Top 3 best places to go in Seoul, Korea for Tourist [ Ep. 1 ]

Hi, This is Daniel from Share Korea.

Are you planning to visit Seoul someday or soon in a near future? 

Here are the TOP 3 best places to go around in Seoul, Korea. 

No.1 N Seoul Tower a.k.a Namsan Tower[남산타워]

 If you are a person who loves seeing the best views, the first place you should visit is N Seoul Tower. There’s a cable car to get up towards the top of the Namsan(Nam: South, San: Mountain)  and a cool rotating restaurant(a little pricy :P) that’ll give you a view of the entire city.

Couples are more welcome to visit to N Seoul Tower as well.

N Seoul Tower is a romantic pilgrimage for those couples who wish to declare their eternal love. Many couples come here to scribble love messages on 'Love lock' and affix to the railings. 

The messages of the love locks are also varied. Some stressed the love of the family, while others were between boyfriend and girlfriend, pledging to be together forever. 

Getting there: Chungmuro Station – Line #3, Line #4, exit 2, transfer to Bus 2 or Bus 5 (bound for N Seoul Tower) or Itaewon Station – Line #6, exit# 4, transfer to Bus 3 (bound for N Seoul Tower)

No.2 Gyeongbokgung Place [경복궁]

 I can strongly tell you that Gyeongbokgung is a very beautiful palace!! If Gyungbokgung wasn't in your travel list, I recommend you to add this place into your list, right now. It is a must-see. There is a lot of history and fun things to look at. Make sure to bring your cameras with it. 

Gyeongbokgung Palace was built in 1395, it is the largest and arguably the grandest and most beautiful out of the five palaces(Changgyeongung, Gyeonghuigung, Deoksugung, Changdeokgung) in Seoul.

Opening Hours as followed: March to October 09:00-18:00 / November to February 09:00-17:00. Closed on TUESDAY. 

Admission Fees: 3.000 won.

Tip: Wearing a traditional Korean attire, Hanbok(한복), will grant you free entry into the palace.

There are many Hanbok rental shops around the area. 

Getting there: Subway Line #3, Gyeongbokgung Station

No.3 Gangnam Station [강남역]

 The Gangnam Station (yes, the MV in Gangnam Style) is a most prosperous area in all of Seoul. With tons of bars, restaurants, and cafes, Gangnam Station is a central destination for people. Also, Gangnam is almost synonymous with words like fashion, trendy and cutting edge.

 If you’re so into K-Pop and then Gangnam is the first place you should visit. In this area, you could find some excellent places where you could find the original merchandises of your favorite K-Pop. Furthermore, this district also where some big name of entertainment companies are taken places, consider yourself lucky, perhaps you could meet the glimpse of your favorite K-Pop stars around Gangnam.

Getting there: Gangnam Station – Line #2, exit 10, 11 or Sinnonhyeon Station – Line #9, exit 5, 6