Must-see attractions in Incheon

  • Wolmido

    Incheon

    Historically notable as the site of the Incheon Landing Operations during the Korean War, today the former island of Wolmi (it was joined to the mainland…

  • Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall

    Incheon

    This sombre, strikingly designed museum commemorates the daring attack in which some 70,000 UN and South Korean troops took part in a surprise landing in…

  • Incheon Metropolitan City Museum

    Incheon

    The city’s main museum offers an excellent collection of celadon pottery and some interesting historical displays dating from the Three Kingdoms. It's…

  • Incheon Art Platform

    Incheon

    This attractive complex of 1930s and ‘40s brick warehouses was turned over to the Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture, which has created gallery…

  • Jajangmyeon Museum

    Incheon

    Housed in a building dating to 1907, this imaginative museum celebrates the origins of the much-loved noodle dish jajangmyeon, thought to be adapted from…

  • Jayu Park

    Incheon

    You can explore this picturesque hilltop park, designed by a Russian civil engineer in 1888, while walking between Chinatown and the Open Port area. It…

  • Daebul Hotel

    Incheon

    Dubbed the 'first western hotel in Korea', this three-storey brick building is a recreation of an old merchants hotel that stood on this spot from 1888 to…

  • Wolmi Park

    Incheon

    This large, forested park has walking trails, a replica of a traditional Korean garden, and the hilltop Wolmi Observatory, offering views across the port…

  • Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village

    Incheon

    As if a princess had waved a magic wand over its streets, this once gritty neighbourhood has been transformed into a children's wonderland of brightly…

  • Incheon Fish Market

    Incheon

    This large fish and seafood market has row upon row of vendors hawking every kind of edible sea beast, which can be consumed right here at several small…

  • Modern Architecture Museum

    Incheon

    Housed within a former concession-era Japanese bank, this museum examines the historic diversity of the Open Port area's architecture – modernist, gothic,…

  • Korean Emigration History Museum

    Incheon

    This museum offers interesting insights into the outbound journeys of Korean migrants, with a focus on those settling throughout the Americas. It's…

  • Incheon Open Port Museum

    Incheon

    Built in 1897, this is one of three former Japanese banks along the same street. Exhibitions within present the history of Incheon's Open Port area since…

  • Wolmi Observatory

    Incheon

    Looking like an air traffic control tower atop Wolmi Park, the Wolmi Observatory is worth the short, uphill hike to enjoy 360° views of Incheon and beyond…