Seoul Historic Sites (79)

Deoksugung sits across from Seoul City Hall and is a cultural landmark where late Joseon palace buildings stan…

Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul is a tourist site made up of well-preserved hanok houses. Visitors walk through…

Changdeokgung is a Joseon royal palace in Jongno and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its quiet halls and surroun…

Gwanghwamun is the south gate and main gate of Gyeongbokgung, the palace where kings of the Joseon dynasty ent…

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village is a historic site in Seoul where hanok alleys, cafes, and restaurants are gathered …

Unhyeongung in Anguk-dong, Seoul is a historic site where visitors can walk through the house where Heungseon …

Sungnyemun is a gate from the Joseon dynasty located in the city center between Seoul Station and City Hall. A…

Naksan Seonggwak-gil is a walking trail along the Hanyangdoseong city wall that connects Hyehwamun and Heungin…

Muak-san Dongbongsudae is a historical site on the summit of Ansan in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, overlooking the cit…

The roughly 900-meter stone wall path around Deoksugung runs through central Seoul as a historic walking route…

Seokjojeon is a Western-style stone palace inside Deoksugung in Jung-gu, Seoul, operated as the Korean Empire …

Geunjeongjeon is the main hall of Gyeongbokgung, the primary palace of the Joseon dynasty, in Jongno, Seoul. S…

Hyehwamun (Dongsomun) is the east small gate of the Hanyangdoseong city wall, located near Hansung University …

Taewonjeon is a group of royal funeral halls at the northwest end of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul. It is believed to…

Hyangwonjeong is a two-story hexagonal wooden pavilion in the northern rear garden of Gyeongbokgung, built as …

Yeongchumun is the west gate of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul and one of the four gates surrounding the palace. Its n…

Sujeongjeon is a historic building beside Gyeonghoeru at Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, used as a government office d…

Jagyeongjeon is a royal hall inside Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, built for Queen Sinjeong of the Jo clan. Heungseon…

Sangchonjae is a traditional hanok cultural space in Ogin-dong, Jongno, Seoul, west of Gyeongbokgung in the Se…

Amsa Yeoksa Gongwon is a history park near Amsa Station in Seoul. It is a place for walks and festivals in the…

Dondeokjeon is a two-story Western-style building behind Seokjojeon in Deoksugung, built as a diplomatic space…

Nakseonjae is a heritage building inside Changdeokgung in Seoul, built as a study and resting place for King H…

Segeomjeong is a scenic spot on the walking path that runs from the end of Hongjecheon-gil to Baeksasil Valley…

Jeongdong-gil is a historic street in Seoul that runs past Deoksugung, traditional buildings, and museums. The…

Gwangtonggyo is a bridge over Cheonggyecheon in Seoul that dates to the Joseon period. It is an old bridge tha…

Hwangudan (Wongudan) is a historic site of the Korean Empire, located between Seoul Plaza, Euljiro Station, an…

Heungbokjeon is a historical hall in Gyeongbokgung, reached by walking the path between Gyeonghoeru and Gangny…

Seochon Hanok Village is a alley-style tourist spot in Seoul where a few traditional hanok houses are mixed wi…

Hwanghakjeong is an archery range for traditional Korean gungdo, located behind Sajik Park on the slopes of In…

The Amsa-dong Heritage Site in Gangdong-gu, Seoul is a cultural heritage park with Neolithic pit dwellings and…

Hongje-dong Gaemi Maeul is Seoul's last remaining hillside shanty town, located on the slopes of Inwangsan. Th…

Sajikdan is a state ritual site west of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, where kings made offerings to the gods of land…

Baekbin Geonneolmok is a railway crossing between Yongsan Station and Ichon Station, near the opposite side of…

Seolleung is a subway station in Seoul where Line 2 and the Suin-Bundang Line meet. An education space rental …

Changgyeonggung Daeonsil is a Western-style greenhouse and glass building beyond Chundangji, the first of its …

Sayuksin Myo is a historical site inside Sayuksin Park, near Noryangjin Station in Seoul. It holds the memoria…

Baekje-era burial mounds and a small park remain in the middle of the Bangi-dong neighborhood in Seoul. It is …

Daehanmun is the main gate of Deoksugung in Seoul, reachable on foot from City Hall Station Exit 2. Visitors b…

Taereung and Gangneung are Joseon royal tomb sites in Gongneung-dong, Seoul, holding the tombs of Queen Munjeo…

The Old Russian Legation is a modern and contemporary history site on the hill of Jeongdong Park, near City Ha…

Seoul Seonnongdan is a small altar in a residential neighborhood of Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. Kings performed rite…

Yeongjegyo Bridge at Gyeongbokgung Palace is a stone bridge from the Joseon period on the path from Heungnyemu…

Gyejodang is the main hall of the crown prince's residence in the Donggung area of Gyeongbokgung in Seoul. The…

Namsan Bongsudae is a restored Joseon-era beacon site on the way to the top of Namsan, just before the summit …

Junghwajeon is the main hall at the center of Deoksugung in Seoul, where the Korean Empire held state rites an…

Bukchon Palgyeong is a tourist site in Seoul where Joseon-era hanok and traditional Korean houses stand togeth…

The Seoul Hanyangdoseong Naksan Section is a historic walking path of just over 2km that starts at Dongdaemun …

Hong Nanpa's House is in Hongpa-dong, Seoul. A missionary built the red brick house during the Japanese coloni…

Isang's House is a literary memorial space on the way to Inwangsan in Seochon, occupying part of the site wher…

Bonghwangak is a Cheondoism holy site and the birthplace of the March 1st Movement, located in Uidong at the e…

Gwangjingyo 8beonga is an observation deck and cultural space located under the middle of Gwangjin Bridge in S…

Wongaksa Jip Cheung Seoktap is a marble pagoda inside Tapgol Park in Jongno, Seoul, built during the reign of …

Jipokjae is a Chinese-style hall in the northern part of Gyeongbokgung, west of Geoncheonggung, that served as…

Banmin Teukwi Teo is a historic site in Jung-gu, Seoul. It is the location of the Special Committee for the In…

Gansong Yetjip is a cultural heritage site in Dobong-gu, Seoul, preserving the former house of Jeon Hyeong-pil…

Mullae Arts Village is a cultural landmark in Mullae-dong, Seoul, where a cluster of small steel workshops was…

Samsuni Gyedan is a wide, long staircase on Namsan in Seoul, known as a drama filming location. It is where a …

Wall Of Culture is a historic site beside Cheonggyecheon in Euljiro 6-ga, Seoul. Along the stream, it shows pu…

Chundangji is a pond in the rear garden of Changgyeonggung in Seoul, divided into Sochundangji and Daechundang…

Gojongui Gil is a 120m historical walking path in Jeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, running from the rear gate of Deo…