Gyeonggi-do
One of several cavernous restaurants just north of Icheon Ceramic Village known for an impressive abundance of banchan (side dishes) served together with Icheon's famous rice. Dining here is for a minimum of two people.
You'll spot Naratnim easily; it's the huge, faux-traditional wooden building with the curved, tiled roof. No English menu.
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The World Heritage–listed Changdeokgung is the most beautiful of Seoul's five main palaces. You must join a one-hour guided tour to look around. English…
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Amid the celebrity-owned apartments on the leafy southern slope of Namsan is Korea's premier art gallery. Beautifully designed and laid-out, it balances…
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The World Heritage–listed fortress wall that encloses the original town of Suwon is what brings most travellers to the city. Snaking up and down Paldal…
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This vast and imposing concrete slab of a museum takes visitors on a fascinating journey through Korea's past from prehistory all the way to the Korean…
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This huge museum documents the history of the Korean War (1950–53) using multimedia exhibits and black-and-white documentary footage, along with artefacts…
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Located in the heart of ritzy Gangnam, the shrines and halls of the Buddhist temple Bongeun-sa, with its tree-filled hillside location, stand in direct…
Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park
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Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, this neofuturistic cultural complex was commissioned to replace the Dongdaemun Stadium, built during Japanese rule in the…
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Providing terrific photo opportunities, Korea's largest fish market supplies every kind of aquatic life form to restaurants, fish shops and the general…
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This leafy cul-de-sac off a busy main road is the centre of Icheon's porcelain and celadon trade, a thriving tradition that dates back to the Joseon…
2. Icheon World Ceramics Centre
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This art complex within Seolbong Park has several galleries showcasing contemporary ceramic art from Korea and around the world. There's also an…
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These pleasant parklands keep up the pottery theme with a variety of ceramic sculptures surrounding a scenic lake. There are also galleries, museums and…
4. Samsung Transportation Museum
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An impressive collection of classic automobiles and sports cars are buffed to a sheen at this kid-friendly museum. A free shuttle bus goes here from…
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This retirement home around 50km south-east of Seoul is still inhabited by a declining handful of women, now mostly in their 90s, who were forced to work…
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Opened in 1976, Everland is Korea's largest theme park, with five zones of rides, fantasy buildings and impressive seasonal gardens. The lush hillside…
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An impressive indoor and outdoor water park with white-knuckle luges, flumes, tubes, a lazy river and a not-so-lazy wave pool. It's best avoided on summer…
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Good luck trying to persuade the kids to exit Everland to go see an art museum, but if you manage it you'll be richly rewarded with the personal…