Songwol-dong Fairytale Village
송월동 동화마을
Today
Why go
Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village is a neighborhood whose alleys have been painted on the theme of world-famous fairy tales. It is open all day, and you can walk around and take photos with no admission fee.
Admission
Free
Highlights
History
Once called Solgol or Songsan because of its many pine trees, this place became Songwol-dong (松月洞) because the moon seen through the pine forest was so charming. After Incheon Port opened in 1883, foreigners including Germans lived here, and it became a wealthy neighborhood.
Over time, young people moved away and empty houses were left behind. To improve living conditions, flower paths were laid out in 2013 and the village was painted on a fairy-tale theme, giving it the look it has today.
Buildings all over the village look as if they have just leapt out of a fairy tale. Utility poles have turned into the giant beanstalk from "Jack and the Beanstalk", and gas meters into the Tin Woodman from "The Wizard of Oz".
Go further into the village and you reach a mural lane decorated with familiar Korean folk tales. Take a photo in front of the huge paintings and you feel like a character in the story.
Getting there
인천광역시 제물포구 동화마을길 23
Where next
Photos
Tips
- The village alleys are free, but Trick Art Story charges its own admission (6,000 won for an adult individual, 4,000 won for military personnel and youths). Children aged 12 and under and visitors aged 65 and over get in free. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00–18:00, and entry closes at 17:30. It is closed on Mondays (or the following day if a Monday is a public holiday), January 1, and on Lunar New Year's Day and Chuseok Day.
- If you come by car, the Fairy Tale Village public parking lot (307-1 Jemullyang-ro) is open 24 hours. The first 30 minutes cost 1,000 won, then 500 won for every 15 minutes after that.
- You can walk around with pets. There is no foreign-language guide service. There are public toilets, and the women's toilet has a diaper-changing table.
Show details
- Address
- 인천광역시 제물포구 동화마을길 23
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Admission
- Free