Whale Culture Village was recently renovated to look similar to the retro theme museums that are all over Korea. The village recreated a few streets to look like the Ulsan Jangsaengpo Village from the 60’s to 80’s with each shop decorated with props from the corresponding era. Unlike most of these retro museums, this one doesn’t seem as random as it tries to recreate the actual village that occupied the same area which was famous for whaling. Although it’s not the main attraction in the area (the aquarium and whale museum are), it’s a nice stop to take some photos and enjoy the nostalgia for just the two dollar admission.

It was empty, no patrons on a weekday morning. Seven of us were the only patrons there. We took our time to view the exhibits after buying the tickets. The miniature models of the village, the pictures of hunting whales, how the different parts of the whale could be made into certain products like soap, stationery & oil & etc. were interesting. There were 2 dolphins swimming in a tall pool. There are not more than 3 levels of exhibits. The stairs & a lift serve the levels. There was one that focused on recycling process. We learnt a lot from here. We also went to the smaller aquarium with different types of live fishes. As the place was quiet, the stroll around was fairly comfortable. There wasn’t anything for kids to play with, just posing for photos with the fishes. I feel that more could be done for this place. Only if you happened to be around there and have extra time to spare, you can opt out from the visit.