With some great road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to soak up everything that Sangdangsanseong Fortress, 20 miles away, has to offer. Cheongju National Museum, Heungdeok Temple Site and Cheongju Bowling Alley alone make the drive out worth it. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Heungdeok Temple Site, 17 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Sangdangsanseong Fortress. (But we’re also huge fans of Cheongju National Museum and Cheongju Bowling Alley.)