Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Overlooked by Songdo's skyscrapers, Central Park mimics its New York namesake in miniature, with walking paths and a boating lake. The centrepiece of…
Must-see attractions in Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Kimchungup Architecture Museum
Gyeonggi-do
Architecture buffs will dig this specialist museum beside a tributary of the Anyang-cheon. Kim Chung-Up was a prominent Korean architect who designed…
Incheon Metropolitan City Museum
Incheon
The city’s main museum offers an excellent collection of celadon pottery and some interesting historical displays dating from the Three Kingdoms. It's…
Incheon
Housed in a building dating to 1907, this imaginative museum celebrates the origins of the much-loved noodle dish jajangmyeon, thought to be adapted from…
Incheon
You can explore this picturesque hilltop park, designed by a Russian civil engineer in 1888, while walking between Chinatown and the Open Port area. It…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
This temple in Ganghwado’s southeast commands a forested hilltop setting within the walls of Samrangseong Fortress. A free vegetarian lunch is served from…
Incheon
Dubbed the 'first western hotel in Korea', this three-storey brick building is a recreation of an old merchants hotel that stood on this spot from 1888 to…
Incheon
This large, forested park has walking trails, a replica of a traditional Korean garden, and the hilltop Wolmi Observatory, offering views across the port…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
A reconstruction of the old Joseon dynasty-era gate to Goryeogungji Palace just beside the modern road. A water gate crosses the stream just to the south…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Hanagae Beach is Muuido's best, with plenty of golden sand, a handful of seafood restaurants and basic beach huts under the pine trees or on the beach…
Gyeonggi-do
Drop in to see what’s showing at Anyang Pavilion, a sleek minimalist building designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza and the HQ of Anyang Public Art…
Gyeonggi-do
These pleasant parklands keep up the pottery theme with a variety of ceramic sculptures surrounding a scenic lake. There are also galleries, museums and…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
This fortress and observation post was one of several built along the coast to guard the Ganghwa strait here during the 13th century at the time of the…
Asia Publication Culture & Information Centre
Gyeonggi-do
At the heart of Paju Book City, this library's highlight is the 'Forest of Wisdom', a corridor lined with towering 8m-high shelves containing 200,000…
The DMZ
This park is dedicated to the 10 million South Koreans separated from their families when the peninsula was divided postwar. Also here is the Freedom…
Gyeonggi-do
In the centre of the village, this is one of Heyri's larger-scale galleries with three floors showcasing contemporary art. Outside stands the blue…
Incheon
Housed within a former concession-era Japanese bank, this museum examines the historic diversity of the Open Port area's architecture – modernist, gothic,…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Yeongjongdo’s main beach isn't particularly idyllic (in fact it's a tad shabby), but it is the most easily accessible stretch of sand from Seoul. The…
Korean Emigration History Museum
Incheon
This museum offers interesting insights into the outbound journeys of Korean migrants, with a focus on those settling throughout the Americas. It's…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
To get an idea of Songdo's master plan, drop by this multilevel display centre with scale models and exhibitions showing how the surrounding area has been…
Incheon
Built in 1897, this is one of three former Japanese banks along the same street. Exhibitions within present the history of Incheon's Open Port area since…
Suwon
Head to this modern museum to find out how detailed court records from 1801 were vital to ensure authenticity in the 1970s reconstruction process of Suwon…
Gyeonggi-do
There's nothing so-so about this modernist, wood-panelled gallery building backing on to the forested hillside. The engaging exhibitions mostly feature…
Incheon
Looking like an air traffic control tower atop Wolmi Park, the Wolmi Observatory is worth the short, uphill hike to enjoy 360° views of Incheon and beyond…
Suwon
This well-curated museum features cultural relics from around the province. A stop here is worth tacking on if you're visiting the Nam June Paik Art…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
The tiny, car-free island of So-Muuido can be accessed via a footbridge from Muuido’s south-eastern tip. It's a charming fishing community with a clifftop…
Suwon
This contemporary-styled museum on the plaza in front of Hwaseong Haenggung hosts a variety of art-related exhibitions across its five galleries.
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Songdo’s most futuristic piece of architecture, the photogenic Tri-bowl is part urban sculpture, part exhibition hall, and occasionally hosts concert…
Suwon
This vibrant little gallery exhibits local artists in a converted '70s home within Haenggung-dong Mural Village.
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
Not as special as Seopori Beach, but pleasant enough and sees fewer tourists.
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
The nothernmost of the two main beaches on Muuido's west coast, Silmi is 2km south-west from the ferry terminal. Quieter than Hanagae Beach, at low tide…
Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village
Incheon
As if a princess had waved a magic wand over its streets, this once gritty neighbourhood has been transformed into a children's wonderland of brightly…
Suwon
Consider popping in to this well-frequented, laid-back Buddhist temple lost amidst shops a short stroll south-east of Paldalmun, the iconic South Gate of…
Suwon
This low-rise '70s neighbourhood has been adorned with eye-catching murals, and makes for a relaxing stroll in conjunction with a visit to quirky gallery…
The DMZ
This mildly diverting park has a couple of modern Korean tanks, some deer, an outdoor photo display and a few saplings called, groovily, the Paul…
Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
On the next bay north from Eulwangni Beach you'll find Wangsan Beach, which is broader and has a less developed beachfront.
Suwon
There are more whimsical murals adorning the walls of houses here just outside the eastern wall of Suwon Hwaseong.
