Korean National Police Heritage Museum (경찰박물관)

5.1Km 2021-12-21

41, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The police museum opened on October 14, 2005 to give a better understanding of the job of the police and to offer a formal education to children who wish to become police officers in the future. The history hall of the museum is designed for visitors to learn about the history of Korean police at a glance, exhibiting information on the police force from the Joseon dynasty up until current times.

Visitors to the museum can pretend to be police officers by touching actual equipment and learning about an officer's daily tasks. Visitors can also get in patrol cars, wear a police uniform, experience shooting a gun through a simulation, and learn self-defense martial arts and arrest techniques. Visitors can also go to the museum jail.

Bosingak Belfry (보신각 터)

5.1Km 2024-03-04

54, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Bosingak Belfry is also known as Jonggak. It was the site in which a large bell, used to keep the time in Seoul, was found during the Joseon period (1392-1897). Bosingak Belfry was burned down during the Korean War (1950-1953) and was reconstructed in 1979. The original bell was moved to the Gyeongbokgung Palace, and a new bell was forged in 1985. At midnight, January 1, the bell at the Bosingak Belfry is rung to welcome the new year. Many people gather around the belfry to make a wish for their new year.

Ilmin Art Museum (일민미술관)

5.1Km 2022-09-27

152, Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The Ilmin Art Museum located in former Dong-A Newspaper Building, was formed in honor of their honorable and late CEO Kim Sang-man. The museum was established in December of 1996, and with a full renovation in 2001, large exhibition hall and Ilmin collection was placed in. Through the renovation, the combination of glass and steel made Artrium aimed to become one of the best comtemporary museum, connecting the museum to the streets of Gwanghwamun.

This museum boasts a large Ilmin collection. There are 430 pieces of Ilmin collection from Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) to present, 1,200 pieces in the Donga Newspaper's collection of art, and 100 pieces of art owned by Hyundai Corporation. The Ilmin Collection mostly consists of pieces that Kim Sang-man collected from ceramics to aesthetic paintings. The Dongah Newspaper's collection has time-relevant pieces that are important in history.

Samsung Gangnam (삼성 강남)

5.1Km 2024-11-26

411 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Samsung Gangnam is a flagship store designed as a playground for Samsung Electronics. Within the building are a photo spot, Galaxy flagship, auditorium, bespoke studio, and coffee shop, attracting numerous visitors. They are invited to appreciate media art through art objects and admire stunning views of skyscrapers on Gangnam-daero via a giant display with pleasure.

NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall (북한인권전시실)

5.1Km 2025-11-13

393 Samil-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall is a permanent exhibition space dedicated to North Korean human rights. Although it is a small space, it resonates deeply and serves as a "dark tourism" site that records and testifies to the ongoing reality of human rights violations in North Korea. The North Korean Human Rights Information Center (NKDB), which operates this exhibition hall, is the organization that collects and archives the most extensive records of human rights concerning North Korean residents in the world. The testimonies and records presented here represent a living history, a story unfolding in the present, unavailable elsewhere. Through donated North Korean artifacts, including these records, visitors can glimpse the present-day North Korea and encounter artwork by North Korean defectors.

JW Spa (제이더블유스파)

5.1Km 2025-01-10

565, Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul-si

Located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, JW. Spa 1ST tries hard to carry out the best spa through professional spa planners who help to find suitable spa treatment for individuals.

Hyanggieok (향기억)

5.1Km 2025-10-30

23 Seolleung-ro 157-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Making the unique perfume in the world
It is a workshop where you can create your own personalized perfume. A number of famous celebrities such as MOMOLAND's JOOE and CHUNG HA have visited. In addition to perfume, diffuser and candle one-day classes are also available. You can also purchase a variety of scented products such as fabric perfume and pet deodorant products.

Gangnam Joeunnun Vision Clinic (강남조은눈안과의원)

5.1Km 2025-10-23

(7th,9th Floors, Meditower), 107 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

At Gangnam Joeunnun Vision Clinic, safe surgery is our top priority.

We offer safer and more advanced vision correction procedures based on 17 years of experience and know-how accumulated since the clinic’s foundation in 2007.

We are equipped with a wide range of university hospital-grade surgical and diagnostic equipment, including LENSAR, MEL90, Smile, Z4, Avefro KXL, and VisuMax 500 & 800.

We jointly operate the Smile Research Center with ZEISS, the German company that developed the technology, and share our advanced know-how with the world.

- Medical staff with 17 years of experience and know-how
- Jointly operate the Smile Research Center with ZEISS, the developer of SMILE LASIK.
- Conveniently located at Gangnam Station, Exit No. 12

The Hyoosik Aank Hotel Sinchon (더휴식 아늑호텔 신촌점)

5.1Km 2025-04-09

49 Yonsei-ro 2-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

The Hyoosik Aank Hotel Sinchon welcomes guests with a neat and modern atmosphere. Each room is tailored to suit every guest's need with comfort as the main priority. The hotel's room types include a standard room, music room, multi-room equipped with Playstation 4, PC room, creative illust room equipped with a drawing tablet, creative piano room, and a business room. The hotel also has a parking lot, guest lounge, coin laundry, and a ping pong table.

Jogui Hansu (족의한수)

5.1Km 2024-10-15

93-1, Supyo-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

A pig's trotter(s) specialty restaurant located in Jongno, Seoul. This restaurant's signature menu is braised pigs' feet. A restaurant serving both charcoal-grilled jokbal (pig's trotter) and spicy jokbal.

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