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Central City (센트럴시티)

Central City (센트럴시티)

7.7Km    2025-03-28

176, Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6282-0114

Connected to the Express Bus Terminal Station, Central City is a large lifestyle cultural complex. With in the City are a department store, movie theater, bus terminal, hotel, and shopping malls. Especially, Familie Station & Garden is home to beauty salons, restaurants and coffe shops that are famous and unique. One can also explore attractions such as the Express Bus Terminal Underground Shopping Mall and Banpo Wholesale Flower Market, enriching the experience of the area.

Football Faentasium (풋볼 팬타지움)

Football Faentasium (풋볼 팬타지움)

7.7Km    2022-09-13

240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-305-2002

Football Faentasium is the first soccer-themed experience museum in Korea, founded by the Korea Football Association. The museum uses the lastest in IT for exciting displays, experiences, educational lessons, and more for a facility more like a theme park than a museum. The name comes from a mix of the words fan, fantasy, museum, and stadium.

Cafe PLENO (카페쁠레노)

7.7Km    2025-11-06

724, Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Actor Jang Keun-Suk
This cafe is run by actor Jang Keun-Suk, who is called the 'Asian Prince'. The white-style interior and plant decorations create a refreshing atmosphere, making you feel as if you are visiting a botanical garden. The flower decoration of Cafe PLENO changes according to the season and consists of flowers that can be enjoyed in that season. It is considered a good place to enjoy a quiet leisure time with excellent lighting as well as coffee taste. The drinks and dessert decorations are also great. Many Japanese tourists come to see Jang Keun-Suk, and a Japanese menu is also prepared.

Jangchung Jokbal (장충족발)

Jangchung Jokbal (장충족발)

7.8Km    2024-10-15

31, Noryangjin-ro 16-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul
+82-2-816-9824

Jokbal (pig’s feet) is a representative food loved by Koreans. The best menu at this restaurant is braised pigs' feet. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

Jennyhouse (제니하우스)

Jennyhouse (제니하우스)

7.8Km    2025-03-15

56 Seolleung-ro 146-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
010-5689-1484

Step into Jennyhouse, Korea’s top luxury beauty salon, for an unforgettable hair and makeup transformation. Renowned for its exceptional service and artistry, Jennyhouse is where celebrities like Son Ye-jin, Han Ji-min, and Suzy achieve their iconic looks.

Upon booking a reservation, clients can choose from a range of services tailored to their style and needs. Whether it’s a glamorous red-carpet makeover, a trendy K-beauty hair transformation, or elegant wedding styling, Jennyhouse's team of 80 expert artists ensures a personalized experience.

Expect cutting-edge techniques, top-tier products, and meticulous attention to detail. Jennyhouse offers the experience for clients to embrace the best of K-beauty and leave with a look that’s uniquely theirs. At Jennyhouse, every client walks out feeling confident, radiant, and ready to shine.

mmn (미미네)

mmn (미미네)

7.8Km    2025-10-30

39, Dosan-daero 66-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Ive An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung’s brunch cafe
This is the brunch cafe that Ive An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung stopped by after Pilates class in the entertainment program ‘An Omniscient Point of View’. It exudes a fresh yet exotic image with turquoise paint and an outdoor terrace. The menu is quite diverse, including salads, sandwiches, and salmon dishes. Among them, the most popular menu, onion soup, is served in a pottery cup and is fun to see. Carrot cake is also famous, so be sure to try it with coffee.

Yeson Voice Center (예송이비인후과 음성센터)

7.8Km    2025-10-23

773 Samseong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Yeson Voice Center is the only center of its kind in Korea that implements various high-tech treatment methods.
It provides multilaryngeal muscle Botox injection tailored to patients with spasmodic dysphonia to significantly increase the length of their normal voice period, while increasing the possibility of curing the disease. As such, the center provides patients with spasmodic dysphonia, a disease previously considered incurable, with renewed hope.
Additionally, the center uses advanced surgical techniques, including microflap laryngomicrosurgery, to treat various diseases such as vocal cord nodules, vocal cord polyps, Reinke's edema or vocal fold cyst, allowing patients to recover their clean and clear voices.
The center also provides laryngoplasty, enabling transgender individuals to change their voices to their preferred gender identity, for a thorough transition. 
Yeson Voice Center has created a new healthcare treatment culture. It is committed to steadfastly conducting research to provide patients in Korea with new medical services they have not experienced before and to get closer to its patients.

World Cup Park (월드컵공원)

7.9Km    2024-10-23

243-60 World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Opened on May 1st, 2002, the Wolrd Cup Park was once a 15-year-old landfill that held over 92 million tons of garbage. The park is located near Seoul World Cup Stadium, and is made up of five smaller parks - Pyeonghwa (Peace) Park, Haneul (Sky) Park, Noeul (Sunset) Park, Nanjicheon Park, and Nanji Hangang Park.

* Pyeonghwa Park: Closest to Seoul World Cup Stadium, it holds a pond, garden, children’s playground, and forest. As a representative park of World Cup Park, the park was designed in hopes of peace and harmony between mankind and nature. It is often used as a picnic area and place for nature studies.

* Nanji Hangang Park: Nanji Hangang Park was developed on the banks of the Hangang River. In contrast to other Hangang River parks, Nanji Hangang Park is a water-friendly park that has a gradual slope towards the riverbank. The park consists of a camping ground, soccer field, basketball court, grass field, cruise ship port, and an area for nature studies.

* Haneul Park: Haneul Park consists of vast grassland located at the highest elevation of the five parks. The park's pasture is covered with eulalias and wild flowers in their most natural state. In addition, 30,000 butterflies of different species were introduced in 2000 to stabilize the ecosystem. Five wind-powered generators provide power to the park and the park’s maintenance office. Once a mountain of garbage, it is now a green hill with 22 lookout points offering breathtaking views of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, Bukhansan Mountain, and Hangang River. Tall trees are line the park to provide shades and serve as resting spots for visitors. As a popular spot to enjoy the sight of eulalias, the park usually remains open until late in the evening during the Eulalia Festival period.

* Noeul Park: In order to prevent the vast area of land of what was once a wasteland from becoming an unnecessary chunk of land, a nine-hole golf course was constructed in what is now known as Noeul Park. The golf course serves as an environment friendly entertainment park to visitors while stabilizing the geographical formation and has an urban park nearby that offers scenic views of the Hangang River and beautiful sunset. Located west of the golf park is Noeul Square, decorated with shrubs and flowers.

* Nanjicheon Park: Nanjicheon Park was developed from the Nanji Stream, which flowed under Haneul Park. It was once overflowing with sewage runoff from a nearby landfill, but it has since been beautifully restored into a park with clear water. The park is built to serve as a recreational spot for those with for youths, elders, and people with disabilities.

The National Assembly Building (국회의사당)

The National Assembly Building (국회의사당)

7.9Km    2024-02-29

1, Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-788-2114

The National Assembly Building stands as the symbol of Korean democracy. It consists of the National Assembly Building, the National Assembly Library, and the Memorial Hall. Visitors can take part in programs such as observing the Plenary Chamber and visiting the Children's Museum. Because it is a great place to learn about Korean history and politics, it is a popular tourist site. Visitors are required to make reservations for their visit, which can be done through the webpage.

Seoul Marina Club & Yacht (서울마리나 요트&클럽)

Seoul Marina Club & Yacht (서울마리나 요트&클럽)

7.9Km    2025-04-14

160 Yeouiseo-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3780-8400

Located right behind the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, this marina facility has a rather unique scenery that one cannot easily find in Korea, thanks to the view of the Hangang River and the yachts moored at the marina. Professionals operate the yachts here, so safety is guaranteed. Yacht rides here are popular because one can enjoy a sailing experience in the city center. Another draw of the yacht rides here is the scenery of Seoul, especially at night.