All 4 Descendants of the Sun Filming Locations (2016)
태양의 후예 · KBS2 · starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo
· in Gangwon, Gyeonggi & Incheon, Rest of Korea
✓ Verified July 2026
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The 'Uruk' set was demolished, rebuilt by popular demand, and now sits inside a mine-turned-theme-park — this drama's locations have their own drama.
1Descendants of the Sun set, Tongni TanTan Park (Taebaek)
The fictional Uruk Taebaek unit — Medicube field hospital, ER and barracks — rebuilt on the old Hanbo coal mine site, with the earthquake-rescue scenes recreated.
Address
San 67-1, Tong-dong, Taebaek-si, Gangwon
Getting there
Mugunghwa train or intercity bus from Seoul to Taebaek (3–4 hours), then a 15-minute local bus or taxi.
💡 Bring your passport — it's inside the Civilian Control Zone. Ten exhibition halls have been open since late 2024; combined gondola + camp tickets are sold at Imjingak.
💡 Water taxis run the canal, and the park's deer garden is a bonus; an easy stop before an Incheon Airport departure.
Read before you go
Two cautions this drama’s fan guides usually miss. First, today’s Taebaek set is a 2016 reconstruction — the pre-produced original was struck immediately after filming, then rebuilt when fans kept arriving anyway. Second, Samtan Art Mine in Jeongseon (the underground mine scenes) has been closed for long-term renovation since late 2025 with only a tentative 2026 partial reopening — call ahead before adding it. The beach and chapel “Uruk” scenes are in Zakynthos, Greece.
Routing note
Camp Greaves folds into any DMZ day tour from Seoul — the gondola crossing is an attraction in itself. Taebaek is a committed full-day trip into the Gangwon mountains; pair it with the area’s mine-heritage sights rather than trying to combine it with the coast.