Where to go in Seoul? — 20+ most famous, beautiful, must go & best places to visit in Seoul

December 23, 2024

Namdaemun is the largest traditional market in Korea. Here, not only go for sightseeing, you can also find the most delicious fruits and vegetables, the specialty of the land of kimchi. The market is also a gateway for you to enter the world of Korean cuisine with special and rich foods, especially famous street food. Namdaemun is a busy, bustling market, constantly open throughout the night from 11 pm to 4 am the next morning.

Namdaemun handicraft sto — If you need to buy Korean specialties as gifts, you can visit Namdaemun market.

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Address: 21 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Hoehyeon-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Phone: +82 2-753-2805

Myeongdong

Myeongdong is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Korea – Seoul’s premier and most bustling shopping street, the world of fashion, cosmetics, beauty and modern beauty worship. Once getting lost in Myeongdong, make sure you don’t want to leave. This is also the famous place for theme cafes, especially the Hello Kitty cafe, puppy and cats cafe.

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Lotte World

Lotte World is one of Korea’s most vibrant entertainment complexes with the world’s largest indoor entertainment area. In addition, Lotte World has an outdoor entertainment area called Magic Land which is an artificial island connected to a bustling shopping mall.

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Lotte World also owns a luxury hotel, Lotte World Folk Museum, sports playground, modern cinema and countless attractions. Indeed, Lotte World is a top entertainment area.

Lotte World1 — One day playing in Lotte World can’t be enough.

Address: 240 Olympic-ro, Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area: 13 ha
Hours: 9:30AM–10PM / Sunday: Closed
Theme: indoor planet ride
Founded: July 12, 1989

National Museum of Korea

Founded in 1909, the National Museum of Korea is one of the largest museums, where many precious documents and artifacts are kept in relation to history, culture and art.

Every year, this museum welcomes more than 3 million visitors and becomes one of the most favorite museums in the world, the third favorite museum in Asia.

Address: 137 Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04383, South Korea
Hours: 10AM–6PM
Phone: +82 2-2077-9000
Founded: 1909
Url: https://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/home

Jogyesa Temple

Jogyesa Temple is Korea’s largest and most important Buddhist temple. The temple was built in 1395 in the early Joseon Dynasty. Every year, on the Buddha’s birthday, the temple is sparkling again, glowing in candlelight and colorful lanterns. Buddhists all over Korea and tourists are looking forward to the festival to admire the traditional rituals, parades and many fun folk games.

Address: 45 Gyeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-170, South Korea
Admission: Free

Jongmyo Shrine

This shrine is the place to worship the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. Jongmyo is also a special highlight in this country’s history and culture. In 1998, Jongmyo Temple was recognized by UNESCO as the oldest monument need to be preserved. Jongmyo shrine is located next to Changdeokgung palace so you can visit both points very convenient.

Address: 157 Jong-ro, Hunjeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Phone: +82 2-765-0195

Bukhansan National Park

The Korean territory is nearly the size of state Kentucky of the US, but there are 22 national parks with extremely rich ecosystems and beautiful natural landscapes. One of them is located in the outskirts of Seoul. Interesting trekking trips to Mount Bukhansan are chosen by many tourists. Seeing the beautiful natural scenery on Bukhansan mountain, whether it is morning or night is also very wonderful.

Address: 262 Bogukmun-ro, Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Area: 79.92 km²
Hours: 4AM–5PM
Phone: +82 2-909-0497
Established: April 2, 1983

Banpo Bridge

What makes the Banpo bridge special? The answer lies in the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain, the longest bridge fountain in the world. Water in the fountain is pumped directly from the river and cleaned for reuse, demonstrating environmental friendliness.

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Address: Banpo 2(i)-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Total length: 1,495 m
Construction started: January 1980

Gangnam

After Gangnam Style fever of Psy singer has somewhat made Gangnam vibrant now much more popular and attractive. Your trip of Seoul will not be perfect if you skip taking photo before the Gangnam Style statue in front of the COEX mall.

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COEX Mall

With a huge area of 145,000 square meters, COEX is the largest underground shopping mall in the world. COEX has hundreds of shopping stores with all the big and small brands in the world, two vibrant food courts with dozens of restaurants, Megabox cinemas and especially the COEX aquarium along with a huge bookstore.

COEX Mall (5) — Large bookstore with incredibly beautiful and modern design, a favorite place of nerds.

Address: 513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06164, South Korea
Opened: 1979
Hours: 10:30AM–10PM
Phone: +82 2-6002-5300

War Memorial of Korea

Korean War Veterans Memorial (1) — A solemn and quiet place full of reverence in Seoul.

The War Memorial of Korea was opened in 1994 on the base of the military headquarters. This Seoul tourist destination expresses respect and remembrance of Korean military history. There are 6 indoor exhibits and 1 outdoor exhibition on the site of the memorial displaying military equipment and memorials of soldiers during wartime.

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Address: 29 Itaewon-ro, Namyeong-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Opened: June 10, 1994
Phone: +82 2-709-3139
Collection size: 13,000 items; 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft)

Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

This demilitarized zone is located on the border between North Korea and South Korea, where the cold war still exists. DMZ is a favorite day-trip tourist destination by many international visitors. Standing at DMZ, you can observe North Korea quite interesting.

Korean DMZ — In Seoul there are many travel agencies that offer tours to DMZ during the day.

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Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art

As one of Seoul’s most wonderful fine art museums, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art has 2 exhibition buildings that are gather both traditional and modern art in Korea. This museum has 36 traditional Korean artworks designated by the government as a national treasure.

Address: 60-16 Itaewon-ro 55-gil, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Hours: 10:30AM–6PM
Monday: Closed
Phone: +82 2-2014-6901
Url: http://www.leeum.org/html_eng/global/main.asp

Heunginjimun

One of the eight gates of the city wall that once surrounded Seoul during the Joseon era, the Heunginjimun gate, also known as the “Gate of Rising Benevolence” located in Dongdaemun district is also considered one of Korea’s famous historical symbols. The gate was built in 1398 to represent the extremely powerful and solemn architectural style at the end of the Joseon period.

Address: 288 Jong-ro, Jongno 5(o).6(yuk)ga-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Phone: +82 2-2148-4166

Seoul every season brings its own beauty, bringing with it different interesting things. So let plan and be ready to visit these tourist places, friends!

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