| 168 stairs | |
| Place Type: | Stairway |
| Steps: | 168 |
| Address1: | 191 Yeongcho-gil, Dong District, Busan, South Korea |
| Coordinates: | 35.1172°N 129.0354°W |
The 168 stairs are an outdoor stairway in, Dong District, Busan, South Korea. The stairway has 168 steps and a steep incline of around 35 to 40 degrees, with various souvenir shops on the path.[1]
The stairway has a monorail that goes from bottom to top that was installed in 2016.[2] [3] In May 2023, it was announced that they would replace the monorail with an inclined elevator that uses two rails.[4] In March 2024, it was announced that an outdoor terraced movie theater would be installed along the stairway.[5] [6]
During the 1950–1953 Korean War, numerous refugees settled around the stairway.