D. Festa: Daehakro Street Performance Festival (대학로 거리공연축제)

7.0Km 2025-06-16

1, Daehak-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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Started in 2015, Daehakro Street Performance Festival provides various performances including plays, dances, mimes and more. The festival aims to provide hope and changes in daily life through diverse performances.

Achasanseong Fortress (아차산성)

7.0Km 2023-04-05

Gwangjang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul-si
+82-2-450-7593

Achasanseongseong Fortress boasts magnificent views of the Hangang River and skyline. The 200m-high mountain fortress wall was built to face southeast, towards the Hangang River. It is also called Janghan-seong or Gwangjang-seong. A fierce battle was once fought here among Gogury, Baekje and Silla because of its strategic location during the period of the Three Kingdoms. King Gae-Ro of Baekje (r. 455-475) died in the war by the Goguryeo forces sent by King Jang-Su (r. 413-491) and General Ondal of Goguryeo was also killed in a battle with the Silla army in 590.

Achasan Mountain is popular as a citizens’ resting place with a historical trail and a natural park including various facilities such as walkway, mountain walkway, a badminton court, a wrestling range, an archery range, various amusement facilities for children, benches, and pavilion.

Arko Arts Theater (아르코예술극장)

7.0Km 2021-04-16

7, Daehak-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3668-0007

Opened on April 1, 1981, Arko Arts Theater’s mission statement is to “boost performance art, obtain performance space to promote its popularity among the public, and support stages to pure art organizations facing financial difficulties." As the center of performance art, the theater also began to attract a slew of small theaters and has played a pivotal role in promoting performance art and populating Dongsung-dong with artists. The theater offers a large hall, small hall, multipurpose studio space, and practice room.

Libuk Sonmandu (리북손만두)

7.0Km 2019-08-28

17-13, Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-776-7361

Libuk Sonmandu restaurant is located deep in the alleys behind Seoul City Hall in the Mugyo-dong area. It is famous for kimchimari bap and sonmandu (handmade dumplings). Kimchimaribap is rice in a soup of kimchi and ice cubes with various added flavorings that originated in North Korea. This is a refreshing dish for summer. Other items on the menu are bindaetteok (mung bean pancake) and mandu jeongol (dumpling hot pot).

Korea Grand Sale (코리아그랜드세일)

7.0Km 2024-12-16

29 Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-70-7787-4242

Korea Grand Sale is an integrated festival that promotes culture, tourism and shopping to international visitors. While the Korea Grand Sale online platform provides various content and promotions throughout the year, it offers the biggest discounts and programs through offline events in January and February.

Mosim (모심)

7.0Km 2025-05-20

8 Gaeunsa-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

Mosim is a Korean table d’hote restaurant that offers a variety of menus to choose from depending on the kind of dishes and the number of side dishes. The set menu, which includes main dishes, such as hwangtae gui (grilled dried pollack) and galbitang (galbi soup), and side dishes, such as salad, japchae, and seasoned vegetables, is plentiful in amount and variety enough to fill the table. There are menu items that can be enjoyed individually, such as samgyetang, bibimbap, and yukgaejang (spicy beef soup). The restaurant’s menu comprises nutritious dishes that soothe one's tired mind and body. The restaurant has private rooms that can accommodate 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 30 people, so it is a good option for guests seeking a quiet meal with the family or group gatherings.

Gomguksijib (곰국시집)

7.0Km 2016-10-21

24, Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-756-3249~50

Gomguksi is a soup consisting of handmade noodles and beef slices in a thick and rich beef broth. Gomguksi became famous through word-of-mouth by tourists from the neighboring country of Japan. These days the restaurant is always crowded with people. Also, the side dishes that accompany Gomguksi are extremely delicious.

Seoul Daehan Hospital (서울 대한의원)

7.0Km 2021-12-23

101, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-1842

Daehanuiwon (Daehan Medical Center) is an antique two-story brick building within the grounds of Seoul National University Hospital. It was established under the direct administration of the Uijeongbu (State Council), combining the Gwangjewon (under the Home Ministry), Gyeongseong Medical School and the Korean Red Cross Hospital (under the Royal Household). Built in the Madubong Hill area, this location where Hamchunwon, the outer garden of Changgyeonggung Palace, once stood in 1484 (15th year of King Seongjong), was also once the site of Gyeongmogung Palace, where King Jeongjo enshrined the mortuary tablet of his birth father Crown Prince Sado Seja in 1776 (the year King Jeongjo ascended to the throne).

These places that held importance for the royal family were destroyed as the Japanese built Gyeongseong Empire University in its place. In 1907, with the announcement of the plan to establish Daehan Medical Center, construction began on the main building, seven wards and affiliated buildings. Construction was completed in November 1908.

The Daehan Medical Center opened in Gwangjewon, but upon Japanese colonization in 1910, its name was changed to the Japanese Viceroyalty Hospital. In 1926, it was included as a part of Gyeongseongjeguk University to become a university hospital. Since the liberation of Korea in 1945, it has been a hospital affiliated with Seoul National University.

Olive Young - Mugyodong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 무교동점)

7.0Km 2024-06-26

1F, 24, Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Korea University Anam Hospital (고려대학교 안암병원)

7.0Km 2025-07-07

73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

As a premier medical institution at the forefront of Korea's healthcare system, Korea University Anam Hospital integrates cutting-edge technologies into clinical practice. Our focus on precision medicine drives excellence in cancer and cardiovascular disease treatment, offering safe and accurate medical services through state-of-the-art robotic surgery and multidisciplinary care.
Our commitment to patient-centered care is evident in our ongoing investments to enhance our systems and capabilities. In 2008, we established the International Medical Center to serve our growing number of international patients better.
The International Medical Center offers services in English, Russian, Mongolian, and Arabic, ensuring that language barriers do not impede quality care. Additionally, our nutrition team develops global meal plans tailored to the diverse dietary needs of our international patients. For added convenience, we provide airport pick-up services, making the journey to our hospital as smooth as possible.

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