things to do in jongno-gu, seoul, south korea

Ilmin Art Museum

Ilmin Art Museum

The Ilmin Art Museum located in former Dong-A Newspaper Building, was formed in honor of their honorable and late CEO Kim Sang-man. The museum was ...

Owl Museum

Owl Museum

The Owl Museum is filled with over 2,000 pieces of owl-themed arts and crafts collected from all over the world by the owner. Renovated from a hous...

Gallery Simon

Gallery Simon

Since its opening in April, 1994, Gallery Simon has continued to focus on promoting the beauty of modern art. Exhibitions include works from experi...

Korean Museum Of Straw And Life

Korean Museum Of Straw And Life

Korean Museum of Straw and Life is a private museum dedicated to the collection, research, and display of materials and historical accounts of dive...

The Story Of King Sejong

The Story Of King Sejong

The Story of King Sejong comprises six different sections with a total area of 3,200 square meters. The museum consists of exhibition zones, an eve...

Art Center K

Art Center K

Art Center K (formerly Wonder Space) opened in February 2012, offers art programs in Daehangno, a neighborhood of youth, romance and culture. It...

Sejong-ro Park

Sejong-ro Park

Sejong-ro Park is located next to Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul. Inside the park, there are wooden benches and shaded area...

Hyangnamu Tree In Changdeokgung Palace

Hyangnamu Tree In Changdeokgung Palace

Hyangnamu or 'Aromatic Tree' in Changdeokgung Palace is estimated to be about 700 years old, meaning it had likely been planted before the palace w...

Bukchon Museum

Bukchon Museum

The Bukchon Museum displays items that have been collected from Bukchon, a historical village that was once home to the nation’s nobility. The muse...

Gahoe Museum

Gahoe Museum

Opened in 2002, Gahoe Museum exhibits folk paintings and amulets reflecting the lifestyle and wishes of the Korean people from ancient times. Insid...

Changdeokgung Injeongmun Gate

Changdeokgung Injeongmun Gate

Serving as the main gate of Injeongjeon Hall, Injeongmun Gate was established in 1405 (5th year of King Taejo’s reign during the Joseon dynasty). L...

Daelim Museum

Daelim Museum

The Daelim Museum, built by the Daelim Group, was first established in Daejeon in 1996 and later moved to Jongno, Seoul in 2002. The art gallery st...

Beautiful Tea Museum

Beautiful Tea Museum

Located in Insa-dong, The Beautiful Tea Museum aims to promote Korean tea culture. It preserves and exhibits tea related utensils and items, featur...

Total Museum

Total Museum

The Total Museum is a branch of Jangheung Art Park (formerly “Total Outdoor Museum”) that opened near Bukhansan Mountain in April 1992. It houses f...

Baek In-je House

Baek In-je House

Baek In-je House in Gahoe-dong, located in Bukchon Hanok Village, is a hanok built during the Japanese administration period that portrays modern h...

Jongno Cheonggye Special Tourist Zone

Jongno Cheonggye Special Tourist Zone

Jongno Cheonggye Special Tourist Zone stretches from Seorin-dong to Changsin-dong between Cheonggyecheon Stream and Jong-ro. It includes Youth Stre...

Seoul Daehan Hospital

Seoul Daehan Hospital

Daehanuiwon (Daehan Medical Center) is an antique two-story brick building within the grounds of Seoul National University Hospital. It was establi...

Korean National Police Heritage Museum

Korean National Police Heritage Museum

The police museum opened on October 14, 2005 to give a better understanding of the job of the police and to offer a formal education to children wh...

Dong-lim Knot Museum

Dong-lim Knot Museum

Opened in April 2004, Dong-Lim Knot Museum exhibits a variety of decorative traditional Korean maedeup (knots): norigae for hanbok, belts, pouches,...

Theatre Changdeokgung

Theatre Changdeokgung

Theatre Changdeokgung is located across from Changdeokgung Palace in the Gugak-ro Special Cultural Zone of Seoul. To recreate the traditional Kore...