Braving the mosquitos right before sunset, we went on a quick hike up Parysong Mountain (팔룡산) in Masan to see the free-standing stone pagodas. Yi Samyong started building these pagodas in 1993, stone by stone, as a symbol of hope for Korean reunification. His goal is to ultimately build 1,000 pagodas. 

The pagodas are quite eerie to experience in real life as they’re surprisingly big, but they’re really impressive. Very easy to drive to and definitely worth the trip out there.