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A long-running comedy performance that features a wacky Korean family all crazy about martial arts. The nonverbal show mixes Korean taekwondo and taekkyeon with slapstick and doesn't require any Korean-language knowledge.


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Nearby Myeong-dong & Jung-gu attractions

1. Heunghwamun

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The impressive entrance gate to Gyeonghuigung has toured around Seoul, and was moved to its present site in 1988.

2. SeMA Gyeonghuigung Museum of Art

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Two large, white hangar-like structures make up this branch of Seoul Museum of Art. Periodically changing exhibitions of a variable quality and interest…

3. Seoul Museum of History

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To gain an appreciation of the total transformation of Seoul down the centuries, visit this fascinating museum, which charts the city's history since the…

4. Agriculture Museum

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Much more interesting than it sounds, this museum has imaginative displays that relate to the history and practice of farming on the Korean peninsula…

5. Hammering Man

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Constructed from 50 tonnes of steel by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, this 22m-tall superman of a blacksmith built in 2002 is caught still in the…

6. Gyeonghuigung

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The Palace of Shining Celebration, completed in 1623, used to consist of a warren of courtyards, buildings, walls and gates spread over a large area. But…

7. MMCA Deoksugung

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This branch of MMCA is within a grand colonial building inside the Deoksugung complex. It has several galleries exhibiting its permanent modern-art…

8. Seokjojeon

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A good example of Deoksugung's potpourri of contrasting architectural styles, the grand neoclassical-style Seokjojeon was designed by British architect GR…