SEOUL

Insadong

Insadong is a dong, or neighborhood of the Jongno-gu district of the South Korean city of Seoul. The main street is Insadong-gil, which is connected to a multitude of alleys that lead deeper into the district,with modern galleries and tea shop. 






Souvenir in Insadong










Art Gallery in Insadong

N Seoul Tower

Seoul Tower opened to the public on October 15, 1980 and has since become a major tourist attraction. The 236.7m Seoul Tower sits atop Namsan Mountain (243m), Seoul Tower offers panoramic views of Seoul and the surrounding areas. The view is so stunning that many consider Seoul Tower the best tower in Asia. 

Thirty years and countless visitors later, as the structure was renamed ‘N Seoul Tower.’ The letter ‘N’ stands for the tower’s ‘new’ look, which resulted from a 15 billion won remodeling in Dec 2005. With the new lighting system and changes to the tower’s overall color scheme, event coordinators can now decorate the tower for each new season or event. Currently, an ongoing lighting theme titled ‘Flower of Seoul,’ uses searchlights to light up the tower each night from 7pm to midnight. 

Visitors are encouraged to try the N Grill western-style restaurant revolving restaurant (one rotation every 48 minutes) and the Sky Restroom (an artfully decorated space). Both offer breathtaking views of the city scape.

N Grill

Nami Island

Nami Island is an oasis for culture and leisure in peaceful harmony with humanity and nature. In 2006, the island declared its cultural and artistic tourist attractions in Korea,The island, especially the Metasequoia path, was one of the main filming locations of Korean Broadcasting System 2002 television drama series Winter Sonata

Spring in Nami Island

Summer in Nami Island

Autumn in Nami Island

Winter in Nami Island

Lotte World

Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul. It consists of the world's largest indoor theme park which is open all year around,an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island inside a lake linked by subway, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, a Korean folk museum sports facilities, and movie theaters. Opened on July 12, 1989, Lotte World receives over 8 million visitors each year and is considered, along with tokyo disney resort, as one of the most world-class theme parks in Asia.

Extreme rides facilities

Bukchon Hanok Village

Bukchon Hanok Village is home to hundreds of traditional houses called "Hanok" that date back to the Joseon Dynasty. Today, these hanoks operate as cultural centers, guesthouses, restaurants and tea houses.

Bukchon Village Restaurant

Hanok Village Guest house

Myeongdong

Myeongdong is the largest shopping paradise and comestic street in Seoul.Over 1 million shoppers pass through this area each and every day. Korean cosmetic brand has a branch in Myeong-dong. The market is home to roughly a thousand cosmetic shops and hundreds of skin-care stores, with several large cosmetic shops clustered around the central street. And also you can find the top fashion style clothing in Myeongdong Street.

Sight seeing attraction place

Han River

Hangang river park is operated 24 hours daily this place are the great place for sight seeing, if you are trying something new you can try to give a ride on Hangang river cruise. Hangang river cruise through Seoul is a unique way to view the city. Surely anyone who has visited Seoul knows of the wide and mighty Hangang (한강).

Admission Fee:

Hangang River Park : FREE

Hangang River Cruise: 

Round-trip cruise
Duration: 60-70 minutes
Cost: Adults 11,000 won, Children 5,500 won 

■ One-way cruise
Duration: 70 minutes
Price: Adult 13,000 won, Children 6,500 won
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: Adults 11,000 won, Children 5,500 won

Historical Place

Tourist Attraction places
Gyeongbokgong Palacce

Gyeongbokgung Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1395 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. The name of the palace, Gyeongbokgung, translates in English as 'Palace of Shining Happiness' or 'Palace greatly blessed by Heaven'.


Nearly destroyed by the Japanese government in the early 20th century, the walled palace complex is slowly being restored to its original form prior the destruction.

Gwanghwamun 

Founded in 1395 by the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Gwanghwamun is the main gate of Gyeongbukgung Palace. Literally translated, its name means “may the light of enlightenment blanket the world”, and implies the resounding dedication the people of the Joseon Dynasty had in creating a new dynasty. Constructed solely out of granite, its center is an entrance that resembles a rainbow, called Hongyemun. Above that is a gate tower.

Gwanghwamun holds a painful memory in Korean history. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese governing general, in order to kill the spirits of the Korean citizens, destroyed the gate and built his own government building. The present appearance of the gate is that of 1968 when it was rebuilt using concrete, and it’s about 10m behind the original spot. Though Gwanghwamun is the most beautiful of the five palace gates, it was not designated by the Korean government as a national treasure because it is made purely of concrete. The government is now in the process of destroying the Japanese building and restoring the palace.

Gwanghwamun has its name written on a sign on the gate, and it was personally written by then-president Park Jeong-Hui. On either side of the gate you can see “Haetae,” looking southward. Haetae is a mythical unicorn-lion that is said to protect palaces from fire. According to Pungsujirisang, there was fire element around Gwanaksan Mountain, so in order to protect the palace from fire from the mountain, these fire-eating Haetaes was put beside the gate.