Travel Reference
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PARK
SEOUL FOREST
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this park makes a very pleasant area to enjoy some time in natural surroundings. It's big;
to see it all it's best to hire a bicycle (
₩
3000 per hour) or a pair of rollerblades (
₩
4000 per
hour) from the
rental stall
( 9am-10pm)
by Gate 1. Among the trees and lakes are deer en-
closures, eco areas, an insect exhibition, a plant nursery and fountains. You can also cycle
through a tunnel down to the Han and along the cycleway that follows the river.
ARTISTS' STUDIO
SEOUL ART SPACE SINDANG
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cade that runs under the Jungang Market is this colourful collection of 40 design and art
studios, part of a citywide project to foster up-and-coming artists. The arcade itself has
been turned into a gallery of the artists' work, some of whom collaborated with the exist-
ing stallholders - including many raw-fish cafes and the traders from the atmospheric wet
market above, which was once one of the most important food markets in the city.
MUSEUM
SEOUL YANGNYEONGSI HERB MEDICINE MUSEUM
(
http://museum.ddm.go.kr
;
B2 Donguibogam Tower, Jeji-dong; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun; Line 1 to Jeji-dong, Exit
3)
Learn about the history and practice of traditional Korean medicine at this imaginative
museum in the basement of the building with a big Korean flag on it (look for the entrance
hood at the corner of the street). The displays have plenty of English, and the kindly ladies
here will give you herbal tea and allow you to work out which 'Sasang' constitution you
have.
HEUNGINJIMUM (DONGDAEMUN)
(Dongdaemun;
Line 1 or 4 to Dongdaemun, Exit 6)
The Great East Gate to Seoul's fortress has
been rebuilt several times in its 700-year history and was under wraps again for another
major renovation at the time of research. Stranded in a traffic island, it's not possible to
enter inside the gate; view it from the remains of the Fortress Walls that snake uphill to
Naksan Park.
HISTORIC BUILDING
MUSEUM
CHEONG-GYE-CHEON MUSEUM
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