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Bukchon Cultural Center (북촌문화센터)

Bukchon Cultural Center (북촌문화센터)

9.3Km    2025-06-19

37 Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Bukchon Cultural Center, located in a hanok, was established to offer traditional cultural experience opportunities for visitors to the area. The programs include tea ceremony, handicraft, and gugak as well as a Public Relations Exhibition Hall introducing Bukchon culture and hanok. Also, the center houses a space and a pavilion for visitors to relax while traveling.

Eight Scenic Views of Bukchon (북촌 8경)

9.3Km    2024-03-18

37, Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2148-4161

The Eight Scenic Views of Bukchon can be found at the Bukchon Hanok Village between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace. Bukchon was historically a district where the aristocracy of Joseon had resided in, so it is still home to a large number of traditional dwellings, called hanok in Korean. The eight views are as follows: No. 1, view of Chengdeokgung Palace; No. 2, view of Wonseo-dong Handicraft Road; No. 3, view of the Gahoe-dong area; No. 4, view from the hill at Gahoe-dong (Bukchon Observatory); No. 5, the view of the road uphill at Gahoe-dong; No. 6, the view of the road downhill at Gahoe-dong; No. 7, the view at house number (beonji) 31, Gahoe-dong; No. 8, the view of the stone stairway at Samcheong-dong.

Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) (연등회)

Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) (연등회)

9.3Km    2025-04-09

55 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2011-1744~7

Started approximately 1,200 years ago during the Silla dynasty and continued through the Goryeo Yeon Deung Hoe and Joseon lantern festival, the Yeon Deung Hoe Festival is a traditional festival registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage and UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The lanterns at Yeon Deung Hoe Festival brighten the heart and the world!

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

9.3Km    2024-06-26

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

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Artbox - Guri Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (아트박스 구리)

9.3Km    2024-04-19

A section and 2F, 247, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Olive Young - Guri Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 구리역)

Olive Young - Guri Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 구리역)

9.3Km    2024-04-18

247, Gyeongchun-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do

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London Bagel Museum Anguk Main Store (런던베이글뮤지엄 안국점)

9.3Km    2024-02-20

20 Bukchon-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

London Bagel Museum is a bagel specialty shop adorned with a wooden-tone interior and a garland in the shape of the British flag. The bagels are made using the traditional British method of fermenting the dough, boiling it, and then baking it in the oven. Jambon butter sandwich bagel, made with sesame bagel filled with ham and butter, is a signature menu item.

Olive Young - Plus Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 플러스점)

9.3Km    2024-06-27

#B114~#B115, 372, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Innisfree - Mia Samgeori Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이니스프리 미아삼거리)

9.3Km    2024-04-22

31, Dobong-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

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Olive Young - City Hall Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 시청역)

Olive Young - City Hall Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 시청역)

9.3Km    2024-04-22

1, Sejong-daero 16-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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