Places to visit in Korea
1926 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.
By what you want to see
Palaces & heritage
Royal palaces, fortress walls, ancient tombs and the sites that carry Korea’s written history.
Browse →101Temples
Buddhist temples, many of them a thousand years old and set deep in the mountains — several are UNESCO World Heritage.
Browse →89Hanok & folk villages
Preserved villages of tiled-roof hanok houses, from Bukchon in central Seoul to whole settlements still lived in.
Browse →55Hiking & mountains
Korea is 70% mountains and they start inside the cities — trails range from a subway-accessible hour to Hallasan’s summit.
Browse →179Beaches & islands
The east coast’s clear water, the west’s tidal flats, and thousands of islands off the southern shore.
Browse →347Parks & nature
Arboretums, recreation forests, valleys and lakes — the quieter half of the Korean outdoors.
Browse →89Viewpoints
Observatories, skywalks, cable cars and towers, from city panoramas to cliff-edge glass floors.
Browse →471Neighbourhoods & streets
Market alleys, mural villages, book streets and the districts worth walking without a plan.
Browse →206Theme parks & experiences
Amusement parks, water parks, hot springs and hands-on farms — the reliable rainy-day and family options.
Browse →223Museums & galleries
National and city museums, art galleries and memorial halls. Many of the national ones are free.
Browse →By region
Seoul (262)Busan (88)Jeju (122)Gyeonggi (207)Gangwon (237)Gyeongbuk (189)Incheon (74)Jeonnam (192)Chungnam (117)Gyeongnam (112)Jeonbuk (95)Chungbuk (85)Ulsan (36)Daegu (36)Gwangju (32)Daejeon (26)Sejong (16)
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 registered under the same category are excluded, so what is left is places you would actually travel to see.