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Geunjeongjeon throne hall and its stone-paved courtyard at Gyeongbokgung under a blue sky
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Seoul: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Busan: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gyeongju: HaeeunJin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jeonju: Mobius6, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Andong: Bernard Gagnon, CC0 · Suwon: Bernard Gagnon, CC0 · Seogwipo: Martin Chen, CC BY 2.0 — Wikimedia Commons

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63 Building

Viewpoints

63 Building

서울특별시

The 63 Building is a 249.6 m skyscraper on the Han River at Yeouido, Seoul. When it opened in 1985 it was the tallest building in the world outside North America, and for years it was the image of modern Seoul. In June 2026 its 60th-floor…

60–120 min
Gageodo Island

Coast & islands

Gageodo Island

신안군

Gageodo belongs to Heuksan-myeon in Sinan County, South Jeolla, and is the southwesternmost point of Korean territory. At about 9 km² with a coastline of roughly 22 km it is small, but it is known for steep cliffs, dense forest and sea fis…

1440–2880 min
Gariwangsan Mountain

Mountains & peaks

Gariwangsan Mountain

정선군

Rising between Jeongseon and Pyeongchang, Gariwangsan (1,561 m) is one of the big mountains that, together with Odaesan, form the "roof" of the Gangwon ranges. It is an earth-covered mountain rather than a rocky one, so forest reaches all…

90–420 min
Gasil Catholic Church

Churches & monasteries

Gasil Catholic Church

칠곡군

On a hill above the Nakdong River in Waegwan, Chilgok, stands the red-brick Gasil Catholic Church. Its parish was founded in 1895, making it one of the oldest in Gyeongsang, and the present church, consecrated in 1924, turned 100 in 2024.…

30–60 min
Gayasan Mountain

Mountains & peaks

Gayasan Mountain

합천군

Gayasan is a rocky 1,433 m mountain on the border of Hapcheon (South Gyeongsang) and Seongju (North Gyeongsang), with Haeinsa Temple, home of the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks, on its southern slopes. It was long counted among the "eight gr…

240–360 min
Kansong Art Museum

Museums

Kansong Art Museum

서울특별시

At the end of a lane in Seongbuk-dong, a white two-storey building shows through the trees. This is where the Kansong Art Museum began, the first private museum in Korea. At a time when Korean heritage was being shipped abroad under Japane…

45–90 min
Ganjeolgot Cape

Coast & islands

Ganjeolgot Cape

울산

On Ulsan's southern shore a headland points out into the East Sea. Ganjeolgot is known as one of the first places on the Korean mainland to see the sunrise, and every 1 January it draws huge crowds. The rest of the year it is a seaside par…

60–180 min
Gamaksan Mountain (Paju)

Mountains & peaks

Gamaksan Mountain (Paju)

파주시

Rising on the border of Paju, Yangju and Yeoncheon, Gamaksan (675 m) has long been counted among the five sacred peaks of Gyeonggi. Its name means "dark-blue rock mountain", from the black and blue sheen said to shine from its rocks. A sus…

60–240 min

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Cheonmasan Mountain

Mountains & peaks

Cheonmasan Mountain

남양주시

Rising in the middle of Namyangju, Cheonmasan stands 812 m according to its summit stone, making it one of the higher peaks you can reach from eastern Seoul by train. True to its name, which means "the mountain that touches the sky", it is…

180–240 min
Gureopdo Island

Coast & islands

Gureopdo Island

옹진군

Gureopdo is a small island of just 1.71 km² off Incheon, reached only by changing boats at Deokjeokdo. Fewer than twenty people live here and there are hardly any shops, but its grassy headlands above the sea, sandy beaches and star-filled…

1440–2880 min
Mukgye Seowon and Mukgye Head House

Historic sites & memorials

Mukgye Seowon and Mukgye Head House

안동시

In Mukgye-ri, in Gilan-myeon well to the southeast of Andong, a Confucian academy and a clan head house survive side by side in one village. Mukgye Seowon honours Kim Gye-haeng (pen name Bobaekdang), famed for his integrity as an official,…

30–90 min
Boramae Park

Gardens & parks

Boramae Park

서울특별시

Boramae Park covers about 41 hectares across Dongjak-gu and Gwanak-gu in southwest Seoul, on the former site of the Korea Air Force Academy. Between the wide lawns, ponds and musical fountain stands the "Air Park", a group of retired milit…

60–120 min