Best places: Historical landmarks in Seoul

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Changdeokgung Secret Garden image
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Changdeokgung Secret Garden
Garden
Sprawling, scenic grounds around Changdeokgung Palace featuring pavilions, ponds & lush trees.
4.80 (1.6K reviews)
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Changgyeonggung Palace
Cultural landmark
Complex of 4 grand traditional Korean palaces, shrines & gardens for guided & self guided tours.
4.70 (4.1K reviews)
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Gwanghwamun Gate
Historical landmark
👍👍 An interesting attraction that you can see for free! Arrive at the right time to watch the changing of the guard. An intriguing performance worth seeing.
4.70 (2.6K reviews)
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Deoksugung Palace
Cultural landmark
Historic palace in the heart of Seoul offering a popular Changing of the Royal Guard ceremony.
4.60 (19.3K reviews)
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Gyeonghoeru Pavilion
Heritage preservation
Part of a wider palace complex, this ornate, 2-story pavilion sits by a calm, artificial pond.
4.80 (334 reviews)
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Honghwamun Gate
Heritage preservation
👍 Historical place and huge area. Prepare to spend some time and you have to walk..a lot! Enjoyable!
4.60 (994 reviews)
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Seoul City Wall Trail
Historical landmark
Pedestrian path beside a 14th-century wall, passing a park, observation deck & landmark buildings.
4.60 (639 reviews)
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Olympic Park World Peace Gate
Historical landmark
👍👍 Beautiful place to visit. Full of live. Kids playing with their parents, lots of cyclists.
4.50 (4.1K reviews)
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Dongnimmun Arch (Independence Gate)
Historical landmark
A late-19th-century granite arch in a park, built as a symbol of Korean political independence.
4.50 (2.2K reviews)
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Deoksugung Doldamgil (Stone-wall Road)
Historical landmark
Pedestrian-friendly street with broad sidewalks, benches & trees known for colorful fall leaves.
4.60 (518 reviews)
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Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine
Catholic church
Shrine, church & museum dedicated to Catholics executed here during the 1866 Byeongin Persecution.
4.50 (1.7K reviews)
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Deoksugung Palace Jungmyeongjeon
Historical landmark
👍👍 Jungmyeongjeon was built as a study to store imperial books and treasures when Deoksugung Palace was renovated into the imperial palace of the Korean Empire. However, Jungmyeongjeon remains a sad place for us where the Japan-Korea Treaty was signed on November 17, 1905. Currently, it is separate fro...
4.60 (448 reviews)
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Seokjojeon (Korean Empire History Museum)
Historical landmark
👍👍 The symbol of Deoksugung is Seokjojeon. Emperor Gojong, who proclaimed the Korean Empire in 1897, commissioned J.R Harding, an Englishman, to design a Western-style engraving, Seokjojeon. Harding is the designer of the 'Homigot Lighthouse' in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, the 4th in the world...
4.60 (409 reviews)
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Muaksan East Beacon Mound
Historical landmark
👍👍 Short hike but awesome views. Takes only like 20 mins! Def worth it!
4.50 (786 reviews)
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Geunjeongjeon
Cultural landmark
Grand residence of the 14th-century Joseon Dynasty, now housing museums of folklore & royal culture.
4.70 (238 reviews)
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Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)
Historical landmark
👍👍 Many new visitors might not know, but this gate was set on fire by an arsonist in 2008 and it was restored and reopened in 2013. I came to Korea in 2012 and I remember not to be able to get close to it. However, now, if you are walking towards Seoul station, you often get to cross through this gat...
4.50 (677 reviews)
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Gwanghwamun Square
Historical landmark
Huge public square opened in 2009 as part of an environmentally friendly redevelopment of Seoul.
4.40 (12.7K reviews)
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Jeongneung
Historical landmark
4.50 (639 reviews)
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Heunginjimun Gate (Dongdaemun)
Historical landmark
This restored gate was part of the Fortress Wall of Seoul built during the Joseon Dynasty.
4.40 (7.4K reviews)
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Donhwamun Gate
Heritage preservation
👍👍 The main entrance of Changdeokgung Palace is the main entrance that looks elegant and elegant with dignity because it has two stages. Donhwamun Square was a place of popular politics in Joseon Dynasty and a courtyard for communicating with the people. It is believed that Yeongjo, which suppressed t...
4.50 (613 reviews)
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