Daehangno (University Street) (대학로) - Area information - Korea travel information

Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

Daehangno (University Street) (대학로)

13.3Km    2021-03-25

104, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-1114

Daehangno is an artistic neighborhood that stretches 1.1 kilometers from Jongno 5-ga Intersection to Hyehwa-dong Rotary. The area is filled with culture and performing arts facilities, with the center of all this being Marronnier Park. Visitors can find performances taking play every day at the many theaters large and small, as well as restaurants serving a range of cuisines. The area is especially active on weekends and during the street festival period.

Hostel Vanilla2

Hostel Vanilla2

13.3Km    2021-04-09

34-8, Jong-ro 57-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-10-9945-1944

Hostel Vanilla 2 is a guesthouse in a residential house located in Sungin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The 2-story house has 9 cozy rooms. Over 90% of the guests are from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan, and most of them are in their twenties. Since it is within a 10-minute walk from Dongdaemun Design Plaza, most guests – particularly those who came to Korea to shop during their tour - stay there for three or four days. All the guestrooms are for two and are kept clean at all times. The guesthouse provides free luggage storage service even after the guest has checked out, which is very convenient to the shoppers. Because the guests are young, the guesthouse owner communicates with the guests through various social network services and apps.

Daraenamu Tree in Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁 다래나무)

Daraenamu Tree in Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁 다래나무)

13.3Km    2020-01-30

99, Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3668-2300

Daraenamu Tree in Changdeokgung Palace is estimated to be 600 years old, meaning it had likely been planted before the palace was built. The tree stands 19m in x_height, and has six separate trunks sprawling in all directions. It is the biggest and the oldest in Korea. It is designated and protected as a National Natural Monument.

Mokposan Kkotgejjim (목포산꽃게찜)

Mokposan Kkotgejjim (목포산꽃게찜)

13.3Km    2021-03-29

325, Majang-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2292-1270

A restaurant frequently featured in Korean gourmet programs. The best menu at this restaurant is steamed blue crab. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

ARKO Art Center (아르코미술관)

13.3Km    2023-08-07

3, Dongsung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-760-4850

ARKO Art Center was founded in 1974 as Misulhoegwan in a building of former Deoksu Hospital in Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu to offer much-needed exhibition space for artists and arts groups. In 1979, Misulhoegwan moved to its present building, designed by preeminent Korean architect Kim Swoo-geun (1931-1986) and located in Marronnier Park, the former site of Seoul National University. The two neighboring brick buildings accommodating ARKO Art Center and ARKO Arts Theater are the major landmarks of the district of Daehakro.
As more public and private museums and commercial galleries came into the art scene in the 1990s, Misulhoegwan shifted to curating and presenting its own exhibitions. Renamed as Marronnier Art Center in 2002, ARKO Art Center assumed a full-fledged art museum system and played an increasingly prominent role as a public arts organization leading the contemporary art paradigm. When The Korea Culture and Arts Foundation was reborn as Arts Council Korea, Marronnier Art Center became ARKO Art Center named after the abbreviation for Arts Council Korea in 2005.
ARKO Art Center is committed to working as a platform where research, production, exhibitions and the exchange of creative activities grow and develop in connection with one another in addition to having a diversity of programs including thematic exhibitions addressing social agenda and public programs widely promoting various discourses in art.


Ilyeong Herbland (일영허브랜드)

Ilyeong Herbland (일영허브랜드)

13.3Km    2021-08-17

346-26, Iryeong-ro, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-871-4387

Ilyeong Herbland offers picturesque scenery, combining both natural and man-made beauty with herbal gardens resting on a wide outdoor field. Ilyeong Herbland is comprised of an herbal botanical garden, herbal shop, well-being corner, restaurant, outdoor garden, and walking paths. Visitors can buy herbal plants and can also have various herbal teas and boiled rice with herbal flowers.

Olive Young - Dapsimni Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 답십리역점)

13.4Km    2024-06-27

1F, #103, 81, Gomisul-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

-

Baeksasilgyegok Valley (백사실계곡)

Baeksasilgyegok Valley (백사실계곡)

13.4Km    2020-08-31

115, Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-1114

Baeksasilgyegok Valley in Seoul is a well preserved cultural and natural site, being home to Baekseokdongcheon, Historic Site No. 462, as well as a habitat to diverse animals, including salamanders, frogs, minnows, and crayfish. The preservation value of this area is especially high as the valley is home to a large colony of salamanders, which are indicator species of the clean water and a protected wildlife species of Seoul.

The valley gets its name from the site of a villa of Yi Hangbok. The path along the area’s thick forest and natural valleys provides an excellent getaway. Since the area is a habitat to several protected species, visitors are asked to refrain from dipping their feet in the valley’s waters while exploring the scenery. The entrance to the valley is located past the Sanmotungi Café.

Samcheong Park (삼청공원)

13.4Km    2024-03-18

44, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-4150

Samcheong Park is a park that blooms in cherry blossoms in spring and fall colors in fall near Gyeongbokgung Palace. The park is home to a forest library and a café, and visitors can follow the trails to find acupressure trails, exercise equipment, badminton court, tennis court, playground, and a convenience store. The area surrounding the park is home to many galleries and restaurants, so it is a popular destination for walking among the people of Seoul.