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Cheonggyecheon Stream (청계천)

Cheonggyecheon Stream (청계천)

8.6Km    2024-05-16

Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2290-7111

Cheonggye Plaza was built on Sejong-ro Street, where Cheonggyecheon Stream begins. It was built between Dong-A Ilbo, the starting point of the Cheonggyecheon Stream restoration, and Sindap Railroad Bridge, with a length of 160 meters, a x_width of 50 meters, and a total area of 6,962 meters squared. The plaza is decorated with fountains, waterfalls, and walking paths. It was created as a place for meetings, harmony, peace, and unification, to celebrate the significance of the restoration of Cheonggyecheon Stream. A miniaturized version of Cheonggyecheon Stream is displayed here, providing an overview of the restored stream. There are also interpretive panels about the 22 bridges that cross Cheonggyecheon stream. Fountains of various shapes create beautiful scenery. Cheonggyecheon Stream is accessible from the square through stairs on the left and Cheonggye Trail on the right. There is also an 18-meter tunnel on the Cheonggye Trail, providing a unique experience for citizens entering Cheonggyecheon Stream from the plaza. After constructing Cheonggyecheon Plaza, the Seoul Metropolitan Government made it a car-free street on public holidays so that the plaza, waterside area, and streets could be used as cultural spaces for citizens to relax. A spectacular sight is created by three-color lights illuminating the fountains and a two-tiered waterfall coming down from a x_height of four meters. Palseokdam, made of eight stones from eight provinces in Korea, was laid along the waterfall's sides.

Dongdaemun Stationery Store Street (동대문 문구완구거리)

Dongdaemun Stationery Store Street (동대문 문구완구거리)

8.6Km    2024-03-15

21-1, Jong-ro 52-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-1330

Dongdaemun Stationery Store Street houses nearly 120 stores selling stationery products like notebooks, crayons, pencils, backpacks, as well as other products like children’s gifts, decorations, and party products. Products can be found at prices nearly 30 to 40% lower than the consumer products, which can be lowered even further when buying in bulk. Products past the season may see the prices drop by more than half.

Obok Dakhanmari - Euljiro Branch(오복닭한마리 을지로)

Obok Dakhanmari - Euljiro Branch(오복닭한마리 을지로)

8.6Km    2021-04-15

32-3, Eulji-ro, 27-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2285-4578

This is a Korean cuisine located in Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul. It sells boiled chicken in clear broth. The best menu at this restaurant is noodle soup with chicken.

Baekje Samgyetang (백제삼계탕)

Baekje Samgyetang (백제삼계탕)

8.6Km    2024-03-11

8-10, Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-776-3267

Located in Myeongdong Street, Baekje Samgyetang is renowned for samgye tang (ginseng chicken soup). This long-standing establishment has been in business for two generations since 1971 so it has been featured on TV in Korea and other countries. In addition to samgye tang, they also serve chicken dishes such as dakdori tang (spicy braised chicken), roasted chicken, and jeonbok juk (abalone porridge), attracting numerous patrons.

Sisamdal (시샘달)

Sisamdal (시샘달)

8.6Km    2021-03-18

2, Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-310-9116

This is a cafe located in Myeong-dong, Seoul. A store selling Korea’s representative summer dishes. The representative menu is shaved ice with red bean topping.

Beauty Play Myeongdong (뷰티플레이 명동)

Beauty Play Myeongdong (뷰티플레이 명동)

8.6Km    2024-12-27

73 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Beauty Play is a K-beauty experience center operated by the Korea Cosmetics Industry Institute and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It offers a wide variety of sample Korean beauty products for testing  as well as diverse beauty experience programs such as makeup touch-up service (choice of base, eyes, or lips), personal color test, and skin evaluation. Visitors can also ask for product recommendation based on their skin type or skincare concerns. Beauty Play also frequently hosts beauty seminars and one-day classes, which are announced online via its official website. International tourists can apply for a full makeup service with an advance reservation free of charge. 

Beauty Play has two branches in Seoul: one in Myeong-dong, which is located across from Myeongdong Cathedral; and one in Hongdae. Beauty Play experience programs are avilabe from 10:00 to 18:00 everyday except Sundays. 

Seungjin Toy (승진완구)

Seungjin Toy (승진완구)

8.6Km    2025-01-06

30, Jong-ro 52-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-747-1900

Seungjin Toy is a toy store that carries almost every kind of toy imaginable from stuffed animals to character dolls and much more. What makes this store even more attractive to many customers is that their merchandise is, on average, 30% cheaper than that of their competitors.

Tonymoly - Namdaemun Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (토니모리 남대문점)

8.6Km    2024-04-22

12, Namdaemunsijang-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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JaneDMCKorea (주)제인디엠씨코리아)

8.6Km    2025-07-29

(4th Floor), 51 Mallijae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Jane DMC Korea is an inbound travel agency and international patient recruitment organization established in 2006. Headquartered in Seoul, with branch offices in Busan, Indonesia, and India, the company develops and sells programs for international clients in 40 countries while also attracting international patients.

Namdaemun Ginseng Market (남대문인삼시장)

Namdaemun Ginseng Market (남대문인삼시장)

8.6Km    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.