Things to do in Seoul
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Bukchon Hanok Village
Six hundred traditional houses on a hill between two palaces.
Ihwa Mural Village
A hillside village painted to keep it from being demolished.
Naksan Park & City Wall
Walk the old fortress wall above the rooftops.
Changdeokgung Secret Garden
A royal garden you can only enter with a guide.
Inwangsan & Seonbawi
A shamanic rock shrine on a granite mountain above the city.
Changgyeonggung
The quietest of the five palaces, with a glass greenhouse.
Jongmyo Shrine
A hundred-metre hall of absolute plainness.
Jogyesa Temple
A working temple in the middle of the office district.
Unhyeongung
A royal residence, free and usually empty.
Seochon Village
Bukchon’s quieter, more lived-in twin.
Namsangol Hanok Village
Five noble houses moved here and rebuilt.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall
The colonial prison, kept as it was.
Hanyang City Wall Trail
Eighteen kilometres of 1396 fortress wall, walkable.
Namsan Park Trail
Walk up instead of taking the cable car.
piknic
A 1970s house on the hill, showing exhibitions.
Seoul Museum of Art
A 1928 courthouse facade with a museum behind it.
Mullae Arts Village
Metal workshops downstairs, artists’ studios upstairs.
Seonyudo Park
A water treatment plant left standing and planted.
Oil Tank Culture Park
Five buried oil tanks, opened up as venues.
Nodeul Island
An island under a bridge, turned into a music venue.
Leeum Museum of Art
Three buildings by three architects, on one hillside.
National Museum of Korea
Free, enormous, and holding the Pensive Bodhisattvas.
Gilsangsa Temple
A luxury restaurant given away to become a temple.
Seoul Forest
A hundred hectares of park with deer in it.
Ttukseom Hangang Park
Instant noodles by the river, from a machine.
Yeouido Hangang Park
The river park under the finance towers.
Bongeunsa Temple
A 794 temple facing the convention centre across the road.
Seoul Botanic Park
A glass bowl of twelve city climates.
Yangjae Citizen’s Forest
The densest autumn colour in Seoul.
Jangsu Village
A hillside village that refused to be redeveloped.
Daehangno Theatre District
A hundred and fifty small theatres in one district.
Seokchon Lake West Bank
A 2.5km loop under cherry trees, with the tower in the water.
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