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Sungkok Art Museum (성곡미술관)

Sungkok Art Museum (성곡미술관)

300.5238099070524m    14248     2021-02-10

42, Gyeonghuigung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-737-7650

Sungkok Art Museum was founded in 1995 by the Korean corporation Ssangyong to promote Korean art. The gallery offers a special exhibition featuring modern artworks of Korean artists, as well as competitions and sponsorships to develop Korean art. In addition to the main building, there is an annex, as well as a tea house and art shop.

CheongKwanJang - Gwanghwamun Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 광화문)

CheongKwanJang - Gwanghwamun Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 광화문)

305.18439801867316m    0     2024-04-22

20, Sajik-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Seoul Hanok Stay (JNP Stay) [Korea Quality] / 서울한옥스테이(jnpstay) [한국관광 품질인증]

Seoul Hanok Stay (JNP Stay) [Korea Quality] / 서울한옥스테이(jnpstay) [한국관광 품질인증]

316.61779710018857m    0     2022-03-31

7-28, Jahamun-ro 1na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-507-1309-6800

Located in a Seochon alley, Seoul Hanok Stay (JNP Stay) is a 5-minute walk from Gyeongbokgung Station (line 3). The whole place can be used by a team of four to five people, so it is a perfect place for a family or friend meeting. The D-shaped small garden has a lovely flowerbed and tall potted plants around a table. Sunning yourself under the eaves, playing traditional Korean games like jegi, yut, and tuho, or passing time with your companions enjoying grilled barbecue. All these things are possible here in the garden of the hanok. The hanok keeping the beautiful original color of woods has rooms for two and three, a veranda, kitchen, bathroom, and garden. While preserving the tradition, it introduced modern facilities for guests to feel both convenience and the beauty of hanok. For instance, a sofa is placed in the veranda under the rafters, and the glass is added to the window to enhance the heat insulation. The kitchen connected to the veranda is where you can cook simple dishes. They not only offer plates, but also wine glasses for your joy.

Chebudong Janchijip Dwaejigalbi (체부동잔치집돼지갈비)

317.08381067924756m    178     2024-03-18

24 Jahamun-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-722-3555

Chebudong Janchijip Dwaejigalbi is a restaurant where marinated pork galbi are grilled over charcoal fire. It offers various side dishes along with rich soybean paste jjigae. Enjoying cold buckwheat noodles with the tender marinated pork galbi, which are well-aged, is also recommended. Additionally, there are individual menu items such as dubu jeongol (bean curd hot pot), hoe naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles with raw fish), bibimbap, and gamjajeon (potato pancake).

Of one book and stay [Korea Quality] / 일독일박 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

Of one book and stay [Korea Quality] / 일독일박 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

323.9394819997464m    33     2021-03-29

11-1, Pirundae-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

This hanok (traditional Korean house) is located in Seochon Village near Gyeongbokgung Palace. It is a modern C-shaped hanok centered around the inner courtyard, which is the first thing that the guests see after entering through the gate. While it is not expansive, white pebbles and a foot bath make this hanok a unique one. One can enjoy a foot bath while sitting on the porch.
The bedroom, which is located beyond the living room, is furnished with a queen-sized bed. Opening the screen doors brings one to the view of the kitchen area beyond the inner courtyard. A large table, plush sofa, and a small bookcase make the space ideal for books and discussions. Climbing the wooden ladder to the side of the kitchen brings one to the attic, which also doubles as a Korean-style room with a skylight. The kitchen is furnished with a refrigerator, microwave oven, gas stove, electric kettle, toaster, pots, utensils, wine glasses, and bottled water. There is a restroom with a bathtub. The standard occupancy of the house is 4 people.

Halmaejip (할매집)

Halmaejip (할매집)

332.12728934116467m    365     2017-02-01

1-5, Sajik-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-735-2608

Not like usual Gamjatang (pork back-bone stew), Halmajip’s Gamjatang uses only bean sprout and leek to make a refreshing soup taste along with red pepper powder, for a spicy flavor.

Hanok Essay Seochon (한옥에세이 서촌)

Hanok Essay Seochon (한옥에세이 서촌)

334.76266152778305m    0     2024-06-04

12 Pirundae-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The area of Seochon features both traditional elements as well modern, showing the changes over time. A stay in one of the hanok houses here is the perfect way to feel this unique ambiance. Hanok Essay Seochon provides this experience, open to visitors of all ages.

STAY dayoff [Korea Quality] / 스테이 데이 오프 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

STAY dayoff [Korea Quality] / 스테이 데이 오프 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

361.17634642918733m    8     2021-03-29

6, Jahamun-ro 1da-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

This hanok (traditional Korean house) is located behind Seochon Food Street, located near Gyeongbokgung Station on Seoul Subway Line 3. It is located only 5 min away by foot from the station. Opening the door brings one to a small garden, furnished with stones and moss on a corner, and the interior also speaks to the unique combination of a modern hanok with contemporary sensibilities. The building is divided into the main building and annex building, with the former having two queen bedrooms connected by a living room and kitchen as well as two bathrooms.
The annex building is the hidden jewel of STAY dayoff, which houses a bathtub and a sauna facility behind a beautiful window wall. When the windows are opened, it is like being in an open-air bath overlooking the garden and the hanok. The standard occupancy of the house is 4, with a 10% discount available for guests staying for more than 2 nights on weekdays, and towel replacement and cleaning services are offered for guests staying for more than 4 nights.

Hwanghakjeong Pavilion (황학정)

Hwanghakjeong Pavilion (황학정)

386.2122787511744m    19060     2020-04-02

15-32, Sajik-ro 9-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-738-5785

Hwanghakjeong Pavilion was built in 1898 by decree of King Gojong’s. It was originally set up close to the northern wall of Hoesangjeon in Gyeonghuigung Palace for archery practice. In 1922 when the Japanese colonial government sold buildings of Gyeonghuigung Palace to the public to build Gyeongseong Middle School in the location, the Hwanghakjeong Pavilion was bought and restored at the current location, which is an old site of Deunggwajeong Pavilion located to the North of Sajik Park.

It is relatively large for a pavilion, but the structure is plain and simple. There is a well behind the pavilion to the southwest. A rock behind the well has an engraved poem about eight beautiful scenes of Hwanghakjeong. Located to the right of the pavilion building (northeast of the building) is Hancheongak Pavilion, which has unique roof. To the west of the pavilion is Sauhoegwan Hall that was built with reinforced concrete.

Inwangsan Mountain (인왕산)

Inwangsan Mountain (인왕산)

398.4331386592822m    82971     2024-03-04

San 2-1, Muak-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-2834

Inwangsan Mountain is a rocky mountain located to the northwestern side of Seoul. It stands 338m tall.  The Seoul City Wall is built along its ridge, connecting to the Baegak Mountain Trail. From the summit, one can see the three mountains of Naksan Mountain, Namsan Mountain, and the Bugaksan Mountain surrounding the historical center of Hanyang, the historical name for Seoul in Joseon period, with the Gyeongbokgung Palace at the center. There are five hiking trails, all taking about two hours to complete. It takes about three hours if you want to visit all the peaks of the mountain.