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Hahoedong Mask Museum (Hahoe-Ri, Pungcheon-Myeon, Andong): This museum, located at the entrance of Hahoe village, exhibits 250 Korean masks and 250 foreign masks, allowing us to compare the different styles of the Orients and the West.

Andong Seokbinggo (Treasure No.305): This was a cold storage for sweetfish caught in the Nakdong River for the royal table.

KBS Open-air Drama Set: An open-air drama setting has been created in the outdoor folk village, near Andong Dam, where such sets as the Kwan-a(Provincial governors office), Naesan-mun(the inner gate), Oisan-mun(the outer gate), two jails, 20 thatched houses, and market place have been set up. Nearby, at the lake, there are 6 wooden ships, a pier, 2 thatched houses, a watchtower, all composed in the Goryeo Era style. Scenes of land and sea battles from the Goryeo Era are filmed for television in this place and this place is also used as an open air setting for various historical dramas.

Korea Studies Advancement Center: The Korea Studies Advancement Center was founded to reestablish traditional Korean cultural values through comprehensive systematic survey and research. The agency utilizes the educational system and the national perspective of its history toward the goals of increasing the international understanding of Korea and heightening Korean standing in the global community while holding true to its spiritual values.

Andong Folk Museum (Songgok-dong, Andong-si): This folk museum, encompassing the entirety of Andong folk culture, contains 7,000 unique Andong folk items in both indoor and outdoor displays.

Korean Magpie Hole House: The traditional architecture style of this house is suitable to cold weathers of Andong. There is a magpie house-type hole on each end of the roof ridge. Magpies lived here where it was warm.

Stone Wall House: Stone walls are densely piled up encircling a simple house, typical of the laymen of the Goryeo times.

Seonseonghyon Gaeksa (Tangible Cultural Property No.29): This is a ' - ' type building, representing the wooden architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty.

Jirye Artist Village (Bakgok-Ri, lmdong-Myeon, Andong): Located close to a lake, deep in the mountains is this splendid ancestral home, now open to visitors of all walks of life. And, this is a great place for artists to enjoy their creativity and to have various training courses and seminars. Anyone can experience a traditional way of life here, comfortably in their traditional style rooms far from the nearest neon sign or highway. www.jirye.com

Yeonghoru: This is one of the three famous pavilions in the Yeongnam area. Its name was written on a wooden tablet by King Gongmin himself.

Andong Dam: This dam across the main canal of the Nakdong River was Korean first multi-purpose dam for controlling floods, supplying water and generating hydro-electricpower. It is 83meters high and 612meters long, and its reservoir can hold 1.25billion tons of water. Visitors can also enjoy lake's cruises here, and Asia's Iargest fishing site.

lmha Dam: This dam is 73meters high and 515meters long, and the reservoir holding 595million tons of water. It was constructed as a multi-purpose dam for controlling floods, supplying water and generating hydro-electric power.