Jeongdong-gil Road (정동길)
1.5Km 2024-06-19
2-1 Jeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Jeongdong-gil Road is one of Seoul's most famous walking paths, stretching from the intersection in front of Jeongdong Church to Saemunan-gil Road. The street holds importance in Korea's modern history, with the surroundings serving as a living museum of this. During the Joseon dynasty, the area developed into a residental space for distant members of the royal family, with a palace and royal tombs in the area. In 1999, the pedestrian walking area was expanded by turning the two-way road into a one-way road. Since then, the road has earned many awards and honors.
Gyeonghuigung Palace (경희궁)
1.5Km 2024-07-09
45 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-724-0274
Gyeonghuigung Palace, a designated Historic Site, was originally called the large palace by Saemun Gate, or the Western Palace, for its location within the city. It was not until the eighth year of Gwanghaegun (1616) that the palace was used as a royal residence for the king, changing the name to Gyeongdeokgung Palace. The name later changed again to the current Gyeonghuigung Palace in 1760. The palace grounds included many halls but they were mostly all burned down in a fire in 1829. After the Japanese occupation began, all remaining buildings on the site were torn down and the palace grounds were turned into Gyeongseong Middle School (now Seoul High School). The school moved to Gangnam area in 1987, afterwhich the previous location was turned into a park. The palace grounds currently hold Seoul Museum of Art and walking paths, as well as a restoration of Heunghwamun Gate, the main gate of the palace, and Sungjeongjeon Hall, the main hall, completed in November 1994.
The Bus Stop (더버스스탑)
1.5Km 2024-03-12
26-1, Toegye-ro, 20-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-10-9083-9616
Located between Myeongdong Street and Namsan Mountain, this café is a perfect place to stop for a drink and dessert while traveling around Seoul, as its name means "bus stop". They serve tasty coffee, ade, bubble tea, and other drinks, as well as a variety of desserts. The neighboring Namsan Pork cutlet Street is worth a visit for meal before visit here.
Seoureseo Duljjaero Jalhaneunjip (서울서둘째로잘하는집)
1.5Km 2024-03-15
122-1 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-734-5302
Seoureseo Duljjaero Jalhaneunjip is a sweet red bean porridge and traditional tea house near Gyeongbokgung Palace. Sweet red bean porridge is a sweet and smooth dish typically containing chewy rice cakes and chestnuts. In Korea, it's a traditional food eaten during dongji (the shortest day and longest night of the year). They also offer traditional teas like ssanghwatang (herbal tonic tea), which contains seven medicinal herbs, sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch) with a blend of cinnamon and ginger flavors, and sikhye (sweet rice punch), a drink known for aiding digestion.
Daenamu Wine Samgyeopsal (대나무와인삼겹살)
1.5Km 2021-03-18
29, Toegye-ro, 20-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-753-7271
It sells pork belly aged with wine. The most famous menu is wine marinated grilled pork belly. A barbecue specialty restaurant located in Myeong-dong, Seoul.
Jaembaeok (잼배옥)
1.5Km 2021-03-30
68-9, Sejong-daero 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-755-8106
It has over 80 years of tradition. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jung-gu, Seoul. The representative menu is ox bone soup.
Namdaemun Ginseng Market (남대문인삼시장)
1.5Km 2021-06-09
25-8, Namdaemunsijang-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-752-1012
Namdaemun Ginseng Market is found along the central path of Namdaemun Market located on Namdaemun-ro.There are approximately 20 shops standing close together in the market, with seven other ginseng shops in a ginseng distributor center located on the second floor of Namdaemun Theatre building. Here, visitors can purchase quality ginseng at a 20~30% lower price than the regular consumer price.
Visitors can also purchase fresh ginseng and other processed products such as ginseng tea and powder, as well as a variety of oriental health foods including: red ginseng, honey, Yeongji mushrooms, traditional teas, brown rice and adlay.
Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (배재학당 역사 박물관)
1.5Km 2022-10-14
19, Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-319-5578
The Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum is dedicated to Henry Gerhart Appenzeller, the missionary who opened the first Western-style educational institution in Korea in 1885. The school started with English and core subjects, but expanded into the Pai Chai University, Pai Chai High School, and Pai Chai Middle School and has many famous alumni, including Rhee Syng-man. The memorial hall opened in 2008 in the east wing of the original school building, which was built in 1916 and designated as a Seoul Monument. With dynamically arranged permanent exhibitions, annual special exhibitions and special lectures, the museum offers a unique learning experience to visitors and people with an interest in the history of education in Korea.
Gogungmasil (고궁마실)
1.5Km 2020-05-04
229, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-763-9937
Gogungmasil is a hanbok rental shop located near Changgyeonggung Palace. Visitors can rent hanbok from Gogungmasil before going on a palace tour to Changgyeonggung and Changdeokgung Palaces.
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