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Attractions in South Korea

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in South Korea, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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A sign leads to the seoul namsan gugakdang

Sight · Gangwon-doHaesindang Park

Taebaek Coal Museum

Sight · Gangwon-doTaebaek Coal Museum

a blue building with asian writing on it

Sight · Gangwon-doDMZ Museum

a woman walking out of a doorway into a building

Sight · Gangwon-doNaksan-sa

Boat sailing on the sea near a green island

Sight · Gangwon-doNami Island

Sight · Gangwon-doGuryong-sa

Sight · Gangwon-doUlsan Bawi

Coastal city skyline with ferris wheel and beach

Sight · Gangwon-doInterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort

man playing classical guitar while sitting on swing bench beside woman smiling

Sight · Gangwon-doHangyeryeong

Coastal city skyline with ferris wheel and beach

Sight · Gangwon-doNaksan Beach

Sight · Gangwon-doFishing Village Folk Museum

Sight · Gangwon-doMaengbang Beach

Sight · Gangwon-doInsect Ecology Museum

Sight · Gangwon-doTaebaeksan Provincial Park

Sight · Gangwon-doSoyang-gang Maiden

Sight · Gangwon-doObservatory Tower

Sight · Gangwon-doWoljeong-sa

Sight · Gangwon-doHaslla Art World

Sight · Gangwon-doSeryeom Pokpo

Sight · Gangwon-doFormer Labor Party Headquarters

Sight · Gangwon-doLighthouse Observatory

Sight · Gangwon-doGwongeum-seong

Sight · Gangwon-doGongjicheon Sculpture Park

Sight · Gangwon-doGuryong Pokpo

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.