Day Trips from Seoul - Seoul - page 331

SIGHTS

ARTS CENTRE

INCHEON ART PLATFORM
( www.inartplatform.kr ; Open Port; 10am-6pm Sun-Thu, 10am-8pm Fri & Sat) An attractive complex of
1930s and '40s brick warehouses has been turned over to the Incheon Foundation for Arts
and Culture, which has created gallery spaces and art residency studios that are worth ex-
ploring. Performances and events are also held here.

JAYU PARK
OFFLINE MAP
(Open Port; Line 1 to Incheon) Jayu means freedom and this hillside park, designed by a Russi-
an civil engineer in 1888, is a good spot to catch the breeze. It contains the monument for
the centenary of Korea-USA relations and a statue of General MacArthur.

PARK

INCHEON GRAND FISHERY MARKET
OFFLINE MAP
( www.asijang.co.kr ; Yeonan; 4.30am-9pm) Even if you've already visited Noriyangjin in
Seoul, this fish and seafood market is still worth seeing. It's a more intimate, brightly lit
place displaying hundreds of types of marine products, all of which you can eat on the spot
at several small restaurants and cafes.

MARKET

INCHEON OPEN PORT MUSEUM
( www.icjgss.or.kr/open_port ; Open Port; adult/teenager/child ₩500/300/200; 9am-6pm Tue-Sun) One of three
former Japanese bank buildings along the same street has been turned into this interesting
museum about the area's distinctive architecture, which dates back to the 1890s.

MUSEUM

PARK

WOLMI PARK
( wolmi.incheon.go.kr ; Wolmido; park 5am-10pm, garden 9am-8pm, museum 9am-6pm Tue-Sun, observatory
7am-10pm) Crafted from a former military base and site of the Incheon Landing Operation
during the Korean War, this attractive park includes a replica of a traditional palace garden,
walking trails shaded by leafy trees, a museum on the history of Korean emigration, and
the hilltop Wolmi Observatory OFFLINE MAP (admission free) , offering views across the port and
towards Yeongjongdo.

MUSEUM

INCHEON LANDING OPERATION MEMORIAL HALL