This week's episode takes listeners to the Daereungwon Royal Tomb Complex, where ancient Silla tombs from 1,500 years ago stand intact to create a unique and harmonious blending of past and present, of life and death. The itinerary also includes the Jjoksaem area where visitors can see an actual excavation site. This episode introduces the best way to appreciate Gyeongju's past and its resonance to the present time.

A nighttime tour program called "Millennium Night Trip" takes visitors to the ancient historical sites of Gyeongju and lets them enjoy the city's colorful night scenery under the quiet, shimmering moonlight. Starting at the site of the Silla era royal palace Wolseong, visitors find out about the origin of Chuseok or Hangawi, one of Korea's greatest traditional holidays, and tour through the Woljeong Bridge leading into the old Silla palace, the royal palace Wolseong, which means the Moon Fortress, and Donggung and Wolji Pond cited as the most popular nighttime destinations in Gyeongju.

If the East Sea is known for its clear water and the South Sea for its multitude of islands, the Yellow Sea in the west of the Korean Peninsula is famous for its rich tidal flats. This week's trip is to the mud flats of Seokmodo Island in the Yellow Sea. After digging for clams on the vast tidal flats, visitors de-stress and relax in the seawater hot spring right next to the sea. Watching the glowing sun dip below the horizon while relaxing in a warm spa is one of the magical moments that can be enjoyed only on the western seashore.

Busan's treasure Yeongdo still retains bits and pieces of the city's past and stories of then-residents. Nostalgic attractions and specialty in Yeongdo include the Yeongdo Bridge, the first drawbridge in Korea; Huinyeoul Culture Village where North Korean refugees settled down when they fled from the Korean War; and milmyeon, North Korean refugees' soul food. Let's travel to Yeongdo to glimpse into the heartbreaking lives of the refugees who had to leave their homes and loved ones behind.

What makes day and night in Busan so special? During the day fly over the sea on a cable car, walk on the sea by strolling on the Skywalk glass-bottomed walkway, and admire the magnificent coastal line from the Bole-gil trail. And a night tour in Busan that includes amazing little-known spots like the Diorama of History observatory, Yeongdo Cheonghak Waterside Park, and Igidae Observatory. Here's how you can spend a special day and night in Busan.

Measuring up to its nickname of "international city" or "futuristic city," Songdo in Incheon features only wide open motorways and clusters of glass and steel skyscrapers. But hidden among the cold exterior are romantic spots worthy of visiting. Go up to the observatory deck in G Tower with a sweeping view of the city, ride a canoe at Songdo Central Park, the nation's first seawater park, take a break at a coffee shop where a smash hit TV drama was filmed, and wrap up the day at another observatory admiring a fantastic sunset. You and your romantic partner are sure to enjoy this romantic date course at Songdo.

Rock music fans from all over the world flock to Songdo Moonlight Park in Incheon every summer to enjoy the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, the country's largest camp-out music festivity. Sizzling sunlight can't stop these rock lovers from jumping and shouting to the electrifying tunes. The three-day event is a great way to have fun and get in the groove and beat the summer heat.

Yangpyeong located at the outskirts of Seoul is known for its summer scenery adorned with lotus flowers. Experience everything associated with lotus plants at Korea's best lotus garden, Semiwon. A diverse array of interesting interactive programs are available at the garden, including a class teaching visitors how to make rice wrapped in lotus leaves and lotus flower tea as well as a concert held every Saturday. Come and spend a summer day among the fragrant and classy lotus flowers.

Gunsan, an advance base for the Japanese occupational regime's pillaging of Korea. As Korea celebrates its 72nd anniversary of its independence, the streets of Gunsan still retaining the traces of those days have been transformed into the background of many movies and creative spaces of young artists. Let's travel to Gunsan, a city that underwent a great makeover from a painful reminder of the past into an artistic and cultural hub.

The Japanese imperial regime opened a port in Gunsan in 1899 and shipped the rice produced in the nearby region to Japan. Having long served as an economic hub for Japanese businessmen, Gunsan still has remnants from those painful years intact. Let's travel back in time to Gunsan, where the present exists against the background of Korea's tumultuous past.