Travel & places

Seoul, one good neighborhood at a time.

Neighborhoods, small detours and practical ways to choose what belongs in your Seoul itinerary.

3 picks

Travel & places

Three neighborhoods. Three different Seouls.

1. 1.Ikseon-dong
2. 2.Seongsu
3. 3.Hongdae

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A Yongsan museum-and-lunch day

1. 1.National Museum of Korea
2. 2.Yongsan Family Park
3. 3.Ogeunnae Dakgalbi

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Gardens and lunch on Seoul's west side

1. 1.Seoul Botanic Park
2. 2.Gungsan Neighborhood Park
3. 3.105405 Magok

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Yeouido: river, trees and soybean noodles

1. 1.Yeouido Hangang Park
2. 2.Yeouido Park
3. 3.Jinjujip

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A lake-and-park day in Songpa

1. 1.Seokchon Lake
2. 2.Mongchontoseong in Olympic Park
3. 3.Songpa Naru

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Five reasons to spend an afternoon south of the river

1. 1.Starfield Library at COEX
2. 2.Bongeunsa Temple
3. 3.Seolleung and Jeongneung Royal Tombs
4. 4.Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong
5. 5.Maeheon Citizens' Forest

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Numbered picks, with the reason behind each choice. Cover art is AI-generated. How we order our lists.