Verified gardens & parks in Seoul — descriptions, map and practical info.
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When the railway went underground, a long, narrow park 6.3 km in length appeared on top of it. Gyeongui Line Forest Park is a linear park running from Yeonnam-dong in Mapo to Wonhyo-ro in Yongsan, and the Yeonnam-dong stretch near Hongik U…
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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…
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Olympic Park in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, covers about 1.45 million m². It was built for the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and today it is a public park of stadiums, concert halls, museums and wide lawns. Right in the middle s…
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Seoul Forest is a large park in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, where the Han River meets the Jungnangcheon stream. It opened on 18 June 2005 and covers about 1.16 million m², making it Seoul's third-largest park after World Cup Park and Olymp…
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Seoul Botanic Park, opened in May 2019 in Magok, Gangseo-gu, combines a botanical garden with a public park. It covers 504,000 m², about the size of 70 football pitches, and most of it is a park you can walk around for free; only the green…
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Seoul Children's Grand Park in Neung-dong, Gwangjin District, opened on Children's Day in 1973. About 530,000 m² of woods and lawns hold a zoo, a botanical garden, an amusement park and an open-air stage, and because entry to the park is f…
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In the heart of Jamsil, beneath the soaring Lotte World Tower, lies a lake lined all the way round with cherry trees. Seokchon Lake Park, officially Songpa Naru Park, turns a lake left behind by an old branch of the Han River into a walkin…
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Seonyudo is a small island in the middle of the Han River, and the whole of it is a park. It covers just 0.11 km², yet it still holds the huge concrete tanks and columns of the plant that once produced Seoul's tap water. Instead of tearing…
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In the middle of Yeouido, surrounded by the National Assembly, broadcasters and bank towers, a long strip of woodland crosses the island. Yeouido Park was created on land that had been an airfield and then a vast asphalt plaza, so a walk h…
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Right next to the National Museum of Korea, Yongsan Family Park is a spread of wide lawns and ponds set among gentle slopes. The land was part of the Yongsan military base, used by the Japanese army in the colonial period and by US forces…
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Every autumn the hill of Haneul Park in Seoul's Mapo District ripples with silvery eulalia grass, yet underneath it is a mountain of rubbish. The park was created by capping and stabilising the Nanjido landfill, where Seoul dumped its wast…
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At the eastern foot of Namsan, right outside Dongguk University Station, Jangchungdan Park is today a neighbourhood park for walks and exercise, but it began as an altar for those who died for the country. Its name comes from Jangchungdan,…
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Cheonggyecheon is a stream that runs west to east through the heart of Seoul. For decades it was buried under concrete with an elevated expressway on top; in 2003–2005 the road came down and the stream was brought back to the surface. Toda…
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Tapgol Park, laid out in 1897, was Seoul's first modern public park, and it is where the Declaration of Independence was read on 1 March 1919, launching the March First Movement against Japanese rule. It is a small park in the middle of Jo…
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Hangang Park is the shared name for 11 riverside parks running along both banks of the Han River through Seoul. This is where Seoulites cycle after work, spread out picnic mats at weekends and come for the river breeze at night, so it is t…