Things to do in Seoul
Tours, tickets and experiences, with whatever is actually running while you are there.
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16 places across Japan and South Korea
Gwangjang Market
Sit on a plastic stool and eat mung bean pancakes.
Changdeokgung Secret Garden
A royal garden you can only enter with a guide.
Ikseon-dong
A 1920s hanok block of alleys barely wide enough for two.
Gyeongbokgung Palace
The main royal palace, with Bugaksan directly behind it.
Cheonggyecheon Stream
The sunken stream where every drama argument happens.
Changgyeonggung
The quietest of the five palaces, with a glass greenhouse.
Jongmyo Shrine
A hundred-metre hall of absolute plainness.
Gwanghwamun Square
The city’s central axis, aimed at the mountain.
Jogyesa Temple
A working temple in the middle of the office district.
Unhyeongung
A royal residence, free and usually empty.
Hanyang City Wall Trail
Eighteen kilometres of 1396 fortress wall, walkable.
Cheong Wa Dae
The Blue House, open to the public since 2022.
Sungkyunkwan University Hill
A modern campus wrapped around a 1398 Confucian academy.
Gwangjang Market Vintage Floor
Upstairs from the food, a floor of secondhand clothing.
Cheonggye Plaza
Where the restored stream starts, under a pink spiral.
Kyobo Book Centre Gwanghwamun
A bookshop with a hundred-seat table you may sit at all day.
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