Seodaemun Museum of Natural History — Attraction in Seoul

It's a really cool place for kids! My daughter loves dinosaurs, but I honestly don't think she knew how scary and gigantic they were until she saw them here. She loved the 3D movie theater they have about meteorites--I believe. It was short but quite an experience for my little one. They have 3 floors, and it's good to start from the top floor and move your way down. And, they do have a snack shop on the 1st floor. But, we didn't bother to stop by because we wanted to check out a gimbap place called Younhee Gimbap near the museum. (Mind you, it's not within walking distance.)

The admission tickets are ₩6,000 for adults, and my daughter who is 39 months old was free. By the way, parking is ₩2,000, which isn't too expensive. The highlight for my daughter was the long slide outside of the museum that kids line up to ride. Highly...

The person behind the ticketing counter was dishonest and took extra money from me just because I spoke English and not Korean(I am a tourist who cannot speak Korean).

I asked for 2 adults and 3 children tickets at ₩7000 and ₩3000, respectively, for a total of ₩23000, and the person only gave me 2 adults and 2 children tickets. Moreover, I gave him ₩50000 and he only returned me ₩23000, charging me ₩27000 in the process. I went back to the counter to demand my money back which he did not seem willing to give me.

Other than the above bad experience, the museum was quite nice and though most of the explanations are in Korean, with a few in English.

On the whole, it may not be fully worth the...

Warning Parents. The gift shop is immediately to the right when walking inside. My son really wanted a toy and we had to drag him to the elevator. Thankfully there was an astronaut on 3rd floor to cheer him up.

My boy spent a good hour in the "beginning of the universe" immersive video room. By the time we got to 2nd floor to see dinosaurs and other animals, he was sleepy and hungry.

Cafe serves toast, so nothing substantial. Would've liked to try the coffee in the beginning, if I wasn't fighting to get my son away from the gift shop.

Great activity for him though. I'm happy it wasn't exhausting for kids with parents like other places. Plenty to look...