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

Ichon Hangang Park

Ichon Hangang Park

Ichon Hangang Park is built along the Hangang Park in Yongsan. From the park, one can see the Hangang River up close, and one can also find sports ...

Itaewon Antique Furniture Street

Itaewon Antique Furniture Street

Itaewon Antique Furniture Street was formed around the late 1990s, when a group of antique dealerships from Asia, Europe, and North America settled...

Blue Square

Blue Square

Blue Square is a multipurpose performance venue located in Hannam-dong. It includes Shinhan Card Hall, a performance hall dedicated to musicals wit...

Nodeul Island

Nodeul Island

Originally called Jungjido Island until the 1950s, Nodeul Island was a sandy plain used for recreational purposes until the areas of Hangang River ...

National Museum Of Korea

National Museum Of Korea

The National Museum of Korea houses a vast collection of over 420,000 artifacts from ancient times to the modern era in a wide range of topics, inc...

Seoul Hyochang Park

Seoul Hyochang Park

Hyochang Park covers 122,245 square meters spanning across Hyochang-dong and Cheongpa 2-dong. It is a historic landmark that once contained several...

Amorepacific Museum Of Art

Amorepacific Museum Of Art

Amorepacific Museum of Art, located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, was originally a museum exhibiting artworks collected by the late Seo Seong-hwan, the fou...

The War Memorial Of Korea

The War Memorial Of Korea

The War Memorial of Korea, located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, exhibits and preserves materials related to the Korean War and serves as a national moral ...

Kim Koo Museum Library

Kim Koo Museum Library

Kim Koo Museum & Library was built in Yongsan-gu, Seoul to commemorate Baekbeom Kim Koo (1876-1949), a highly respected Korean independence activis...

Childrens Museum Of The National Korea

Childrens Museum Of The National Korea

The Children’s Museum of the National Museum of Korea is an experience-oriented museum where children can see, touch, and feel history through hand...

Dmz Peace Train

Dmz Peace Train

With aims to overcome history and focus on the greatness of nature and life, the DMZ train consists of three cabins each designed with themes of pe...

Namsan Library

Namsan Library

Namsan Library opened as Kyeongseong Prefectural Library in 1922 as a public library in Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. The library was moved to the c...

Namsan Seoul Tower Hanbok Culture Experience Center

Namsan Seoul Tower Hanbok Culture Experience Center

Namsan Seoul Tower Hanbok Culture Experience Center is located in the lobby level (B1) of Seoul's landmark Namsan Seoul Tower. The center is design...

Rail Cruise Haerang

Rail Cruise Haerang

Rail Cruise Haerang, a hotel-on-wheels, began operating in November 2008 as the nation's first tourist train with sleeping accommodations. With a n...

Saenamteo Catholic Holy Place Of The Martyrs

Saenamteo Catholic Holy Place Of The Martyrs

When taking the subway from Seoul Station to Yongsan Station, you will notice a tall and distinct hanok (traditional Korean architecture) building;...

Danggogae Catholic Martyrs Shrine

Danggogae Catholic Martyrs Shrine

Danggogae Catholic Martyrs' Shrine is located on the small hill just five minutes away from Yongsan Eletronics Market. 10 Catholics were martyred o...

Sookmyung Women S University Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum

Sookmyung Women S University Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum

Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum was founded in May 2004 to enhance public awareness and appreciation of embroidery art with ample facilities inc...

Grand Hyatt Seoul Ice Skating Rink

Grand Hyatt Seoul Ice Skating Rink

The Grand Hyatt Hotel's beautiful ice skating rink has been featured in a number of Korean TV commercials and dramas. Skating with an open-view of ...

Goethe-institut Korea

Goethe-institut Korea

Goethe-Institut branches out worldwide as a cultural ambassador of Germany. The institution promotes German language and facilitates international ...

Seoul Tower Plaza

Seoul Tower Plaza

N Seoul Tower used to be the tower for broadcasting transmission and the bottom levels of the tower have restricted access to authorized ...