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Insa-Dong National Souvenir Center (한국관광명품점(인사동))

Insa-Dong National Souvenir Center (한국관광명품점(인사동))

7.3Km    2020-11-07

14, Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-735-6529

Operated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Korea Tourism Association, the National Souvenir Center has strict standards for the brands sold, only allowing those which have won various prizes and passed thorough screening. Shoppers can be assured of high quality and high class products.

Seoul Gongyesa [Tax Refund Shop] (서울공예사)

Seoul Gongyesa [Tax Refund Shop] (서울공예사)

7.3Km    2024-04-16

1F, 27-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Olive Young - Sadang Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 사당역)

Olive Young - Sadang Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 사당역)

7.3Km    2024-04-18

Jisan Bldg., 941, Gwacheon-daero, Gwanak-gu, Seoul

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National Souvenirs Center [Tax Refund Shop] (한국관광명품점)

7.3Km    2024-04-23

14, Insadong 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Banjjak Banjjak Binnaneun (반짝반짝빛나는)

Banjjak Banjjak Binnaneun (반짝반짝빛나는)

7.3Km    2021-03-19

28-1, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-738-4525

A Traditional Beverages specialty restaurant located in Insa-dong, Seoul. A store selling hand-crafted Korean traditional tea. The most famous menu is green plum tea.

Gallery Park Young Sook - Atelier Seoul (박영숙요 (아틀리에서울))

7.3Km    2020-04-23

30, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-730-7837

Gallery Park Young Sook (Atelier Seoul) is the gallery of the modern potter, Park Young Sook. The gallery displays and sells white porcelain representing the Joseon dynasty, Buncheong ware, and ceramics with modern flavors. As the name implies, the gallery feels more like a showroom than a shop, even though the various items, including flower vases, decorative ceramics, and daily use earthenware are for sale. Queen Elizabeth II of England visited Gallery Park Young Sook during her second visit. The gallery has even expanded, with another branch opening in New Jersey.

Hanji Chueok (Recollections) (한지추억)

Hanji Chueok (Recollections) (한지추억)

7.3Km    2022-09-16

6, Insadong 7-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-735-2059

Hanji Chueok (Recollections) is one of the better-known craft shops in Insa-dong and has even been featured by a number of international magazines. Prepared using traditional Korean processing methods, hanji is a type of beautiful, high-quality paper. Hanji Chueok is a great place to experience the tradition of hanji crafts; accessories, photo frames, and interior design items line the store shelves. Visitors can not only purchase extremely well-crafted items, but can also participate in seminars taught by professional artists to learn how to make their own hanji items. Visitors can take home their hanji creations as a lovely souvenir at the conclusion of the seminar.

Nam-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) (서울시립미술관 남서울생활미술관)

Nam-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) (서울시립미술관 남서울생활미술관)

7.3Km    2023-10-17

2076, Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
+82-2-598-6246

The Nam-Seoul Museum of Art offers visitors a meaningful opportunity to linger beside the traces of history. The building previously served as the Belgian Consulate during the Korean Empire (1897-1910) and has since been designated as a historic Site. It was first constructed in Hoehyeon-dong in 1905 and was relocated to its current location in Namhyeon-dong in 1983. The museum hosts public programs tailored for audiences from various backgrounds in rooms arranged along both sides of a long corridor in the two-story building.

Seoul Bangidong Ancient Tombs (서울 방이동 고분군)

Seoul Bangidong Ancient Tombs (서울 방이동 고분군)

7.3Km    2022-12-29

219, Ogeum-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2147-2800

The ancient tombs in Bangi-dong were discovered during the land readjustment project of Jamsil-jigu District in 1975. A total of eight ancient tombs were excavated until 1976, and the site was restored into a park in 1983. The Bangi-dong area was originally a low line of hills with an altitude of 30-50 meters above sea level, but it has been made into flatland for urban development purposes. Tomb numbers 1 to 6 lie on the same hill, while tomb no. 7 and 8 are located on another hill a short distance away.

All eight tombs have circular burial mounds. The insides of the a tomb feature a square or rectangular-shaped burial chamber with earthen ground and stone walls, and a passage leading from the tomb entrance to the chamber. However, details of the burial chambers vary by tomb. Most of the tombs had been robbed before the investigation, but a few relics such as plates and pots have been excavated. At the time of excavation, the relics were presumed to have come from the Baekje dynasty (18 BC-660 AD), but it is now estimated that they date back to the Unified Silla Period (676-935 AD).