Region: Seoul

Seoul Sky (Lotte World Tower)

Seoul · Floors 117 to 123 are the observatory. Sunset slots fill first.

Travel highlight: Sunset slots sell out early, and booking ahead costs less.

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N Seoul Tower

Seoul · An observatory at the summit of Namsan, reached several ways.

Travel highlight: There is no parking at the tower — take the cable car or the circular bus.

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Changdeokgung Palace

Seoul · A palace built around the hillside, not over it. The rear garden is booked separately.

Travel highlight: The rear garden needs a timed booking and a separate fee. Hours change by season.

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Gyeongbokgung Palace

Seoul · The main palace of the Joseon dynasty. In spring and autumn it also opens at night.

Travel highlight: Free entry in hanbok. Night openings run for limited periods and are online-booking only.

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Dream Forest

Seoul · An amusement park's land given back to woodland. Free to enter.

Travel highlight: The park is free; only museum exhibitions and performances are ticketed.

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Seonyudo Park

Seoul · A water treatment plant turned into a park without being torn down.

Travel highlight: Open 06:00–24:00 and free. There is no parking on the island.

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Naksan Park

Seoul · A hill walked along the old city wall, open at night too.

Travel highlight: Free and open 24 hours; the shortest climb is from Hyehwa Station.

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Namsangol Hanok Village

Seoul · Hanok from across Seoul, moved and gathered in one place. Free to enter.

Travel highlight: Free to enter. Parking is tight — better to walk from Chungmuro Station.

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Cheonggyecheon

Seoul · A stream that lay buried under a road, brought back through the city centre.

Travel highlight: Free and open 24 hours. A lantern festival runs in winter.

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Seoul Forest

Seoul · A park made on a racecourse and a waterworks. Open around the clock.

Travel highlight: Free and open 24 hours, right beside the Seongsu café district.

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National Museum of Korea

Seoul · The permanent galleries are free, and the subway connects straight in.

Travel highlight: Permanent galleries are free; the Children's Museum needs a booking.

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Jongmyo Shrine

Seoul · The shrine holding the Joseon kings' tablets, usually seen with a guide.

Travel highlight: Weekdays are timed guided entry; Saturdays are free-roaming.

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Changgyeonggung Palace

Seoul · A glass conservatory inside a palace, open until nine at night.

Travel highlight: Open until 21:00, last entry 20:00. Closed on Mondays.

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Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

Seoul · The building itself, sheathed in curved aluminium, is the sight.

Travel highlight: Free exhibitions run alongside ticketed shows, and it is worth seeing again at night.

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Seoullo 7017

Seoul · An overpass that carried cars, remade as a walkway. Open around the clock.

Travel highlight: Open 24 hours and free. There is no parking of its own.

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Ikseon-dong Hanok Street

Seoul · Shops built inside old hanok, packed into narrow lanes.

Travel highlight: No cars can enter the lanes — walk in from Jongno 3-ga Station.

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Gwangjang Market

Seoul · A market over a century old, where the aisle is the dining room.

Travel highlight: Hours vary from stall to stall, and early evening is busiest.

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Bukchon Hanok Village

Seoul · A hanok neighbourhood where people actually live. Walk quietly.

Travel highlight: People live here. Please keep the noise down in the lanes.

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