles, pretending they were driving. 

Opening Hours:  0900 to 1800

Adult: 9000 Won / Child: 8000 Won /Infant (0-2): Free

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