Must-see attractions in Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

  • Deoksugung Palace in Korea .

    Deoksugung

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    One of Seoul's five grand palaces built during the Joseon dynasty, Deoksugung (meaning Palace of Virtuous Longevity) is the only one you can visit in the…

  • Namdaemun traditional market

    Namdaemun Market

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    You could spend all day in this swarming night-and-day market and not see it at all. The largest market in Korea, each section has hundreds of stalls,…

  • Seoul City and N Seoul Tower, South Korea

    N Seoul Tower & Namsan

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    The iconic N Seoul tower (236m), atop the city’s guardian mountain Namsan, offers panoramic views of this immense metropolis from its observation deck…

  • Building in Namsangol Hanok Village, Myong-dong.

    Namsangol Hanok Village

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Located in a park at the foot of Namsan, this peaceful village is a wonderful spot to encounter traditional Korean culture. It features five differing…

  • Seoullo 7017

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    This overpass-turned-park is a green space in the heart of the city. About 24,000 plants are grown here, including various types of flowers and trees, all…

  • South Korea: Seoul City Hall

    Seoul City Hall

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Looking like a tsunami made of glass and steel, Seoul City Hall was completely redeveloped in 2013 and now is a major architectural attraction of the city…

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    Namsan Park

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Beloved by locals as a place for exercise, peaceful contemplation and hanging out with loved ones, Namsan was a sacred shamanistic spot when the Joseon…

  • Seokjojeon

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    A good example of Deoksugung's potpourri of contrasting architectural styles, the grand neoclassical-style Seokjojeon was designed by British architect GR…

  • Citizens Hall

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Head down to City Hall's basement to reach Citizens Hall, a multipurpose space with an interesting mix of multimedia art exhibitions, design shops and a…

  • Jeonggwanheon

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Within the Deoksugung complex, the interesting fusion-style pavilion Jeonggwanheon was designed by Russian architect Aleksey Seredin-Sabatin as a place…

  • Deoksugung Stone Wall Road

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Outside to the left of Deoksugung's main gate, the palace's stone southern wall creates a curved path shaded by 130 trees with benches where locals stop…

  • Seoul Museum of Art

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Hosting world-class exhibitions that are always worth a visit, SEMA has ultramodern, bright galleries inside the handsome brick-and-stone facade of the…

  • Culture Station Seoul 284

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Formerly part of Seoul Station, this grand 1925 building with a domed roof has been beautifully restored inside and out and made into a cultural-arts…

  • MMCA Deoksugung

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    This branch of MMCA is within a grand colonial building inside the Deoksugung complex. It has several galleries exhibiting its permanent modern-art…

  • Junghwajeon

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Serving as Deoksugung’s main throne hall, Junghwajeon was used for ceremonial occasions such as coronations, and is adorned with dragons and golden window…

  • Myeong-dong Cathedral interior, Myong-dong.

    Myeong-dong Catholic Cathedral

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Go inside this elegant, red- and grey-brick Gothic-style cathedral, consecrated in 1898, to admire the vaulted ceiling and stained-glass windows. The…

  • Seoul Metropolitan Library

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Opened in 2012, the Seoul Metropolitan Library is within the original City Hall's Renaissance-style building, constructed in 1926, that's fronted by a…

  • Sungnyemun

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Standing alone on an island (in direct contrast to the mayhem around it), Seoul’s picturesque Great South Gate, Sungnyemun, is one of the capital's…

  • Namsan Botanical Garden

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Accessed from the Southern Namsan Circuit or via a pedestrian bridge over the road from near the Grand Hyatt is the Namsan Botanical Garden. The 59m2 are…

  • Waryongmyo

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Along the Namsan Northern Circuit, a pedestrian path that snakes for 3km from the lower cable-car station to the National Theater, you’ll find the…

  • Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    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…

  • Bank of Korea Money Museum

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Built in 1912, and an outstanding example of Japanese colonial architecture, the old Bank of Korea now houses a reasonably interesting exhibition on the…

  • Bongsudae

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Near the summit of Namsan you can see the Bongsudae, a smoke-signal communications system used for 500 years to notify the central government of urgent…

  • Seoul Plaza

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Seoul Plaza, fronting City Hall, is the scene for events and free performances most nights during summer, as well as an outdoor ice-skating rink for a…

  • Daehan Empire History Museum

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    The Daehan Empire History Museum, with its opulent lobby, dining rooms and bedrooms, is in the neoclassical-style Seokjojeon. Visiting is only possible by…

  • Agriculture Museum

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Much more interesting than it sounds, this museum has imaginative displays that relate to the history and practice of farming on the Korean peninsula…

  • Seoul Animation Center

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    Up the hill on the way to the cable car you’ll find this museum and cinema devoted to cartoons and animation from Korea and beyond. It's part of a whole…

  • 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…

  • Hamnyeongjeon

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    A part of Deoksugung, this building served as Emperor Gojong’s living quarters.

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