BLUELINE PARKRide the old coast line.
Take the Sky Capsule or Beach Train along a former coastal railway, then walk to Nurimaru APEC House and The Bay 101 on the Dongbaekseom side.
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Palaces, guard ceremonies, observatories, light shows and festivals, read against Seoul’s clock. What is open, what opens next, and what is worth the trip this week.
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- 09:00Gyeongbokgung PalaceSeoulClosed TUE
- 09:00Changdeokgung PalaceSeoulClosed MON
- 09:00Changgyeonggung PalaceSeoulClosed MON
- 09:00Deoksugung PalaceSeoulClosed MON
- 09:00Jongmyo ShrineSeoulClosed TUE
- 09:00Gyeonghuigung PalaceSeoulClosed MON
Read from official opening hours and festival notices. Check the operator before you go.
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This season
in Korea.
Festival dates from the organisers’ published notices. See every festival
12NOV
Admit one · No. 01Goheung Yuja FestivalGoheung, South Jeolla · 12–15 NOV
12–15 NOVDetails
19NOV
Admit one · No. 02Pohang International Fireworks FestivalPohang, North Gyeongsang · 19–21 NOV
19–21 NOVDetails
19NOV
Admit one · No. 03Jeju Citrus ExpoSeogwipo, Jeju · 19–23 NOV
19–23 NOVDetails
11DEC
Admit one · No. 04Seoul Lantern FestivalJung-gu, Seoul · 11 DEC – 31 JAN
11 DEC – 31 JANDetails
Where to next
Pick your
destination.
Seoul, Busan, Daegu and Andong are boarding. Jeolla and Jeju are next on the board. All departures from Seoul
Boarding passBoarding
FromNOWToSEL
Seoul서울
Six palaces and six city routes
GatePalaces
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Busan부산
Haeundae, the night coast and a sea temple
GateCoast
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FromNOWToTAE
Daegu & Andong대구·안동
Hahoe Folk Village, Confucian academies and Daegu’s old alleys
GateHahoe
Boarding passBoarding
FromNOWToRSU
Jeolla전라
Naganeupseong and the Yeosu harbour
GateYeosu
Boarding passBoarding
FromNOWToCJU
Jeju제주
The old town and the haenyeo divers
GateGimpo
THREE SIDES OF BUSAN
Follow your
curiosity.
One city. Different ways to spend it.
Choose what draws you outside.
Illustrated city index · Not a navigation map
BLUELINE PARK
GWANGALLILet the evening happen.
Find a place by the water and watch Gwangan Bridge light up. Make time for the return journey before you settle in.
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HAEDONG YONGGUNGSAPause above the waves.
Explore a temple built beside the sea. Expect steps, check current visiting information and leave room for the journey to Gijang.
Explore templePhoto creditThree separate ideas. Choose an area, then check the journey from your starting point.
SEOUL / A SMALL WINDOW. A DIFFERENT DAY.
How much time is yours?
01 / SIX WAYS INTO SEOUL
Take a
different turn.
Streets worth noticing.
Places worth your time.
Craft & old streets
Start with Korean craft, browse the streets of Insa-dong, then pause outside Jogyesa's main hall.
Workshop streets to DDP
Look at Euljiro's working streets and the Sewoon complex before an open-air finish at DDP.
Park, lanes & book street
Follow the old railway through Yeonnam, explore its surrounding lanes, then finish beside Gyeongui Line Book Street.
Seongsu, from workshops to woodland
Follow Seongsu's changing shopfronts, then give the rest of your afternoon to Seoul Forest.
A museum afternoon in Yongsan
Choose a few galleries at the National Museum of Korea, then step outside to its pond and gardens.
From the tower to Baekje's kings
Look over Seoul from Korea's tallest building, then go down to the royal tombs and museum of Baekje, the kingdom that first made this ground a capital.
02 / YOUR TIME, MADE VISIBLE
Make it
your day.
For your Seoul day: start with your time, then check the outdoors and who is coming.
Choose your time to compare six route ideas.
Keep up to three side by side.
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03 / START WHERE YOU ARE
A place
to begin.
Choose a starting area. Every guide names its station point and its finish.
Area index, not a navigation map. Use current local directions for the actual walk.
01Craft & old streets
Anguk Station (Line 3)Craft, street culture & a temple courtyard02Workshop streets to DDP
Euljiro 4(sa)-ga Station (Lines 2 and 5)Working streets & design architecture03Park, lanes & book street
Hongik Univ. StationNeighbourhood walking & railway-park spaces04Seongsu, from workshops to woodland
Seongsu StationStreet design & green space05A museum afternoon in Yongsan
Ichon StationMuseum galleries & gardens06From the tower to Baekje's kings
Jamsil StationSkyline views & Seoul's first capital
Anguk Station (Line 3)Craft, street culture & a temple courtyard02Workshop streets to DDP
Euljiro 4(sa)-ga Station (Lines 2 and 5)Working streets & design architecture03Park, lanes & book street
Hongik Univ. StationNeighbourhood walking & railway-park spaces04Seongsu, from workshops to woodland
Seongsu StationStreet design & green space05A museum afternoon in Yongsan
Ichon StationMuseum galleries & gardens06From the tower to Baekje's kings
Jamsil StationSkyline views & Seoul's first capital
04 / KEEP A SECOND PLAN
The day
can change.
Your plan can, too. Explore an indoor alternative before you need one.
Build a weather planTHE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN
Less rush.
More Korea.
A different turn.
A view you stay for.
BUSAN / THE HILLSIDELook a little closer.
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SEOUL / EULJIROLet the streets surprise you.
Photo creditBUSAN / GIJANGLeave room for the sea.
Photo credit05 / BEFORE YOU GO
Field notes.
01 / WEATHER
Keep a second plan.
Build an indoor anchor before the weather changes.
Read the field note02 / COMPANYSmall details. Better days.
Check the whole route for the people coming with you.
Read the field note03 / BOOKINGKnow what you are buying.
A short checklist before choosing a separate paid experience.
Read the field note04 / OUTDOORSBefore you follow a trail.
Check the guide, meeting point, equipment and return plan.
Read the field note