With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore all that Dong-Gu, 35 miles away, has to offer. See the best sights starting with Geumnam-ro Street, Gwangju Art Street and Chosun University Museum of Art. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Seo-Gu, 35 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s Yangdong Market. (But we’d also recommend Gwangju World Cup Stadium and Guus Hiddink Stadium.)