Open, green tea garden brings a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity. Even the thought of tea can ease the mind and soothe the soul.There is a place to see, appreciate the flavor and enjoy the tea with all five senses. Let's have a tour around OSULLOC Tea Museum and Teastone, the landmark and cultural complex of Jeju Island, where you can experience authentic tea culture while enjoying the beautiful view of the open tea garden.

 OSULLOC Tea Museum at the entrance to OSULLOC Seogwang Tea Garden in Jeju Island is the first and largest tea museum in Korea. It was opened in September 2001 by Amorepacific with the purpose of introducing and promoting Korean tea history and culture. Putting together the East and the West, and the tradition and today, the Tea Museum exhibits the excellence of Jeju green tea grown in the wonderful natural environment of Jeju Island through the beautiful dedication of Amorepacific. Chosen as one of the top 10 museums in the world by designboom, one of the world's most prestigious architecture magazines, Tea Museum offers such beautiful view, both inside and out. It is one of the must-visit tourist attractions on Jeju Island with nearly 1.8 million visitors (in 2016).

 There are four main courses in the OSULLOC Tea Museum. OSULLOC Observatory gives a view of beautiful Seogwang Tea Garden, Halla Mountain, Sanbang Mountain and Songak Mountain surrounding the museum. Tea Culture Zone at the gate of Tea Museum displays valuable tea wares and utensils of Korea from the Three Kingdoms Period through the Joseon Dynasty. Tea Cups of the World presents a beautiful selection of wares from all around the world, representing the history of tea of both the East and West. The collection includes tea cups from Japan, China and European countries where tea has always been an essential part of life. There is also a place to taste freshly brewed tea while watching the tea master roasting leaves collected from the Tea Garden.

 OSULLOC Teastone is situated next to OSULLOC Tea Museum for the experience of tea culture. Opened in 2013, OSULLOC Teastone has a mission to raise public awareness and understanding of the deep roots of Korean tea culture on Jeju Island. It runs the path on which Kim Jeonghui (pen name Chusa), one of the famous tea masters of Korea, was sent to exile. Designed around the motif of a traditional Korean ink stick and ink stone, the basis of the spiritual assets of Korean ancestors, Teastone embodies the willingness to foster Korean tea culture and make it flourish. Here at Teastone, a professionally trained tea sommelier guides you to make the right choice of tea and how to drink it for a more fun and interesting way to experience tea culture.

 OSULLOC Teastone has both top and bottom floors. The top floor welcomes visitors with modern media art works reinvented from the drawing of Jeju Island and Kim Jeonghui's works titled Sehando and Chusachae by artist Lee Leenam presenting the beauty of Jeju Island from the past and present perspectives. Moreover, there is a special place to learn and enjoy fermented tea such as green tea, tea blends and many other types of tea. On the bottom floor, there is Samdayeon storeroom, which gives visitors a chance to watch the aging process of Samdayeon, representative fermented tea, and deeply appreciate the value of traditional Korean tea culture. Enjoy the taste of the tea fermented in the cedar barrel over the story of how cedar barrel and fermented tea were developed.

 A leisurely tour around OSULLOC Tea Museum and Teastone will give a new thought and view of the tea. In the long careful course of harvesting, roasting and drying tea leaves, you will be able to learn how the tea has been much loved by people all around the world for hundreds of years and why it's not merely a drink, but representative of the wider culture. In addition, there are innisfree Jeju House, Gotjawal Forest, Seogwang Tea Garden, Olle Trail and many more to see around OSULLOC Tea Museum. In the verdant green of June, how about getting closer to tea at OSULLOC Tea Museum and Teastone, the best tourist attraction in Jeju Island?