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Simsimheon
The private body National Trust of Korea manages the residential property Simsimheon, meaning ‘House Where the Heart is Found’ in the heart of Bukchon. This modern hanok was rebuilt using traditional methods on the site of two older ones. Entry includes tea, which is sipped overloo
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Wooyong Museum of Contemporary Art
This modern art museum behind the Hilton Hotel is the sister to Artsonje Center Seoul (Wooyong was previously called Sonje) and holds three exhibition spaces with seasonal exhibitions plus a permanent collection containing paintings, sculpture and mixed media. It’s a worthwhile sto
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Jungmun Beach
The resort’s palm-fringed beach becomes crowded in July and August. Walk up the steps to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, continue along the boardwalk and down the steps to reach an even more scenic and secluded beach – aquamarine water and golden sand backed by sheer black cliffs eroded i
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Busan Modern History Museum
The hour it takes to walk through this small museum will be time well spent. Theres a surprising amount of English material documenting the history of the Busan port, the Japanese influence and the Korean War. It’s in a building north of Yongdu-san Park, 300m west of the central po
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Jeju Peace Museum
Gama Oreum is a parasitic volcano that hides an underground fortress created by the Japanese army in the final stages of WWII. Explore some of the 2km of tunnels, and a good selection of Japanese military memoriablia, in this decent but modest museum that will appeal to hard-core h
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Dorasan Train Station
Awaiting the next departure to Pyongyang (and onward Trans Eurasian intercontinental travel), Dorasan train station stands as a symbol of hope for the eventual reunification of the two Koreas. The shiny new international customs built in 2002 remains unused. Trains to Seoul still r
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Donghak
Donghak-sa is noteworthy for being one of Koreas few nunneries. Just before the temple, look for the trail that leads you on an easy one-hour trek up to the Brother & Sister Pagodas – twin Shilla-era pagodas that are said to represent the brother and sister who founded the orig
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Banwol
A few minutes’ walk south from Cheomseongdae , Banwol-seong is the site of a once-fabled fortress. Now it’s attractive parkland, where you can see some walls and ruins. The only intact building is Seokbinggo (Stone Ice House; early 18th century, restored 1973), which was once used
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Kukje
Kukjes two main gallery spaces are found off the main road, behind their restaurant building which has the running woman sculpture on its roof by Jonathan Borofsky. Its a leading venue for international artists to exhibit with the likes of Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Bill Viola
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Soyoam
Beside the brook Ongnyucheon at the back of the Huwon (Secret Garden) within the grounds of Changdeokgun, there’s a huge rock Soyoam with three Chinese characters inscribed on it by King Injo in 1636: ong-nyu-cheon, which means ‘jade flowing stream’ and a poem composed in Chinese c
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Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial
Forming part of the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park, the Dongdaemun Stadium Memorial relives key moments from the stadium’s history. Built by the Japanese in 1925, it was used primarily for soccer and baseball matches until it was demolished in 2007. Several of the stadium fl
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Iho Tewoo Beach
The nearest beach to Jeju-si is blessed with an unusual mixture of yellow and grey sand, which means you can build two-tone sandcastles. There’s shallow water that makes for safe swimming. Buses from Jeju-si (₩1300, 15 minutes, every 20 minutes) run from the intercity bus terminal
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Waryongmyo
Along the Namsan Northern Circuit, a pedestrian path that snakes for 3km from the lower cable-car station to the National Theatre, you’ll find the beautifully ornate and peaceful Waryongmyo. Built in 1862, this Buddhist/Taoist/shamanist shrine is dedicated to Zhuge Liang (AD 181–23
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Ahn Jung
In a striking contemporary building on the west flank of Namsan, this well-presented museum is dedicated to Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-guen. Ahn assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the Japanese governor-general of Korea, in 1909 at Harbin station in Japanese-controlled Manchuria,
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Busan Cinema Center
An important venue for the Busan International Film Festival, this complex plays a mix of Korean and foreign films in its smaller venues. The magnificent complex has the worlds longest cantilever structure. The 127,000 LED lights streaming across its concave surface create an urban
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Bank of Korea Money Museum
Built in 1912, and an outstanding example of Japanese colonial architecture, the old Bank of Korea now houses a reasonably interesting exhibition on the history of local and foreign currency. Theres plenty of interactive displays for kids, such as being able to press your own coin
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World Cup Stadium
Six kilometres west of central Seogwipo, this graceful soccer stadium built for the 2002 World Cup is the centrepiece of an entertainment complex that includes a multiplex cinema, E-Mart discount store, a family water park, a paper doll museum and World Eros Museum , one of Jeju’s
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Songpa Pottery
Pottery gallery and shop within Icheon Ceramic Village that boasts and unusual style of crystalline pottery with fern-like designs, as well as traditional inlaid celadon and buncheong -style pottery. Youll know it by the traditional building with blue-green tiles. A taxi here from
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Gap
Gap-sas main hall contains three gleaming Buddha statues, while a smaller shrine houses three shamanist deities – Chilseong, Sansin and Dokseong. Just below the temple is a teahouse that serves a particularly restorative daejucha (jujube tea; ₩6000), which you can drink on the terr
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K
Upstairs from the Gangnam Tourist Center, this is the place to live out all your K-Pop fantasies, with a full makeover to transform you into a K-Pop star. Choose from a wardrobe of clothing, wigs and bling, as well as makeup, for that cheesy photo-op. Also here is a bunch of CDs, D
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