Gangnam & Southern Seoul
The horse dance in Psy's music video for 'Gangnam Style' has been iconified as a giant pair of bronze hands on a stage on the east side outside COEX Mall…
Must-see attractions in Seoul
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
Above Sinnonhyeon Station is this building, which looks like an enormous concrete beehive, giving it unique structural support, and is lit from within at…
Northern Seoul
On the lower slopes of Bukaksan, this park is busiest in April when locals come to admire the cherry blossoms. Hiking trails here connect up with the…
Gungisi Relics Exhibition Hall
Myeong-dong & Jung-gu
Head down to the basement of City Hall to this glassed-in archaeological site displaying items dating from the Joseon dynasty unearthed during excavation…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Housing a large collection of amulets and folk paintings this combined house museum and cultural centre also offers classes teaching traditional painting,…
Gwanghwamun Square Underground Exhibition
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Exhibition on the life and achievements of King Sejon and his Korean language reform. You can write your own name with brushstroke and ink in hangeul for…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
One of Seoul's longest running commercial-art galleries, in business since 1977, Sun Art specialises in early-20th-century Korean art and awards an annual…
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
This high-end commercial gallery is worth popping into for a gawk at works (and price tags) by artists such as Damien Hirst, Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí…
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
In the heart of Gangnam's fashionable Cheongdam district, this contemporary art gallery promotes works by emerging and established Korean artists with…
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
Within the lustrous walls of the stylish Horim Art Center, this museum has three floors devoted to Korean ceramic masterpieces and temporary exhibits on…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Since 1999, Artside has taken a leading role in artistic exchange between Korea and China by regularly staging exhibits by contemporary Chinese artists…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Cutting-edge Korean art is usually on show in this basement space alongside permanent displays of the smallest book in the world (no more than a dot), and…
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
Mongchon Museum has some precious golden relics of the Baekje kings, a seven-pronged sword and the usual dull pots. The history of human settlement here…
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Jogye-sa's museum has three galleries of antique woodblocks, symbol-filled paintings and other Buddhist artefacts. There's also a cafe and gift shop here.
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
In the middle of Apgujeong's chic art hub, this slick gallery shows contemporary works by emerging and established artists, both local and from abroad.
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
Looking like a giant music speaker crossed with a slab of Swiss cheese, this incredible steel-clad building was designed by Unsangdong Architects.
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
Gangnam's 'Hallyuwood Walk of Fame' pays homage to K-Pop stars in the form of cutesy bear sculptures dedicated to K-Wave singers and actors.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Exhibitions include sculptures and interesting installations. Has a chic top-floor cafe with views over hanok roofs.
Myeong-dong & Jung-gu
A part of Deoksugung, this building served as Emperor Gojong’s living quarters.
Queen Jeonghyeon Wanghu's Tomb
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
One of three royal tombs at Seonjeongneung park. Queen Jeonghyeon Wanghu was the second wife of King Seongjong.
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
A decent art gallery with a fantastic space for its regularly rotating art shows by emerging local artists.
Moonlight Rainbow Fountain Viewpoint
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
This park offers a good vantage point of the nightly fountain show coming off Banpo Bridge.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
Security is so tight around the Blue House (so called because of its blue tiled roof) at the base of Bukaksan that even innocently walking past the…
Dongdaemun & Eastern Seoul
The 'southeast gate' of Seoul's fortress wall, Gwanghuimun is far smaller and more modest than Heunginjimun. It was rebuilt in 1976.
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
The impressive entrance gate to Gyeonghuigung has toured around Seoul, and was moved to its present site in 1988.
Gangnam & Southern Seoul
The hulking 26-level brick edifice of Kyobo Tower (2003), designed by Mario Botta, is meant to be reminiscent of the bulkiness of Egypt's Sphynx.
Northern Seoul
The spacious modern galleries here have a variety of shows through the year. The highlight, though, is Seokpajeong, the elegant remains of a 19th-century…
