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Places to visit in Korea

2,469 places worth going out of your way for — palaces and temples, mountains and coastline, market alleys and observation decks. Everything here comes from official Korea Tourism Organization data, with photos and maps.

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If it is your first trip, these eight are the ones people come back talking about.

Gyeongbokgung Palace, SeoulGyeongbokgung PalaceSeoulBukchon Hanok Village, SeoulBukchon Hanok VillageSeoulGwangjang Market, SeoulGwangjang MarketSeoulBusan Gamcheon Culture Village, BusanBusan Gamcheon Culture VillageBusanHaeundae Beach, BusanHaeundae BeachBusanHallasan Mountain, JejuHallasan MountainJejuGyeongju Bulguksa Temple, GyeongbukGyeongju Bulguksa TempleGyeongbukSuwon Hwaseong Fortress, GyeonggiSuwon Hwaseong FortressGyeonggi

Where are you going?

Places to visit in SeoulSeoul396 placesPlaces to visit in BusanBusan110 placesPlaces to visit in JejuJeju146 places

Gyeonggi (251)Gangwon (274)Gyeongbuk (225)Incheon (91)Jeonnam (332)Chungnam (127)Gyeongnam (125)Jeonbuk (112)Chungbuk (93)Ulsan (45)Daegu (44)Daejeon (39)Gwangju (36)Sejong (23)

What are you into?

Old Korea

Palaces, mountain temples and tiled-roof villages — the things most people come for.

Palaces & heritage in KoreaPalaces & heritage170Temples in KoreaTemples104Hanok & folk villages in KoreaHanok & folk villages90

The outdoors

Korea is 70% mountains with coastline on three sides, and both start inside the cities.

Hiking & mountains in KoreaHiking & mountains57Beaches & islands in KoreaBeaches & islands181Parks & nature in KoreaParks & nature359Viewpoints in KoreaViewpoints91

City life

Where to walk, eat and buy things — the half of a trip that is not sightseeing.

Neighbourhoods & streets in KoreaNeighbourhoods & streets489Traditional markets in KoreaTraditional markets74Where to eat in KoreaWhere to eat351Shopping streets & malls in KoreaShopping streets & malls56

Indoors, and with children

The reliable options for a rainy afternoon or a trip with kids in tow.

Museums & galleries in KoreaMuseums & galleries237Theme parks & experiences in KoreaTheme parks & experiences210

Planning around dates?

Places are always there; festivals and concerts are not. Put your travel dates into the Trip Planner to see what is on while you are in Korea, or read a city guide for a route that already accounts for closing days.

Looking for somewhere specific? Search everything — places, festivals, performances and exhibitions at once, by name or by city.

How this list is built: from the Korea Tourism Organization's English dataset, filtered to places with photographs and a confirmed location. Medical-tourism listings and chain-store branches registered under the same categories are excluded, so what is left is places you would actually travel to see.