With some terrific day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore everything that Deokpo Beach, 40 miles away, has to offer. Geoje Sea Village Folk Museum, Geoje City Hall and Kohyeon General Market alone justify the drive out here. Locals will also probably point you toward Geoje-si Beach, 30 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Mongdol Beach. (But we’d also recommend Chilcheonryang Seabattle Memorial Park and Nongso Pebble Beach.)