Seoul for Free
A day · 6 stops
Some of Seoul's best days out cost nothing at all. This route strings together free sights — a civic square with a guard-changing ceremony, a restored downtown stream, world-class museums that charge no admission and a riverside park — so you can see the city without spending on tickets. Bring only your appetite for the market stalls.
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Landmark · Gwanghwamun
Gwanghwamun Square
Start on the grand plaza below King Sejong — time it for the free changing of the guard at the palace gate.
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Nature · Jongno
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Walk the restored stream that threads the downtown, cool and car-free.
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Play · Euljiro
Gwangjang Market
Browse the 1905 market for free — the bindaetteok, though, is worth a few coins.
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Culture · Yongsan
National Museum of Korea
The vast national museum charges nothing for its permanent 5,000-year collection.
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Culture · Yongsan
War Memorial of Korea
Nearby, the moving war memorial is free too, with tanks and jets filling the plaza.
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Nature · Yeouido
Yeouido Hangang Park
End on the river's lawns — sunset, passing ferries and buskers, all for free.