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Biyangdo
Just beyond Hyeopjaes sandy shores sits a tiny island that beckons. Its a curious place; just a hamlet, a couple of restaurants and minbak for overnight stays. A hike around the island takes about two hours, including time to reach the lighthouse. Take a ferry (one way ₩3000, 15 mi
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Seoul Metropolitan Library
Opened in 2012, the Seoul Metropolitan Library is within the original City Halls Renaissance-style building constructed in 1926 thats fronted by a clock. As well as a public library, theres photography exhibitions relating to Seouls history . At the main desk you can pick up a self
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Jeonggwanheon
Within the Deoksugung complex, the interesting fusion-style pavilion Jeonggwanheon was designed by Russian architect Aleksey Seredin-Sabatin as a place for the emperor to savour coffee and entertain guests. Gojong developed a taste for the beverage while holed up for a year in the
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Jeju Stone Park
Creating a park dedicated to rocks on a rock-littered island might sound a snooze, but you’ll quickly reassess that opinion after touring this beguiling sculpture park. Three walking trails (between 560m and 970m in length) snake past outdoor exhibits, ranging from replicas of the
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Gapado
Olle Trail 10-1 (5km, two hours) encircles Gapado (pop 300), the nearer and larger of the two pizza-flat volcanic islands, just 5.5km off the coast of Moseulpo. The mostly flat trail meanders along windy coasts and through green fields of flowing barley. There are a few places to g
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Cheonggyecheon Museum
To fully comprehend what a mammoth and expensive effort it was to resurrect Seoul’s long-covered-over Cheong-gye-cheon, pay a visit to this well-designed museum about the stream. It’s a good starting point for a walk along the riverside park. Across from here is the Cardboard House
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Marado
This barren, windswept island with a rocky coastline has few sights, though you do get bragging rights for reaching Koreas most southerly point, 11km off the coast of Molseupo. Just 4.2km in circumference, it takes about two hours to walk the islet (population 100), which has a Bud
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Cheongpung Cultural Heritage Complex
When the area around here was flooded to create the Chungju dam and lake, a number of villages were submerged (the residents were resettled, of course).In order to preserve some of the rich heritage, 43 cultural properties, several private residences and more than a thousand artefa
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Lock Museum
One of Seoul’s quirkier private collections makes for a surprisingly absorbing exhibition. It focuses on the artistry of locks, latches and keys of all kinds, mainly from Korea but also with international examples, including a gruesome-looking chastity belt. The Corten steel-clad b
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Jinju Fortress
Local street signs call it a castle, but it’s actually a well-preserved fortress that was partially destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592. One of the major battles of that campaign, in which 70,000 Koreans lost their lives, was fought here. Inside the fortress, traditional
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Daegu Yangnyeongsi Museum of Oriental Medicine
An interactive museum on the upper two levels with re-creations of traditional clinics, video quizzes and many a stuffed animal – enough to even keep kids entertained. Its a visually exciting introduction to oriental medicine such as insam (ginseng) and reindeer horns, and the peop
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Museum of Africa
Housed in a building modelled after the Grand Mosque of Djenné, this surprisingly good attraction features a fine collection of African tribal art, as well as gorgeous contemporary photography of the continent’s people and animals by Kim Jung-man. There are occasional live-music an
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Noseo
Near the main shopping area is the Noseo-dong district, where youll find Shilla tombs. Seobongchong and Geumgwanchong are adjacent tombs built between the 4th and 5th centuries. They were excavated between 1921 and 1946; the finds included two gold crowns. Across the road is Bonghw
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Bukchon Hanok Village
Meaning ‘North Village’, Bukchon, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, is home to around 900 hanok, Seoul’s largest concentration of these traditional Korean homes. It’s a busy tourist area, but it’s still a pleasure to get lost in the streets here admiring the patterned walls
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Jeonju Hanji Museum
Adjacent to a modern-day paper factory, this museum covers the history and processes involved in making hanji (traditional Korean paper) and also shows some of the impressive things that can be made with it. At the end, you get to try making your own. Take any of the buses in the 2
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Museum of Korean Embroidery
A tiny one-room museum with examples of a neglected and unheralded craft and embroidery books to browse. In the good old days, nearly everything in Korea was embroidered – clothes, shoes, boxes, pillow-ends, screens, pin cushions, toys and thimbles. Delicate patchwork pojagi (wrap
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KT&G SangsangMadang
Funded by Korea’s top tobacco company, this visually striking building is home to an art-house cinema, a concert space (hosting top indie bands) and galleries that focus on experimental, fringe exhibitions. There’s also a great design shop for gifts on the ground floor. The archite
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Inwangsan Guksadang
Originally located on Namsan this is Seoul’s most famous shamanist shrine and a place where you may witness gut, sacrifices to the spirits made by mudang (shamans) who are usually female. The Japanese demolished the original shrine on Namsan in 1925, so Korean shamanists rebuilt it
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Duryunsan Provincial Park
Picturesque views of Koreas southern coastline reward hikers who scale the rocky path up to the peak, Duryun-bong (630m). The hike, which begins just behind the temple museum at Daeheung-sa, takes 1½ hours. Its a hard scramble near the top; its an easier descent if you follow the s
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Kkotji Beach
Of the many beaches on Anmyeondo, one of the best is Kkotji Beach (꽃지해수욕장), a gentle 3.2km-long stretch that’s a glorious 300m wide at low tide and popular with photographers at sunset. On weekends and during summer, snack vendors sell fried prawns and crabs. You can get to Kkotji
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