Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center (광나루안전체험관)

12.6Km 2025-03-29

238, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center was founded in 1999 after two fire accidents in which many children lost their lives. These tragedies emphasized the necessity of establishing a disaster training center for common citizens.

Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center is a three-story building with one basement floor, covering an area of more than 5,000 m². The basement floor includes a small theater. The first floor is set up for natural disaster training and consists of an orientation hall, storm simulation training room, earthquake simulation room, computer tests on fire safety knowledge and others. The second floor is a place for artificial catastrophe training. It consists of a smoke escape training room, fire extinguisher training room, first-aid (CPR) training room and practice place for calling 119. The third floor is used for rescue training and consists of a rescue training room, screening room, training for professionals and video examples of the five biggest disasters that have occurred in Seoul. Overall there are about 20 training areas established, so citizens can experience the imitation of a disaster by themselves and learn easily and in an interesting way how to cope with a disaster.

Ttukseom Hangang Park (뚝섬한강공원)

12.7Km 2024-07-09

139 Gangbyeonbuk-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Ttukseom Hangang Park was a famous resort site even before its rebirth as part of the greater Hangang Park. The park consists of various amenities: music fountains, a riverside square, a rose garden, playground, and a nature learning center.

The park boasts an exquisite cultural complex called Jabeolle (J-Bug), offering plenty of art and rest facilities as well as a magnificent view of the Hangang River. Conveniently located near Ttukseom Resort Station, Jabeolle houses a café, tea house, and gift shop, as well as exhibitions by media artists.

Ttukseom Hangang Park is open all year round and has a variety of attractions that change with each season. During the summer season, visitors can enjoy the thrill of windsurfing, waterskiing, and motor boating. During spring and fall, the park has a number of seasonal flower exhibitions. In winter, sledding and skating await.

In addition, the park offers facilities for X-Games, artificial rock climbing, cruise ships, a Saturday Flea Market, a nursing mothers’ rooms, and women's lounges, making the park a popular place for Seoul citizens.

Songkang Canoe School - Seoul branch (송강카누학교 서울분교)

12.7Km 2023-10-06

139, Gangbyeonbuk-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Songkang Canoe School has a variety of services and equipment that enables visitors to experience the joys of kayaking worry-free. Kayak lessons, rentals, tours and equipment storage services are available. Make new friends and enjoy the beauty of the Hangang River with a visit to the Gangnam Canoe Club.

Kayaking at the Songkang Canoe School is taught with a methodical system that aims at giving more people a safe and enjoyable kayaking experience, regardless of level. The club staff love nature and have a passion for paddle sports. Using a dynamic teaching approach, staff members see teaching paddle sports as their mission in life, not just a job. With a pleasant, supportive staff that is always in pursuit of new experiences, participants are sure to create their own adventures.

Ttukseom Hangang Park Outdoor Swimming Pool (한강시민공원 뚝섬수영장(실외))

12.7Km 2023-10-06

139, Gangbyeonbuk-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

The public outdoor swimming pool at Ttukseom Hangang Park is a fun theme park in the middle of the city.

Ttukseom Hangang Park Sledding Hill (한강공원 뚝섬 눈썰매장)

12.7Km 2023-11-02

139, Gangbyeonbuk-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Ttukseom Hangang Park Sledding Hill is comprised of large and small slopes as well as a snow hill, rides, smelt-fishing and other hands-on program venues.

Pureun Arboretum & Hang-dong Railroad (푸른수목원&항동철길)

12.8Km 2025-01-17

240 Yeondong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul

Pureun Arboretum is a botanical garden boasting well-established ecological parks and scenic walking trails. It encompasses diverse themed gardens, including the Wildflower Garden, Hydrangea Garden, Conifer Garden, Broadleaf Tree Garden, Bulbous Plant Garden, Wetland Garden, and Rose Garden, complemented by an Visitor Center. The Forest Learning School, functioning as a greenhouse, showcases plants from various corners of the globe and hosts educational programs. Visitors can avail themselves of facilities like the book café, a café, and a library. Additionally, the arboretum is intersected by the abandoned railroad tracks of Hang-dong.

Seonungak (한옥카페 선운각)

12.8Km 2025-10-29

223 Samyang-ro 173-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul

Seonungak is a hanok cafe facing Doseonsa Temple at the foot of Bukhansan Mountain, the perfect location to take in the beauty of the changing seasons. The cafe is also the largest hanok building outside of the royal palaces in Seoul. Previously limited to weddings and filming events, the hanok has reopened as a cafe, selling a range of traditional Korean drinks.

Junggok-dong Furniture Street (중곡동 가구거리)

12.8Km 2025-03-17

Cheonho-daero, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Junggok-dong Furniture Street stretches between Achasan Subway Station and Gunjagyo Bridge, hosting a concentration of furniture stores on either side of the main road. This area accommodates a diverse range of furniture stores, featuring well-known domestic and international brands alongside smaller and medium-sized furniture shops. It serves as a convenient destination for customers to compare and purchase various furniture items, including beds, sofas, dining tables, wardrobes, chairs, and interior accessories, all within close proximity. The accessibility to Gunja Subway Station makes it easily reachable via public transportation.

Maeheon Citizen's Forest (매헌시민의 숲)

12.9Km 2022-12-21

99, Maeheon-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Maeheon Citizen's Forest, located near Yangjae Tollgate, was created in anticipation of the Seoul Asian Games in 1986 and the 24th Olympic Games in 1988. The forest provides a scenic habitat for 94,800 trees of 43 different species including pine, zelkova, purple bloom maple, horse chestnut, and nut pine. These trees are rarely seen in cities and the park is a popular date spot for couples. In the fall, the trees in the park bear an abundance of persimmons and quinces.

Amenities and facilities include an outdoor wedding hall, walking course, basketball court, volleyball court (also used for foot volleyball), tennis court, barefoot walking path, and outdoor workout equipment. Memorial sites and monuments like the memorial of Patriot Yun Bong-Gil can also be found scattered throughout the park grounds.

Seoul Children's Grand Park (서울어린이대공원)

13.0Km 2024-11-28

216 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Opened in May 1973, Seoul Children’s Grand Park is a theme park situated among green forests and fields with a total area of 56,552㎡. It contains a zoo, arboretum, amusement park, and performance venues. Seoul Children’s Grand Park has been a beloved part of Seoul, a paradise for children and a living venue for education. For grown-ups, it functions as an area of refuge and culture within the city. The Grand Park offers facilities that everyone in the family can enjoy, so everyone can find their own fun in the Grand Park.

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