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Sorae Port (소래포구)

15.6Km    2023-02-08

2-6, Pogu-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon
+82-32-442-6887

Sorae Port is located in Namdong-gu, Incheon, and is one of the most accessible places to feel the sea in the metropolitan area. It has a painful past and is also a tourist destination created by that bitter past. In the late 1930s, it began developing with the construction of a railroad to exploit high-quality salt, a raw material for gunpowder, from the area. After liberation, displaced people gathered to catch shrimp with one or two non-powered ships, made salted shrimp, and took Suin Line trains to Incheon, Suwon, Bupyeong, Seoul, etc., from dawn to sell them, and make a living. The fish market is famous for shrimp, salted seafood, and blue crab. Fresh seafood, generous merchants, and the sound of seagulls drawing patterns in the blue sky following the fishing boats leave a deep aftertaste. In particular, when prawns and blue crabs are in season, the freshness and taste are excellent enough to hold a festival.

By the port is a newly renovated fish market spans from the first basement floor to the second floor above the ground, and there are about 340 shops, including 300 hoe (sliced raw fish) restaurants and salted seafood shops. In particular, the second floor is a restaurant where visitors can taste hoe purchased at the fish market, and there are also convenient facilities such as a nursery cafe. In addition, the recently built Shrimp Tower Observatory is 21 meters high and good for a small number of people to enjoy the scenery comfortably.

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress [UNESCO World Heritage] (수원 화성 [유네스코 세계유산])

Suwon Hwaseong Fortress [UNESCO World Heritage] (수원 화성 [유네스코 세계유산])

15.6Km    2024-10-24

Yeonghwa-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-290-3600

Suwon was one of four main regional government centers during the Joseon dynasty. Hwaseong Fortress, built to protect the city, was designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site on December 12, 1997 for its historical value. The fortress offers various performances daily as well as the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival every fall. The walls stretch for 5,700 kilometers, with Paldalsan Mountain at the center. The fortress, constructed from 1794 to 1796, was built as a display of King Jeongjo’s filial piety towards his father and to build a new pioneer city with its own economic power.

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (수원화성문화제)

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (수원화성문화제)

15.7Km    2024-09-13

825 Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-228-3920

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival is Suwon's landmark festival held every October at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, and the Temporary Palace within the fortress.

Olive Young - Pangyo Library Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 판교도서관점)

15.7Km    2024-06-27

1F, 9 Pangyogongwon-ro 2-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Exabra (엑사브라)

Exabra (엑사브라)

15.7Km    2024-05-16

132, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6085-9017

Exabras are handmade under garments specialized for functional bridal wear. Exbaras’ product “Grow Night,” an industry first, is a line of sleeping bras to help the reshaping process for breast implant patients.

The store located in Nonhyeon-dong provides consultations, fitting services, as well as refreshments. Reservation is advised since the store has been drawing lots of visitors after featured in the cable TV show “Get it Beauty.”

Roi Plastic Surgery [Tax Refund Shop] (로이성형외과)

Roi Plastic Surgery [Tax Refund Shop] (로이성형외과)

15.7Km    2024-06-27

652, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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The War Memorial of Korea (전쟁기념관)

The War Memorial of Korea (전쟁기념관)

15.7Km    2022-12-29

29, Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
+82-2-709-3144

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 educational venue. It was established on June 10, 1994 by the War Memorial Service Korea Society to commemorate the noble sacrifice of patriotic martyrs. The museum houses approximately 33,000 artifacts with about 10,000 on display at indoor and outdoor exhibitions. There are six separate indoor halls, including Expeditionary Forces Room, Patriotic Memorial Room, War History Room, 6·25 Korean War Room, Development Hall and Large Machinery Room. The outdoor exhibition showcases large-sized weapons. Visitors of all ages from children to adults can also participate in 20 various educational programs and diverse cultural events such as military music and honor guard events, drawing contest, cultural event and more. The character of War Memorial of Korea is ‘Mudori’ featuring a helmet symbolizing the protection of the nation and a bay leaf meaning peace.

Nature Republic - Gongdeok Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (네이처리퍼블릭 공덕역점)

Nature Republic - Gongdeok Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (네이처리퍼블릭 공덕역점)

15.7Km    2024-04-22

Store #626-138, B200 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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Hwaseomun Gate (화서문)

Hwaseomun Gate (화서문)

15.7Km    2022-12-29

334, Jangan-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-290-3600

Hwaseomun Gate is the western gate of Hwaseong Fortress, a Treasure. Over the stone mujigae (rainbow) door is a single-story tower gate. Hwaseomun Gate's ongseong (defensive gate) forms a crecent shape, with one side of the ongseong remaining open.

Davich Optical - Dogok Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (다비치 도곡점)

Davich Optical - Dogok Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (다비치 도곡점)

15.7Km    2024-04-18

1F, 206, Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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