🏛️역사, 유산과 궁궐

Geunjeongjeon throne hall and Gyeonghoeru pavilion

• ·Geunjeongjeon, Gyeonghoeru, Hyangwonjeong
• ·National Palace Museum nearby (free)
• ·Guard-changing ceremony

💡 Entry 3,000 KRW. FREE for anyone in hanbok (traditional or modern hanbok counts; mixed jeans-and-jeogori does not). Hanbok rental then chains into free entry across the five palaces. Open 09:00–18:00 (varies by season).

⚠ Closed Tuesdays

UNESCO World Heritage palace with the best nature-architecture harmony

• ·UNESCO World Heritage
• ·Huwon Buyongji pond and Aeryeonjeong
• ·Best harmony with nature among the five palaces

💡 Palace entry 3,000 KRW. Huwon requires a separate guided tour with extra fee (about 5,000 KRW), limited capacity — book online in advance; foreign-language sessions available. Free with hanbok for the main palace.

The overwhelming long corridor of Jeongjeon, the royal ancestral shrine

• ·UNESCO World Heritage
• ·Jeongjeon main hall with its imposing long corridor
• ·Jongmyo Jeryeak ritual music (UNESCO Intangible Heritage)

💡 Entry 1,000 KRW. Free with hanbok.

⚠ Closed Tuesdays · Weekdays guided-tour only

Seokjojeon (a Western-style palace building) and the stone-wall walk

• ·Seokjojeon Western-style palace
• ·Jeonggwanheon
• ·Deoksugung Stone-Wall Road (autumn date spot)
• ·Best downtown accessibility

💡 Entry 1,000 KRW. Free with hanbok. Royal guard-changing ceremony.

Changgyeonggung Grand Greenhouse, Korea's first Western-style conservatory

• ·Changgyeonggung Grand Greenhouse and Chundangji pond
• ·Gyeonghuigung — a quiet hidden palace

💡 Changgyeonggung 1,000 KRW, free with hanbok. Gyeonghuigung is FREE entry.

Alley views over hanok rooftops with N Seoul Tower beyond

• ·Bukchon's 8 and 11 scenic viewpoints
• ·Hanok rooftops framing N Seoul Tower

💡 A residential area — quiet manners required, with time controls (evening tourism restricted). Keep photos courteous.

⚠ Residents live here — keep quiet; evening hours restricted

Walk the full 5.7km of King Jeongjo's 18th-century planned-city walls

• ·UNESCO World Heritage
• ·Janganmun, Hwahongmun, Seojangdae
• ·Circle the whole fortress on foot

💡 Hwaseong Haenggung palace small admission (about 1,500 KRW); the fortress wall is free. Hwaseong trolley and traditional archery extra.

The thousand-year Silla capital, a UNESCO open-air museum

• ·UNESCO Bulguksa and Seokguram
• ·Daereungwon royal tombs
• ·Donggung & Wolji night view
• ·Hwangridan-gil hanok café street

💡 Bulguksa and Seokguram are now free (admission abolished 2023); Cheonmachong tomb and Donggung & Wolji charge a small fee. Overnight stay recommended.

Hanok, hanbok and hansik all in one place

• ·Gyeonggijeon (King Taejo's portrait)
• ·Jeondong Catholic Church
• ·Omokdae viewpoint
• ·Bibimbap and bean-sprout gukbap

💡 The full set: hanok + hanbok + Korean food.

A "living" UNESCO clan village where people still reside

• ·UNESCO World Heritage clan village (actually inhabited)
• ·Byeongsan Seowon, a masterpiece of Confucian-academy architecture
• ·Hahoe masks

💡 Admission about 5,000 KRW. Shuttle bus runs to the village.

Birthplace of Shin Saimdang and Yulgok (Ojukheon)

• ·Ojukheon, birthplace of Shin Saimdang and Yulgok
• ·Seongyojang, a Joseon noble residence
• ·Easy add-on to an East Sea trip

💡 Small admission.

The frontline of a divided nation, a top draw for foreign visitors

• ·Dora Observatory
• ·3rd Infiltration Tunnel
• ·Imjingak Peace Nuri Park

💡 Independent travel restricted — book an official tour package with passport (check fares).

⚠ Advance booking and passport required