Tourism

A beautiful and relaxing park, which conjures up Central Park in New York, is composed of four different themes: Ecological Forest, Cultural Event Plaza, Grassy Field, and Traditional Korean Forest. Visitors can enjoy inline skating at the Cultural Event Plaza and the park is full of classical spaces, such as Traditional Forest built over the area covering over 3,000 m² to contain Traditional Garden, Ecological Pond, Samojung Pavilion and Octagonal Pavilion.

Location : 120, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu

Facilities : Traditional Korean Forest, Ecological Pond, Samojung Pavilion, Octagonal Pavilion

Contact : 02-761-4079 [Yeouido Park Management Office]

Website : http://parks.seoul.go.kr/yeouido

Adjacent to the beautiful cherry blossom road on Yeouiseo-ro, the park is famed for staging diverse urban festivals. The park gives visitors a grand welcome with its the Hangang Yeouido Spring Flower Festival and the Seoul International Fireworks Festival held in April and October each year, respectively.

- Yeouido Hangang River Park Outdoor Swimming Pool: The pool boasts refreshing views of the Hangang River in the city center, making it a highly loved space by Seoulites to swim and enjoy the views at the same time during the summer. Contact: 02-785-0478)

Location : Hangang Office Yeouido Information Center, 330, Yeouidong-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu

Contact : 02-3780-0561

Website : http://hangang.seoul.go.kr/archives/46758

Commonly referred to as 63 Building, the landmark building of Korea has transformed itself into 63 Square. 63 Square refers to the multiplex cultural space located within the main building of 63 Building, which accommodates 63 ART Gallery, the world's highest art gallery, and Aqua Planet 63, home to over 30,000 marine creatures.

Location : 50, 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu

Contact : 1833-7001

Website : http://www.63art.co.kr

The Seoul Marina Club & Yacht is Korea’s first classical marina equipped with mooring facilities that allow the embarkation, disembarkation and anchoring of yachts as well as the marina center that serves as the resting space for its users. It offers one-stop yacht services ranging from navigation to rental and after-sales training services, as well as cafe and restaurant services.

Location : 81-8, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Contact : 02-3780-8400

Website : http://www.seoul-marina.com

Times Square boasts its status as Korea’s largest shopping and cultural space built over the area of 300,000 m². It is the nation’s first ‘hybrid mall’ that fulfills all needs ranging from the shopping to business with a department store and large supermarket as shopping spaces, a multiplex cinema as a cultural space, and the finest hotel for accommodation. All lanes converge into one, allowing families to fully enjoy the place.

Location : 15, Yeongjung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu

Contact : 02-2638-2000

Website : http://www.timessquare.co.kr

IFC Mall is a multiplex shopping space with simple and wide shopping lanes designed by the world-renowned architectural design and interior company, Benoy, which has unveiled unique designs that differentiates the mall from conventional standardized shopping malls. The mall contains creative shop fronts that meet the personality of each brand to allow visitors to feel the touch of exotic ambiance and its glass pavilion adds rich natural lighting to any space inside.

Location : 10, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Contact : 02-6137-5000

Website : www.ifcmallseoul.com

Mountain (also known as Bugaksan Mountain) at the backdrop, and a wide Yukjo Street unfolds before Gwanghwamun Gate, the main gate of the palace. The name "Gyeongbok" means that "the new dynasty shall have good fortunes and prosper." Gyeongbokgung Palace was the very place where Hunminjeongeum (a script for writing the Korean language) was created and distributed.

Gyeongbokgung Palace was destroyed during the Japanese invasion in 1592 (the 25th year of King Seonjo). It was left in ruins for many years, only to be restored in 1867 (the 4th year of King Gojong), 270 years after the war’s end. During the restoration by King Gojong, the palace was added with new buildings such as Geoncheonggung Palace, Taewonjeon Hall, and Jibokjae. In particular, Okhoru Pavilion at Geoncheonggung Palace is where the tragic incident of the Assassination of Empress Myeongseong (1895) took place.

Phone +82-2-3700-3900

Fax +82-2-3700-3909

Subway Line 3, Gyeongbokgung Station, Exit 5 (5 mins on foot)

Subway Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 2 (10 mins on foot)

In the following year, the Secret Garden was formed on the north of Changdeokgung Palace and was expanded in 1463 (the 9th year of King Sejo) to blend in the space of governance and residence. Changdeokgung Palace was destroyed in the Japanese invasion in 1592 (the 25th year of King Seonjo) and rebuilt in 1610 (the 2nd year of King Gwanghaegun) before any other palaces. It was the major residence of kings for the next 270 years until Gyeongbokgung Palace was rebuilt in 1867 and served as the de facto primary palace. From the age of King Injo to King Sunjo, more structures such as Ongnyucheon Stream, Gyujanggak Library, Juhamnu Pavilion, Aeryeonji Pond, Uiduhap Study Area, and Yeongyeongdang Complex were constructed within the palace premises. In 1847 (the 13th year of King Heonjong), the Nakseonjae area was established, further expanding the grounds of the palace.

Phone +82-2-762-8261

Subway Line 3, Anguk Station, Exit 3 (5 minutes by foot)

Subway Line 5, Jongno 3-ga Station, Exit 6 (10 minutes by foot)

Bukchon Hanok Village boasts 600 years of history as the capital city and is densely filled with traditional Korean hanok houses, usually referring to the area from Gyeongbok Palace to Changdeokgung Palace. Inside Bukchon Hanok Village, which contains history and time passed down from the past in every alley, there is Bukchon Culture Center to convey the meaning of our traditional culture and housing culture, Bukchon Village Library where residents and visitors can read books in a hanok house as well as Small Rest Area Gallery with a small exhibition space.

Location : 37, Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-2133-1372 [Seoul City Hall Office]

Website : https://hanok.seoul.go.kr/Subway Line 3, Anguk Station, Exit 2 (10 minutes by foot)

We offer a pleasant and comfortable experience for all visitors who travel Seoul. All major attractions in Seoul are included in the City Tour course.

- Downtown Palaces and Namsan Mountain Course [Cost: 24 USD]

Circulating major Seoul tourist attractions such as N Seoul Tower, Myeongdong, Insadong, etc.

- Night View Course [Cost: 20 USD]

Gwanghwamun - Hangang Road - N Seoul Tower - Circulating Gwanghwamun in the evening

※ 30-minute stopover at N Seoul Tower (photo time available)

Location : 135-7, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea [Bus Stop]

Tel. 02-777-6090 [Seoul Tour Bus Station]

Website : http://www.seoulcitybus.com/

https://english.visitseoul.net/citytourbus

Since its establishment in 1910, it has been the headquarters of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism for more than a hundred years. It is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. As the only traditional temple located in the heart of the Seoul city center, Jongno, it is a place where one can feel rest and leisure. With structures like the gigantic Daeungjeon (Main Buddha Hall), it has an appearance befitting its status as Jogye Order's main temple. It serves as a place of Buddhist practice, spiritual cultivation and historical culture. Also, through its 24-hour open policy, anyone can visit at any time regardless of nationality or religion. It operates as an open space where anyone can participate in Buddhist events.

Location : 55, Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-768-8523 (ENG)

Website : https://www.jogyesa.kr/eng/index.php

Subway Line 1, Jonggak Station, Exit 2 (6 minutes by foot)

Subway Line 3, Anguk Station, Exit 6 (7 minutes by foot)

Jongno Kwangjang Market inherits the tradition of the Baeogae Market from the Joseon Dynasty. In 1905, it received permission to open the market with the establishment of Kwangjang Corporation. It is a traditional market with a long history. Various foods, textiles and second-hand goods are actively traded. Bindaetteok (mung bean pancake), janchi-guksu (warm noodle soup), meat pancakes, yukhoe (raw beef tartare), and daegu-tang (mild codfish stew) restaurants are especially famous. It is crowded on weekdays and weekends alike. In particular, this place famous for bindaetteok sees even more customers on rainy days. There are insufficient parking spaces and it is recommended to take the subway.

Location : 88, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of KoreaTel. 02-2267-0291

Website : http://kwangjangmarket.co.kr/

Subway Line 1, jongno5(o)-ga Station, Exit 7, 8 (5 minutes by foot)

It is a building constructed for the purpose of promoting commercial and cultural activities, supporting design industry facilities, and establishing a complex cultural space, in line with the park development of Dongdaemun Stadium and underground space development.

The project was led by female architect Zaha Hadid, and the architectural concept is "Metonymic Landscape." Metonymy is a rhetorical expression that indirectly describes a specific object, with the meaning of metaphorically integrating historical, cultural, urban, social, economic elements to create a landscape.

Currently, in addition to numerous exhibition and design market spaces, it also contains various convenience facilities including parking lots, medical offices, women’s lounges, nursing rooms, baggage storage, and cafes.

Location : 281, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-2153-0000

Website : https://ddp.or.kr

Subway Line 2, 4, 5, Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (DDP) Station, Exit 1

Myeongdong, the most crowded and visited area in Seoul, is designated as a special tourism zone. Many people also stop by nearby Gwanghwamun, Deoksugung, Namdaemun Market, N Seoul Tower, Cheonggyecheon, and Insadong Culture Street, so tourists are bound to flock here. As a result, the duty-free shop floors of Myeongdong's department stores are often packed with tourists even on weekdays. The streets are full of street food, and famous attractions like Myeongdong Cathedral and Myeongdong Art Theater bring constant streams of visitors.

Location : Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-778-0333

Website : http://www.junggu.seoul.kr/tour/

Subway Line 2, Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station, Exit 7, 8 (5 minutes by foot)

Subway Line 4, Myung-dong Station, Exit 4 (5 minutes by foot)

Namsan Seoul Tower was built in 1969 as Korea's first integrated transmission tower beaming television and radio broadcasts across the capital. Since opening to the public in 1980, it has become a much-loved Seoul landmark. The tower's main attractions include multi-colored digital art projected onto the tower at night. a digital observatory, a roof terrace. Namsan Seoul Tower's mountain surroundings on Namsan Mountain have made it a popular place to unwind for locals and tourists alike. 

Location : 105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-3455-9277

Website : http://www.nseoultower.com/

Standing at 555m tall with 123 floors above ground, it is the tallest building in South Korea, the 6th tallest building in the world, and the tallest among OECD countries. The building design was motivated by the shape of Korean traditional ceramics and writing brushes. It is a complex comprising the luxury Signiel Seoul Hotel, the Seoul Sky observatory overlooking Seoul's spectacular night view, a shopping mall, cultural and artistic spaces, and more. It is the largest Asian shopping mall and entertainment destination under one roof.

Location : 300, Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-3213-5000

Website : http://www.lwt.co.kr/

Subway Line 2, 8, Jamsil Station, Exit 1, 2 (5 minutes by foot)

A forest created on the site of a former horseracing track, modeled after New York's Central Park and London's Hyde Park. It is divided into 5 zones and is extremely crowded with people in spring and fall.

Location : 273, Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tel. 02-460-2905

Website : https://parks.seoul.go.kr/

Subway Line Suinbundang, Seoul Forest, Exit 3, 4 (10 minutes by foot)