World Cup Park (월드컵공원)

7.1Km 2024-10-23

243-60 World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Opened on May 1st, 2002, the Wolrd Cup Park was once a 15-year-old landfill that held over 92 million tons of garbage. The park is located near Seoul World Cup Stadium, and is made up of five smaller parks - Pyeonghwa (Peace) Park, Haneul (Sky) Park, Noeul (Sunset) Park, Nanjicheon Park, and Nanji Hangang Park.

* Pyeonghwa Park: Closest to Seoul World Cup Stadium, it holds a pond, garden, children’s playground, and forest. As a representative park of World Cup Park, the park was designed in hopes of peace and harmony between mankind and nature. It is often used as a picnic area and place for nature studies.

* Nanji Hangang Park: Nanji Hangang Park was developed on the banks of the Hangang River. In contrast to other Hangang River parks, Nanji Hangang Park is a water-friendly park that has a gradual slope towards the riverbank. The park consists of a camping ground, soccer field, basketball court, grass field, cruise ship port, and an area for nature studies.

* Haneul Park: Haneul Park consists of vast grassland located at the highest elevation of the five parks. The park's pasture is covered with eulalias and wild flowers in their most natural state. In addition, 30,000 butterflies of different species were introduced in 2000 to stabilize the ecosystem. Five wind-powered generators provide power to the park and the park’s maintenance office. Once a mountain of garbage, it is now a green hill with 22 lookout points offering breathtaking views of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, Bukhansan Mountain, and Hangang River. Tall trees are line the park to provide shades and serve as resting spots for visitors. As a popular spot to enjoy the sight of eulalias, the park usually remains open until late in the evening during the Eulalia Festival period.

* Noeul Park: In order to prevent the vast area of land of what was once a wasteland from becoming an unnecessary chunk of land, a nine-hole golf course was constructed in what is now known as Noeul Park. The golf course serves as an environment friendly entertainment park to visitors while stabilizing the geographical formation and has an urban park nearby that offers scenic views of the Hangang River and beautiful sunset. Located west of the golf park is Noeul Square, decorated with shrubs and flowers.

* Nanjicheon Park: Nanjicheon Park was developed from the Nanji Stream, which flowed under Haneul Park. It was once overflowing with sewage runoff from a nearby landfill, but it has since been beautifully restored into a park with clear water. The park is built to serve as a recreational spot for those with for youths, elders, and people with disabilities.

Dapsimni Antique Art Street (답십리 고미술상가)

7.1Km 2020-09-18

99, Gomisul-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2249-0336

Dapsimni Antique Art Street is where travelers can stumble upon valuable old paintings, antique furniture and pottery as well as a variety of household items. These antique shops used to be scattered throughout the area of Cheonggyecheon Stream 8(pal)-ga, Itaewon, and Ahyeon-dong, but have gathered within Dapsimni area since the mid-1980s. There are approximately 140 shops along the streets.

It is quite fun to browse through antiquities including wooden candlesticks, grandfather clocks, and old picture frames, items which are usually hard to find in regular stores. These rare items attract not only Koreans but also international visitors to this street. While shops in Insa-dong are popular for selling high-quality antiques, shops in Dapsimni Art Street are popular for offering a wide assortment of antiques at reasonable prices.

Koibito - Gangnam Main Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (고이비토 강남본점)

7.1Km 2024-04-18

310-3, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

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Sulwhasoo Balance SPA - Sinsa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (설화수발란스스파 신사)

7.1Km 2024-04-18

4F, 18, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Sulwhasoo Dosan Flagship Store - Sinsa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (설화수플래그쉽스토어 신사)

7.1Km 2024-04-22

18, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Sulwhasoo SPA - Sinsa Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (설화수스파 신사 [사후면세점])

7.1Km 2024-04-18

B1, 18, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Seongcheon Makguksu (성천막국수)

7.1Km 2021-03-29

48, Jeonnong-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2244-5529

It is a 100-year-old store that has been loved by customers for a long time while maintaining its reputation for over 30 years. The best menu at this restaurant is buckwheat noodles. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.

Passi 0914 (파시0914)

7.1Km 2024-10-14

15 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Passi 0914 is an Italian resturant serving pasta and ovenbrick-baked pizza near the entrance to Dosan Park. The restaurant only has three terrace tables so reservations are a must. The restaurant was featured as a filming site in the drama "Celebrity (2023)."

BuonaSera (보나세라)

7.1Km 2020-02-07

18-2, Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-543-6668

BuonaSera is a well-being restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine, embodying the harmonization of both modern and classical cultures, fashion, art and music of Italy in one space. The restaurant was set up with the assistance of Italy's best food/restaurant/brand specialists and serves high-grade food cooked by outstanding chefs and Korea's Italian cuisine specialists. Unlike typical restaurants, BuonaSera creates a small community expressing an Italian way of life, with great food and service.

Spyder - Apgujeong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (스파이더 압구정)

7.1Km 2024-04-18

1F, 15, Seolleung-ro 157-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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