송도해변은 읍으로 승격되던 1931년 해수욕장을 개장해, 1970년대까지만 해도 한반도에서 손꼽히는 해양관광지 중 하나였다.
Songdo Beach opened in 1931 when it was promoted to a town, and until the 1970s it was one of the leading marine tourist destinations on the Korean Peninsula.