Gyeonggi-do & Incheon
So this is where all the people are! Trust Songdo's only happening hang-out to be a vast open-air mall offering discounted big-brand shopping, a few restaurants and a cinema. The convenient travel links must help; Technopark subway station is right underneath.
The shopping continues eastwards with Triple St, a newer mega-mall grafted on to this one.
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Like a phoenix, Seoul’s premier palace has risen several times from the ashes of destruction. Hordes of tourists have replaced the thousands of government…
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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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One of Seoul's five grand palaces built during the Joseon dynasty, Deoksugung (meaning Palace of Virtuous Longevity) is the only one you can visit in the…
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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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Granite-peak-studded Bukhansan National Park's sweeping mountaintop vistas, maple leaves, rushing streams and remote temples draw over 5 million hikers…
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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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Overlooked by Songdo's skyscrapers, Central Park mimics its New York namesake in miniature, with walking paths and a boating lake. The centrepiece of…
2. Incheon Urban History Museum
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To get an idea of Songdo's master plan, drop by this multilevel display centre with scale models and exhibitions showing how the surrounding area has been…
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Songdo’s most futuristic piece of architecture, the photogenic Tri-bowl is part urban sculpture, part exhibition hall, and occasionally hosts concert…
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This 150m-tall Songdo landmark has sensational 360° views from its IFEZ Observatory on the 33rd floor. From here you can see just how many empty city…
5. Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall
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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…
6. Incheon Metropolitan City Museum
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The city’s main museum offers an excellent collection of celadon pottery and some interesting historical displays dating from the Three Kingdoms. It's…
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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…
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This attractive complex of 1930s and ‘40s brick warehouses was turned over to the Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture, which has created gallery…