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64 places across Japan and South Korea
N Seoul Tower
The whole city, from a hill in the middle of it.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Zaha Hadid's silver landscape in the middle of Dongdaemun.
Gyeongbokgung Palace
The main royal palace, with Bugaksan directly behind it.
Haeundae Beach
Korea's most famous beach, under a wall of skyscrapers.
Gwangalli Beach
A lit suspension bridge across the whole horizon.
Songjeong Beach
Busan's surf beach, a few stops past the crowds.
Taejongdae
Cliffs, pines and a lighthouse at the end of the island.
Cheongsapo Daritdol Skywalk
A glass walkway out over the water in a fishing village.
Gwanghwamun Square
The city’s central axis, aimed at the mountain.
Bukchon Hanok Steps
The stepped lane with the city behind the roof tiles.
Cheong Wa Dae
The Blue House, open to the public since 2022.
Sungnyemun
National Treasure No. 1, rebuilt after arson.
Seoullo 7017
A 1970 flyover replanted as a garden.
Jeongdong Observatory
The only place you can look down into Deoksugung.
Haneul Park
A landfill turned into a field of silver grass.
Ewha Womans University ECC
A glass canyon cut down into the campus lawn.
Bugak Skyway Palgakjeong
The octagonal pavilion with the whole city below it.
Yongma Land
An abandoned funfair that switches the carousel on for you.
Achasan Ridge
Seoul’s easiest sunrise, forty minutes up.
Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain
A bridge that sprays a kilometre of lit water.
Seoul Sky, Lotte World Tower
The fifth-tallest building in the world, with a glass floor.
Olympic Park & the Lone Tree
One tree on an empty hill, photographed constantly.
Heunginjimun
The east gate, marooned on a traffic island.
Cheonggye Plaza
Where the restored stream starts, under a pink spiral.
Lotte World Adventure
The world’s largest indoor theme park, plus an island outside.
Yongdusan Park & Busan Tower
A hill park above Nampo, with the harbour laid out below.
Yeongdo Bridge
The bridge still lifts, once a day, at two o’clock.
Jeoryeong Coastal Walk
A boardwalk pinned to the cliff below Huinnyeoul.
Songdo Cloud Trails
A glass walkway out over the water to a rock island.
Amnam Park
Sea cliffs and forest at the end of the Songdo road.
Dadaepo Beach & Sunset Fountain
The city’s best sunset, and a fountain that dances to it.
Geumjeong Fortress Wall
Korea’s longest fortress wall, along a ridge over Busan.
Igidae Coastal Walk
A rock path facing the Gwangan Bridge head on.
Oryukdo Skywalk
A glass deck at the point where two seas are said to meet.
Hwangnyeongsan Observatory
The whole city and both bridges, from one hill.
Haeundae Blueline Park
A disused coastal railway, now a beach train and sky capsules.
Dongbaekseom
A camellia island at the end of Haeundae beach.
X the Sky
The 100th floor over Haeundae, with a café on it.
Ilgwang Beach
The beach Busan goes to when Haeundae is full.
Seongsan Ilchulbong
A tuff cone rising straight out of the sea, climbed at dawn.
Manjanggul Lava Tube
A kilometre of lava tunnel, open and walkable.
Hallasan Eorimok Trail
Up Korea’s highest mountain, without the summit permit.
Udo Island
A fifteen-minute ferry to a flatter, slower island.
Hyeopjae Beach
Shallow turquoise water with an island sitting in it.
Geumneung Beach
Hyeopjae’s quieter neighbour, one bay along.
Jusangjeolli Cliffs
Hexagonal basalt columns, stacked forty metres high.
Cheonjiyeon Waterfall
A 22-metre fall at the end of a five-minute walk.
Jeongbang Waterfall
A waterfall that lands directly in the ocean.