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Deoksugung sits across from Seoul City Hall and is a cultural landmark where late Joseon palace buildings stan…

Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul is a tourist site made up of well-preserved hanok houses. Visitors walk through…

Changdeokgung is a Joseon royal palace in Jongno and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its quiet halls and surroun…

Gwanghwamun is the south gate and main gate of Gyeongbokgung, the palace where kings of the Joseon dynasty ent…

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village is a historic site in Seoul where hanok alleys, cafes, and restaurants are gathered …

Unhyeongung in Anguk-dong, Seoul is a historic site where visitors can walk through the house where Heungseon …

Sungnyemun is a gate from the Joseon dynasty located in the city center between Seoul Station and City Hall. A…

Naksan Seonggwak-gil is a walking trail along the Hanyangdoseong city wall that connects Hyehwamun and Heungin…

Muak-san Dongbongsudae is a historical site on the summit of Ansan in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, overlooking the cit…

Seokjojeon is a Western-style stone palace inside Deoksugung in Jung-gu, Seoul, operated as the Korean Empire …

Hyehwamun (Dongsomun) is the east small gate of the Hanyangdoseong city wall, located near Hansung University …

Yeongchumun is the west gate of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul and one of the four gates surrounding the palace. Its n…

Sujeongjeon is a historic building beside Gyeonghoeru at Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, used as a government office d…

Jagyeongjeon is a royal hall inside Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, built for Queen Sinjeong of the Jo clan. Heungseon…

Sangchonjae is a traditional hanok cultural space in Ogin-dong, Jongno, Seoul, west of Gyeongbokgung in the Se…

Amsa Yeoksa Gongwon is a history park near Amsa Station in Seoul. It is a place for walks and festivals in the…

Nakseonjae is a heritage building inside Changdeokgung in Seoul, built as a study and resting place for King H…

Gwangtonggyo is a bridge over Cheonggyecheon in Seoul that dates to the Joseon period. It is an old bridge tha…

Hwangudan (Wongudan) is a historic site of the Korean Empire, located between Seoul Plaza, Euljiro Station, an…

Heungbokjeon is a historical hall in Gyeongbokgung, reached by walking the path between Gyeonghoeru and Gangny…

Hwanghakjeong is an archery range for traditional Korean gungdo, located behind Sajik Park on the slopes of In…

The Amsa-dong Heritage Site in Gangdong-gu, Seoul is a cultural heritage park with Neolithic pit dwellings and…

Sajikdan is a state ritual site west of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, where kings made offerings to the gods of land…

Baekbin Geonneolmok is a railway crossing between Yongsan Station and Ichon Station, near the opposite side of…

Changgyeonggung Daeonsil is a Western-style greenhouse and glass building beyond Chundangji, the first of its …

Sayuksin Myo is a historical site inside Sayuksin Park, near Noryangjin Station in Seoul. It holds the memoria…

Baekje-era burial mounds and a small park remain in the middle of the Bangi-dong neighborhood in Seoul. It is …

Daehanmun is the main gate of Deoksugung in Seoul, reachable on foot from City Hall Station Exit 2. Visitors b…

Taereung and Gangneung are Joseon royal tomb sites in Gongneung-dong, Seoul, holding the tombs of Queen Munjeo…

Seoul Seonnongdan is a small altar in a residential neighborhood of Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. Kings performed rite…

Yeongjegyo Bridge at Gyeongbokgung Palace is a stone bridge from the Joseon period on the path from Heungnyemu…

Gyejodang is the main hall of the crown prince's residence in the Donggung area of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul. The…

Namsan Bongsudae is a restored Joseon-era beacon site on the way to the top of Namsan, just before the summit …

Junghwajeon is the main hall at the center of Deoksugung in Seoul, where the Korean Empire held state rites an…

Bukchon Palgyeong is a tourist site in Seoul where Joseon-era hanok and traditional Korean houses stand togeth…

Hong Nanpa's House is in Hongpa-dong, Seoul. A missionary built the red brick house during the Japanese coloni…

Isang's House is a literary memorial space on the way to Inwangsan in Seochon, occupying part of the site wher…

Bonghwangak is a Cheondoism holy site and the birthplace of the March 1st Movement, located in Uidong at the e…

Gwangjingyo 8beonga is an observation deck and cultural space located under the middle of Gwangjin Bridge in S…

Wongaksa Jip Cheung Seoktap is a marble pagoda inside Tapgol Park in Jongno, Seoul, built during the reign of …

Gansong Yetjip is a cultural heritage site in Dobong-gu, Seoul, preserving the former house of Jeon Hyeong-pil…

Samsuni Gyedan is a wide, long staircase on Namsan in Seoul, known as a drama filming location. It is where a …

Wall Of Culture is a historic site beside Cheonggyecheon in Euljiro 6-ga, Seoul. Along the stream, it shows pu…

Chundangji is a pond in the rear garden of Changgyeonggung in Seoul, divided into Sochundangji and Daechundang…

Gojongui Gil is a 120m historical walking path in Jeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, running from the rear gate of Deo…

Gyedong Baeryeom Gaok is a small modern hanok in Bukchon where the Korean painter Baeryeom lived. It is now a …

Heunghwamun is the main gate of Gyeonghuigung in Jongno, Seoul. It was built as the gate of a secondary palace…

Tonggam Gwanjeoteo, Gieogui Teo sits beside Namsan Yejang Park in Seoul. It commemorates both the site of the …

The April 19th National Cemetery is a national cemetery that holds the remains of those killed during the Apri…

Junghwamun is the main gate of the central hall at Deoksugung in Seoul, leading to Junghwajeon. It was first b…

Jeonggwanheon sits inside Deoksugung in Seoul. The building mixes a traditional wooden paljak roof with Romane…

Gwanhundong Min Ssi Gaeok is a historic site in Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul. The house is well preserved …

Palwoojeong is a historical pavilion with eight-sided pillars inside Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Gojong mov…

The 104 Gogji Battle Monument in Yeonhui-dong's back mountain honors Yeonhui Gogji, which the Marine Corps ret…

Junmyeongdang is a hall inside Deoksugung in Seoul. King Gojong of Joseon used it for state affairs, and royal…

Gungsan Ttanggul History Museum is a Japanese colonial-era military tunnel exhibition space behind Gungsan and…

A statue near Namsan Park in Seoul honors Yu Gwan-sun, who led the 1919 independence demonstrations in Seoul a…

Seoul Hanyangdoseong Trail Course 3 (Namsan) is a historic walking route that runs from DDP through Namsan Seo…

Samil Dongnip Seoneon Yujeokji is a historic site in Insadong, Seoul, marking the former Taehwagwan building a…

Seokodang is a two-story wooden building in Deoksugung in Seoul, unusual among the palace's halls. Its dark br…