Insa-dong (인사동) – Homepage www.insainfo.or.kr – Tel +82-2-734-0222 Insa-dong, located in the heart of the city, is an important place where old but precious traditional goods are on display. There is one main road in Insa-dong with alleys on each side. Within these alleys are galleries, traditional restaurants, teahouses, and cafes. The galleries are the…
Myeong-dong (명동) – Homepage tour.junggu.seoul.kr – Tel +82-2-778-0333 Myeong-dong is one of the primary shopping districts in Seoul. The two main streets meet in the center of the block with one beginning from Myeong-dong Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No. 4) and the other from Lotte Department Store at Euljiro. Many brand name shops and…
Beauty Play Hongdae (뷰티플레이 홍대점) – Homepage beautyplay.kr Beauty Play is a K-beauty experience center operated by the Korea Cosmetics Industry Institute and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It offers a wide variety of sample Korean beauty products for testing as well as diverse beauty experience programs such as makeup touch-up service…
Buramsan Butterfly Garden (불암산나비정원) – Homepage www.nowon.kr Buramsan Butterfly Garden is located within Buramsan Healing Town in Nowon. It is an exhibition garden where one can observe live butterflies all year round. The main building’s first floor comprises an incubation center, a breeding center, and a butterfly greenhouse while the second floor is used as…
Seosulla-gil Road (서순라길) – Homepage tour.jongno.go.kr Seosulla-gil Road is a road that was used by the nightguards during the Joseon dynasty. The road is on the west of Jongmyo Shrine with various attractions nearby including Ikseon-dong, Insa-dong, Bukchon, and Samcheong-dong, as well as restaurants, cafes, and handicraft workshops. The road is also a beautiful date…
Samseong Sunrise Park (삼성해맞이공원) – Homepage visitgangnam.net Samseong Sunrise Park was opened in 2022 in what was originally a water supply facility. The park is located on a hill beside the Hangang River, offering beautiful views of the river and Seoul’s landmark attractions such as Lotte Tower, Olympic-daero Boulevard, and Cheongdamdaegyo Bridge. The park also…
Changgyeonggung Palace (창경궁) – Homepage royal.khs.go.kr/cgg – Tel +82-2-762-4868 Located in the heart of Seoul, Changgyeonggung Palace was originally built as Suganggung Palace by the 4th ruler of the Joseon dynasty, King Sejong (r.1418-1450), for his retiring father, King Taejong. It often served as residential quarters for queens and concubines. During the reign of King…
E-Land Cruise (Hangang River Ferry Cruise) (이랜드크루즈 (한강유람선)) – Homepage www.elandcruise.com (Korean only) – Tel +82-2-6291-6900 The E-Land Cruise cuts across the Hangang River along the east-west axis. It connects two terminals, one in Yeouido and the other in Jamsil. The company offers a number of different programs, such as the Han River Tour Cruise,…
Oil Tank Culture Park (문화비축기지) – Homepage parks.seoul.go.kr – Tel +82-2-376-8410 After being used as an oil tank for 41 years, the tanks were reborn into a culture space. The five tanks were transformed into performance halls, exhibition halls, and a multi-purpose pavilion, while one new tank was built to be used as an information…
Hongjecheon Artificial Waterfall (홍제폭포) – Homepage visitseoul.net Hongjecheon Artificial Waterfall is located along Hongjecheon Stream in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The waterfall was built in 2011 and is 25 meters tall and 60 meters wide. Despite being a man-made waterfall, the design and construction were so well-done that many find it hard to believe it wasn’t a…