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37
History
10
Nature
9
City
8
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3
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Gyeongbokgung Palace
History
Seoul · 2–3 hours
The main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Changing of the guard twice a day; free entry in hanbok.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Bukchon Hanok Village
History
Seoul · 1–2 hours
Lived-in hanok alleys between two palaces. Residents ask for quiet; visiting hours apply.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Myeongdong
City
Seoul · 2 hours
Cosmetics shops and evening street-food stalls in central Seoul.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Hongdae
City
Seoul · Evening
University district of buskers, indie shops and late-night cafés.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Gwangjang Market
Markets
Seoul · 1–2 hours
One of Seoul's oldest markets — bindaetteok, mayak gimbap and yukhoe.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Haeundae Beach
Nature
Busan · Half day
Busan's best-known beach, with the Blueline Park sky capsule nearby.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
The Hyundai Seoul
Shopping
Seoul · 2–3 hours
Yeouido's glass-roofed department store with an indoor garden — the top spot for foreign card spending in Seoul.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
N Seoul Tower
City
Seoul · 2 hours
City views from Namsan; take the cable car or the forest path up.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Gamcheon Culture Village
City
Busan · 2 hours
Pastel houses stacked up a hillside, with art along the stairways.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Seongsan Ilchulbong
Nature
Jeju · 2 hours
Tuff-cone crater on Jeju's east tip; climb for sunrise.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Changdeokgung Palace
History
Seoul · 2 hours
UNESCO-listed palace with the Secret Garden — book the garden tour ahead.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
City
Seoul · 1–2 hours
Zaha Hadid's curved landmark, with night markets and fashion malls around it.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Lotte World Tower
City
Seoul · 2 hours
Korea's tallest building, with an observatory and Seokchon Lake beside it.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Jagalchi Fish Market
Markets
Busan · 1–2 hours
Korea's largest seafood market — pick your fish downstairs, eat upstairs.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Seongsu-dong
Shopping
Seoul · Half day
Old factories turned into cafés, fashion pop-ups and K-beauty flagships — Seoul's fastest-growing area for visitors.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN
Starfield COEX Mall
Shopping
Seoul · 2–3 hours
A huge underground mall in Gangnam, home to the two-storey Starfield Library and the COEX Aquarium.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Gwanghwamun Square in winter
Winter
Seoul · Evening
Seoul Winter Festa lights up the square from mid-December: a Christmas market, a media-façade show and lanterns along Cheonggyecheon.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
History
Gyeonggi · Half day
18th-century UNESCO fortress walls you can walk in about two hours.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Nami Island
Nature
Gangwon · Half day
Tree-lined island by ferry or zipline, about 1.5 hours from Seoul.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Jeonju Hanok Village
History
Jeolla · 1 day
Over 700 hanok and the home of bibimbap, two hours by KTX.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Bulguksa Temple
History
Gyeongsang · Half day
Silla-era temple in Gyeongju, paired with Seokguram Grotto above it.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Haedong Yonggungsa
History
Busan · 1–2 hours
A temple built on seaside rocks, unusual in Korea.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Elysian Gangchon
Winter
Gangwon · Full day
The ski resort closest to Seoul and reachable by train — popular with first-time skiers from abroad.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文
DMZ (Imjingak)
History
Gyeonggi · Full day
The border with North Korea. Most sites need a guided tour and your passport.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Seoraksan National Park
Nature
Gangwon · Full day
Korea's most dramatic mountains; best in October for autumn colour.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Hallasan
Nature
Jeju · Full day
Korea's highest peak. Summit trails need an online reservation.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文
Vivaldi Park
Winter
Gangwon · Full day
Ski resort in Hongcheon with Snowy Land, a snow theme park with sledding — good even if you don't ski.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文
Seoul Central Mosque
City
Seoul · 1 hour
Korea's first mosque, in Itaewon, with halal restaurants on the streets below.
Public transport:
Transit Good
Language support:
EN
Bukhansan National Park
Nature
Seoul · Half day
Granite peaks inside the city limits; reachable by subway and bus.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN
Gangneung
City
Gangwon · 1–2 days
East-coast town of beaches and the coffee street at Anmok, by KTX from Seoul.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN
Daereungwon Tombs
History
Gyeongsang · 1–2 hours
Grassy royal burial mounds in the middle of Gyeongju; lovely at dusk.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Dongmun Market
Markets
Jeju · 1–2 hours
Jeju City's main market with a night food section; try the tangerines.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN · 中文
Andong Hahoe Village
History
Gyeongsang · Half day
Clan village by a river bend, known for its mask dance.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN
Manjanggul Lava Tube
Nature
Jeju · 1 hour
A walkable kilometre of one of the world's longest lava tubes.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文 · 日本語
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival
Winter
Gangwon · Full day
Ice fishing for mountain trout on a frozen river, with a foreigner-only fishing zone and ice sledding.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN · 中文
Suncheon Bay
Nature
Jeolla · Half day
Reed wetlands and a huge garden; golden reeds in autumn.
Public transport:
Transit Fair
Language support:
EN
Boseong Green Tea Fields
Nature
Jeolla · 2–3 hours
Terraced tea plantations on hillside slopes in the far south.
Public transport:
Transit Poor
Language support:
EN