Isabu Lion Park 이사부 사자공원

Isabu Lion Park, a museum in Samcheok for Silla Admiral Kim Isabu. Isabu crafted wooden lions to scare the inhabitants of Usan-guk (modern day Ulleungdo) into surrendering, telling them he would unleash his beasts if they did not. Seeing the statues only from high cliffs, they believed them to be real and surrendered. Isabu would go on to consolidate large amounts of power and helped Silla to conquer waning parts of Baekje, Goguryeo, and the Gaya Confederacy, eventually leading to the Unified Silla period.