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Top 25 Things to See and Do in Seoul – South Korea Travel Guide



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DISCLAIMER: Brands mentioned are based on my own personal taste.

Back in May of 2019, I spent several days exploring the city of Seoul, South Korea. These are the top 25 things to see, do, and eat in Seoul, South Korea!

1. KOREAN BARBECUE – Fatty, high-quality grilled meats with fresh incredients and sweet, spicy, and savory flavors. Try samgyeopsal and galbi!
2. KOREAN COOKING CLASS – Take a Korean cooking class to learn to make your favorite local dishes, like sundubu jjigae and haemulpajeon. If I can do it, so can you!
3. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA – The flagship museum for showcasing Korean history and art.
4. KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN & BEER – Some of the tastiest and highest-quality fried chicken in the world!
5. THE WAR MEMORIAL OF KOREA – A sobering museum that commemorates the lives lost during the Korean War between 1950 and 1954.
6. JOGYESA TEMPLE – A beautiful Buddhist temple in the Insa-Dong neighborhood that was built in 1395 during the Joseon Dynasty.
7. KOREAN CONVENIENCE STORE – An important element of Korean culture, and a place where you can buy fresh, tasty, and healthy foods like triangle gimbap and yachae juk.
8. CHEONGWADAE SARANGCHAE – A museum that teaches its visitors about South Korea’s recent past with exhibits about the nation’s presidents, tourist destinations, and more.
9. TONGIN MARKET – A covered market that offers a wide variety of delicious Korean street foods like kimchijeon and tteok-bokki.
10. RENT A HANBOK – Renting a traditional, 17th-century outfit called a hanbok will gain you free entry into Gyeongbokgung Palace and make for a more immersive experience.
11. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE – A massive palatial complex that was built in 1395 and served as the home of the Joseon kings.
12. KOREAN STEWS & PORRIDGES – Near Gyeongbokgung Palace is a shop that sells delicious manduguk (Korean dumpling stew) and saeujuk (shrimp & rice porridge)
13. CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE – A Joseon-era palace that contains a secret garden and a stunning hall for royal ceremonies.
14. NAMDAEMUN MARKET – A traditional market with 10,000 stalls and dates back to 1414. Check out the wooden masks and the kimchi mandu!
15. CHEONGGYECHEON STREAM – A peaceful and lush oasis in the middle of Seoul that consists of a stream and two pedestrian boardwalks.
16. GIMBAP CHEONGUK – A Korean restaurant chain that offers delicious fare including kimchi mandu and donkkaseu.
17. NAMSAN SEOUL TOWER & NAMSAN CABLE CAR – One of Seoul’s most prominent landmarks, which has an observation deck at its top.
18. HONGDAE – A youth-oriented neighborhood that is full of K-Pop culture and is home to clothing stores, street food stalls, and bars.
19. LOTTE WORLD TOWER – The 5th-tallest building in the world, which is home to a food court and the highest glass-bottomed observation deck on Earth.
20. GANGNAM AREA MONUMENT – A monument that honors the song β€œGangnam Style” by Korean rapper PSY.
21. MYEONGDONG– A touristy area of soul where you can try delicious street foods including egg buns, Myeongdong tteokgalbi, and dakkkochigui.
22. KOREAN CRAFT BEER – Seoul is full of incredible craft beer, including at spots like Michin Dak and Craft Hans.
23. BUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE – A 14th-century Korean village in Seoul where you can try traditional food and view stunning architecture.
24. KTX BULLET TRAIN – A high-speed bullet train that travels between Seoul and Busan at speeds up to 190 mph.
25. AIRPORT EXPRESS TRAIN – The fastest and most efficient way to travel between Incheon International Airport and Seoul Station.

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44 Comments

  1. lokesh naidu

    Awesome video… Wish this was made last year same time, I would have loved to explore so many places from this list. Although I did manage to cover half of them.

  2. mbudi maloba

    I can't believe you didn't mention the day and nightlife along the Han River! It's an amazing place for Gathering of friends, exercising, listening to live music, eating some street food stalls… And they shoot movies there all the time!

  15. Relax Slow TV

    You've been to Seoul, too. Seoul is a wonderful place like Busan, right? In Seoul, Namsan Tower recommends a night view. It's absolutely wonderful. Have a nice trip.

  20. Jinha Jeong

    This is one of the best tour guide video I've ever watched on Youtube. It is full of precise and useful information about Seoul. Great job, David!

  32. Eddie Mack

    Pretty disappointed, nothing for children to do. Where are the amusement rides? All I saw basically was you eating and clothes, good video, just blown away that there's nothing for the young people to do.

  34. Skating Canuck

    Love this video. Just a correction the paste you use in Korean bbq wraps (ssam) is called "samjang" (not gochujang as you stated, but rather a combo of gochujang and doenjang).

  36. Thomas Robertson

    Wow! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!

  37. Its Lisa

    It’s like I was able to taste the food just from watching your reaction from every bite πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ thank you for the video David πŸ™ŒπŸ½

  39. Joy and Journey

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  44. Walkndrive Seoul Korea Enjoy Seoul South Korea

    Really Welcome to my country , Seoul , South Korea ^^~ β™₯ ~

    If you come to Seoul, Korea, you will be able to enjoy another much more beautiful night view right in front of your eyes than the usual view of Namsan and Lotte Tower. In particular, if you go up to Eungbongsan Mountain and Geumho Mountain in Hawangsimni-dong,

    Geumho-dong, just a few kilometers between Cheonggyecheon Stream and Seoul Forest Park, you can enjoy badminton (get off at shin-Geumho Station or take a taxi) and there are many beautiful and delicious foods. Also, if you walk slowly for about two hours

    from the place called Dulle-gil starting from Maebongsan Mountain in Geumho Mountain, you can reach Namsan Mountain This place is very close to Gwangjang Market Jungang Market. It is close to Seongsu Bridge, Hannam Bridge and Dongho Bridge on the Han River.

    Therefore, it is very close to Apgujeong Station on Gangnam Station. I hope you have a wonderful and beautiful trip to Seoul

    The

    two spectacular views of the Han River are located at the summit of Eungbongsan Mountain (81m high) and Maebongsan Mountain (95m high) in Seongdong-gu. What's even funnier is that the distance between the two is 3.1km by car and only 2.4km by foot

    https://blog.naver.com/koam0816/221325946668

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcoBhnVg9YkS9Y8FfK_ddg

    β€» (All taxis take about the same distance and time as the basic fare, and everything below is on foot) From Myeong-dong => (Northeast direction) About 20 minutes from Gwangjang Market 1.5km, from Gwangjang Market => (Southeast direction) About 10 minutes to

    Dongdaemun ddp 900m, from there (east direction) about 10 minutes to Jungang Market (Sindang-dong, Sangwangsimni Station) 900m, Jungang Market => (east direction) about 20 minutes to Wangsimni Market 1.5km, Wangsimni Market => (Southwest direction) to Jibu

    Station About 30 minutes 2km, Maebongsan Park 30 minutes 1.7km, from Maebongsan Park (Southeast direction) to Seoul Forest Park 2.4km to Namsan Tower using 3. This road is the most beautiful 5km, (North direction) 3.4km to Cheonggyecheon Park, (West Direction)

    Only 1.3km and 25 minutes to Namsan Dulle-gil, Itaewon Haebangchon

    Night view

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLKgBteOv9w

    Four seasons view

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjb_KsVNVC4

    From Seoul Forest to Maebongsan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF6_aSsQFDI

    ☞

    If you take a taxi, tell the driver,

    1.

    "Driver, please go to the octagonal pavilion observatory where you can see the Han River at the top of Eungbongsan (palgagjeong) Mountain in Eungbong-dong, Seongdong-gu "

    (This

    is Korean, but you can pronounce it in English)

    KI SA NIM ! SEONG DONG GU EUNG BONG DONG EUNG BONG SAN HANGANG BO I NEUN PAL GAG JEONG JEON MANG DAE RO GA JU SE YO

    κΈ°μ‚¬λ‹˜

    성동ꡬ 응봉동 응봉산에 μžˆλŠ” ν•œκ°•μ΄ λ³΄μ΄λŠ” νŒ”κ°μ • κ·Όμ²˜μ— 데렀닀 μ£Όμ„Έμš”

    And

    open this screen and show it to him

    https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=top_hty&fbm=1&ie=utf8&query=%EC%9D%91%EB%B4%89%EC%82%B0+%ED%8C%94%EA%B0%81%EC%A0%95

    2.

    "Driver, please go to the octagonal pavilion observatory where you can see the Han River at the top of Maebongsan (palgagjeong) Mountain in Oksu-dong, Seongdong-gu." "

    (This

    is Korean, but you can pronounce it in English)

    KI SA NIM ! SEONG DONG GU OG SOO DONG MAE BONG SAN HANGANG BO I NEUN PAL GAG JEONG JEON MANG DAE RO GA JU SE YO

    κΈ°μ‚¬λ‹˜

    성동ꡬ μ˜₯μˆ˜λ™ 맀봉산에 μžˆλŠ” ν•œκ°•μ΄ λ³΄μ΄λŠ” νŒ”κ°μ • κ·Όμ²˜μ— 데렀닀 μ£Όμ„Έμš”

    And

    open this screen and show it to him

    https://blog.naver.com/bl85219/222631656299?isInf=true πŸ˜‚

    ☞ TIP to explain and promote the above places in detail

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVzE1yDraZA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux64B7YIDL0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV4GshtMdjs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dSwzF5hN8&t=297s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqj7xmFRNlE

    OR

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyi_WsodRbs&t=108s 🀣

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