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Seoul places & hiking trails

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K-Food

Geummaru Sikdang · Cheonho

서울 천호 금마루식당

Seoul

A Cheonho neighbourhood meal before a market or park walk. Gwangnaru Hangang Park needs its own walking/transit plan and return timing.

Where
서울 강동구 천호옛17길 38
Dish
Weekday lunch baekban
Cheonggyecheon: an optional walk on this route, not a HiKR interior photograph.

K-Pop

A K-Pop fan day in Seoul

Seoul

A public K-pop experience, a stream walk, official merch planning and dinner—without needing a concert ticket.

Photo source

Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

Visitors in hanbok at Gyeongbokgung

Hanbok

Hanbok and a palace half-day

Seoul

Rent comfortably, visit Gyeongbokgung and return the outfit on time.

Photo source

IssamBarhoumi; brightness adjustment by Yann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source

K-Pop

Albums and merch: shop with a plan

Seoul

Compare the exact edition, official sales channel and purchase conditions before choosing your shopping district.

K-Beauty

Try a soft everyday Korean-inspired makeup look

Seoul

One optional look to practise: a light base, softly defined brows and a gentle lip colour. Korean makeup includes many styles; adapt this example to your own face and preferences.

Myeongdong 7-gil shopping street

City & region guides

Seoul

서울

Seoul

One Seoul hub: a flight-aware Tokyo–Incheon short visit, practical food and shopping stops, plus the existing palace, neighbourhood and river guides.

Suggested stay
3 days · 2 nights
Highlights
Gyeongbokgung Palace · Bukchon Hanok Village · Insa-dong
Photo source

SKTakek / Wikimedia Commons · Photo source

Tourist attractions

Five Royal Palaces

서울 5대 궁궐

Seoul

Make a palace visit the centre of a day in old Seoul. Compare grand ceremonial courtyards with quieter garden paths.

Where
Jongno and Jung-gu, Seoul
Plan your visit
Sights · From Seoul · Stay · Regional food
N Seoul Tower above autumn Namsan

Tourist attractions

N Seoul Tower & Namsan Observatory

N서울타워·남산 전망대

Seoul

See Seoul from Namsan at two different levels: the free outdoor summit terraces around the tower, and the separately ticketed indoor N Seoul Tower observatory. This first-visit guide shows exactly how to reach them by cable car, circular bus or walking route, then time the visit for daylight, sunset and the city lights.

Where
Namsan, Seoul
Plan your visit
Sights · From Seoul · Stay · Regional food
Photo source

Dmitry Voronov · Unsplash · Photo source

Tourist attractions

Gwanghwamun Square & Cheonggye Plaza

광화문광장 · 청계광장

Seoul

Follow a city walk from the broad square towards the start of Cheonggyecheon. It is an easy introduction to central Seoul between museum or palace visits.

Where
Central Seoul
Plan your visit
Sights · From Seoul · Stay · Regional food

Tourist attractions

National Museum of Korea

국립중앙박물관

Seoul

Use objects, sculpture and paintings to put the places on your Korea itinerary into context. The grounds also offer a slower outdoor break.

Where
Yongsan, Seoul
Plan your visit
Sights · From Seoul · Stay · Regional food

About this collection

The attraction collection includes the Korea Tourism Organization’s 2025–2026 selection. Suggested stays come from our existing editorial itineraries. Unknown stays remain unclassified. Confirm current admission, transport and access in the linked guide.

Official 2025–2026 Korea 100 selection · Day-by-day city itineraries · Mountain guide collection

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