COEX Aquarium (코엑스 아쿠아리움)

3.0Km 2024-07-17

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-700-7200

The COEX Aquarium comprises 183 display tanks and 90 breeding tanks with 3,500 tons of water volume, making it a large-scale aquarium. It houses 40,000 sea creatures of 650 different species, exhibited in 16 themed zones. In particular, the highest number of sharks and the largest variety of species in Korea are living in this aquarium. Over 20 rest areas located throughout the aquarium, as well as an open-top water tank releasing anions make this tourist site in the heart of Gangnam a perfect healing place for local and international visitors.

Starfield Library (별마당도서관)

3.0Km 2022-07-27

513, Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6002-5300

Located in the middle of COEX Central Plaza, Starfield Library offers visitors a perfect reading space. The two-story library has 13-meter-tall bookshelfs and soft lights to ease the eyes as well as various types of tables with electric plugs for those with laptops. With more than 50,000 books ranging from literature to hobbies as well as over 400 types of magazines, visitors are welcome to find pleasure in reading and relax.

Aune Budaejjigae&Samgyeopsal (아우네부대찌개&삼겹살)

3.0Km 2021-03-29

31, Teheran-ro 83-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-568-1314

This is a place where you can enjoy not only the representative dish Budaejjigae (spicy sausage stew) but also Samgyeopsal. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is sausage stew.

Seoul International Book Fair (서울국제도서전)

3.0Km 2024-08-20

513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-733-8402

Seoul Book Fair first started as International Book Exhibition in 1954 and was recognized as an international book fair by the International Publishers Association in 1995. The book fair is held annually at COEX, aiming to promote Korean publications abroad, strengthen competitiveness of the publishing industry, promote reading among the public, and allow the public to enjoy diverse cultures through literature.