10 attractions in Incheon, including Gyeongin Ara Waterway, Muuido Island and Songdo Central Park. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Viewpoints
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The Gyeongin Ara Waterway is a canal dug across the land from near Haengju Bridge on the lower Han River to the Yellow Sea at Incheon. It is 18 km long and 80 m wide. It was built to control floods and carry ships, but the cycle paths and…
Coast & islands
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Just over half an hour by car from Incheon International Airport and one bridge away lies Muuido. With the wide tidal flats of Hanagae Beach, a coastal boardwalk along the sea cliffs and a footbridge to Somuuido, it is a favourite half-day…
Gardens & parks
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In the middle of Incheon's Songdo International City, a long seawater canal runs between the high-rises. Songdo Central Park covers about 41 hectares and was the first park in Korea with seawater flowing through it. Kayaks and boats glide…
Coast & islands
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Yeongjongdo is the island that holds Incheon International Airport, yet only a short way from the terminals the Yellow Sea mudflats and sandy beaches begin. It is a good escape if you have a few hours before or after a flight, or for a day…
Coast & islands
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Wolmido is a small island right in front of Incheon Port. Land reclamation has joined it to the mainland, so it hardly feels like an island any more, but because it guarded the sea route to Seoul, several turning points of modern Korean hi…
Churches & monasteries
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On a hill in the old treaty port of Jemulpo, Dapdong Cathedral is the red-brick and granite seat of the Catholic Diocese of Incheon. Its three bell towers stand out from afar, and as one of the oldest Western-style church buildings in Kore…
Churches & monasteries
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In the middle of Yeongjongdo, the island that is home to Incheon International Airport, a small temple called Yonggungsa sits at the end of a forest path on the north-eastern slopes of Baegunsan (255 m). It is modest in size, but it was re…
Gardens & parks
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The whole of Eungbongsan hill above Incheon Port is Jayu Park ("Freedom Park"). Laid out in 1888 by the foreign residents who settled here a few years after the port opened, it was Korea's first Western-style park. Its successive names, fr…
Old towns & squares
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Incheon Chinatown grew up after the port of Incheon opened in 1883 and a Qing Chinese concession was set up the following year, making it the oldest ethnic Chinese neighbourhood in Korea. It is known as the place where jajangmyeon, the bla…
Gardens & parks
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In Jangsu-dong, Namdong-gu, set against the slopes of Gwanmosan and Sangasan, lies Incheon's largest park. Covering about 2.66 km² and attracting close to 4 million visitors a year, it is one of the main green escapes of the Seoul metropol…