Must-see attractions in Seoul

A decent art gallery with a fantastic space for its regularly rotating art shows by emerging local artists.

This park offers a good vantage point of the nightly fountain show coming off Banpo Bridge.

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…

The 'southeast gate' of Seoul's fortress wall, Gwanghuimun is far smaller and more modest than Heunginjimun. It was rebuilt in 1976.

The impressive entrance gate to Gyeonghuigung has toured around Seoul, and was moved to its present site in 1988.

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.

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…