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Located at the center of Yanghwadaegyo Bridge, Seonyudo Park is Korea’s first environmentally reclaimed ecological park and park of water created by restoring a former water purification park. Visitors can enjoy various aquatic plants and ecological forests including the water purification plant, aquatic botanical garden, and the time garden, etc., all of which blend well...   Read more

Namsangol Hanok Village is a renowned cultural space after having been reborn into a traditional cultural arts and tourism attraction offering the public various, tradition-based programs. In celebration of the Lunar New Year, the country’s grandest holiday, Namsangol Hanok Village held the Year of the Pig event from February 4-6. It was opened under the...   Read more

At the center of Seoul Plaza Ice Rink, open in Seoul for fifty-two days from December 21, 2018 to February 20, 2019, is an image of the Korean Peninsula. Seoul Plaza Ice Rink is a cultural space with the finest conditions for creation of a city full of wintertime sports cultural experiences and energy. Outside...   Read more

AThe Seoul Cathedral Anglican Church of Korea is the intangible cultural heritage No. 35 of Seoul, as well as the three-story building on a 4450m² area a with floor space of 992m², built with granite and red brick. Construction of the building began in 1922 by the first bishop, C.G. Corfe, who came to Korea...   Read more

A number of young entrepreneurs remodeled a neighborhood where printing houses, publishing companies, and small factories were gathered to revitalize and operate small restaurants. Yeoljeongdo (Passion Island) has grown to be the home of more than forty restaurants and shops within two years and has become a popular dining spot sought out by office workers...   Read more

Bosingak Pavilion was built under the name, Jonggak, in 1396, at what is today’s Insa-dong entrance, before being changed to Bosingak in 1895. Every New Year’s Eve celebration as the clock strikes twelve, the bell is rung thirty-three times to bring in the new year. The bell-ringing originates from the thirty-three times the bell was...   Read more

The winter festival, Christmas Miracles, was held over the course of 52 days from November 10 to December 31, under the theme, “The Miracle of Christmas, Gifts, Happiness, & Santa Claus.” The festival took place at Lotte World, which was transformed into the “Miracle Village” with a lavish Christmas ambiance. [Christmas Miracle in Lotte World]...   Read more

The Ant Village, located in Hongje-dong of Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, is one of the few remaining shanty towns left within the city of Seoul. It has a land area of approximately 50,000 m2 with around 210 households and 420 residents, while being characterized for its high, steep hillsides. Following the myriad of wall murals created around...   Read more

Hello everyone~! I’m Angelina. This is the second episode of Seoul to Go. We have a lot of interesting news to share so stay tuned! Now let’s get started with our first piece of news! In October, the Yongsan military base in Seoul, a place where people were not allowed to enter for 114 years,...   Read more

Since its founding in March 1979, the COEX has served as a platform of international exchange through various global exhibitions and the conducting of international conferences. Additionally, as an attraction offering the best in cultural exhibitions and tourism, extensively equipped with a global business infrastructure, it has solidified its ground as the hub of MICE...   Read more

The Ttukseom Hangang Park, previously drawing attraction for being home to the Gangbyeon Recreational Park prior to the creation of the Hangang Park, stretches 11.5 km from the Seoul Clock to the Jungnangcheon Bridge. Recreational water sports are actively flourishing in the park vicinity, as of late, providing residents a breath of fresh air, amid...   Read more

During the promotion of the Urban Environment Maintenance Project of the Gongpyeong 1, 2, and 4 zones in 2015, the alleyways and building sites of the historical city Seoul, from when it was once known as ‘Hanyang’ during the Joseon Dynasty and ‘Gyeongseong’ in the recent times, were soundly excavated. In order to preserve the...   Read more