Bukhansan National Park, South Korea Jan 12, 2024

Just a few miles north of South Korea"s capital city of Seoul, Bukhansan National Park is a retreat for city dwellers and international visitors. Forests and ancient temples sit side-by-side in the park, beneath the three granite peaks of Bukhan Mountain, or Bukhansan. Among the park"s ridges and valleys, water deer, wild boar, chipmunks, and squirrels roam freely. A careful ear might pick out the rat-a-tat of woodpeckers or the chirpy melody of songbirds perched in the trees. The park also boasts Bukhansanseong Fortress, whose current structure was completed in 1711.

© TRAVEL TAKE PHOTOS/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Jan 12, 2018Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
Jan 12, 2019Sailing across the ice
Jan 12, 2020The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
Jan 12, 2021Sailing on thick ice
Jan 12, 2022Take the Stairs Day
Jan 12, 2023Rumelihisarı in Istanbul, Türkiye
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Jan 12, 2026Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 22, 2024Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
Feb 11, 2020Celebrating women in science
May 24, 2023Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Dec 8, 2019Mod gear
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024 begins
Jul 1, 2021Celebrating migrations
Aug 22, 2019Dancing waters of Dubai
Apr 27, 2021Design for Each and All
Aug 21, 2024Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Dec 25, 2019Merry and bright
Jun 13, 2021Bear watching in the Finnish forest
Jul 5, 2019Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
Feb 11, 2021It’s showtime for a precious crop
Feb 5, 2018Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
Jan 27, 2021A dramatic view of Sicily
Aug 31, 2021Bridge over the River Tara
Dec 21, 2022Winter solstice
Sep 25, 2019Chilling out in the Arctic
Sep 15, 2021It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
Mar 19, 2018Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
Sep 4, 2022Arambol Beach, Goa, India
Jun 6, 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
Jun 3, 2023National Trails Day
Mar 15, 2025Ides of March
Feb 20, 2022World Whale Day
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Apr 7, 2022Málaga, Spain
Dec 1, 2019Southern lights for Antarctica Day
Jan 14, 2022Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain