Children's Museum of the National Museum of Korea — Local services in Seoul

Cute place and fun for kids. You need a reservation ahead of time. I had very unpleasant moment when some old woman confronted me for bringing my son to woman’s bathroom. She called me out that I don’t have common manner to bring my som to woman’s stall. Was it ok for her to talking to me with her mouth wide open with toothpaste? It was just me and my son and I’ve never sent him to man’s bathroom by himself without having someone to go with. I left some comment to the lady who worked at front desk. Of course there is no age restriction for boy to go woman’s stall. She was just being nosy and grumpy. I would leave five stars if I didn’t have this unpleasant moment in the bathroom. Other than that, the museum should...

Good place to bring kids. Make a reservation on their website early as its gets full really quick, especially during school holidays. We only managed to book 2 slots, however the kind museum staff allowed all 3 of us entry. FYI we did the reservation without a local mobile phone number, just need to enter your email.

Very convenient lockers located nearby to store your things, and its free. All you do is select one, and enter your pin to lock it.

Each session is 2 hours. Depending on the child, you can spend 30-120 minutes in there. There is a separate play area for kids 3 and below.

Nearest entrance is on the left if you are facing the building, next to the...

Beware of their booking policy. If you book a slot you have 30min to come or else they will cancel your slot. Not only this, but they will block you from booking a new slot the next 60 days. I have been to 100s of kids museums and government owner children facilities- especially in the Middle East, and I have never encountered similar policies. The space is limited and there is really not much to do for a pre-school or school child. Each available slot is valid for only 1h and 20 min. After this they try to clean the place for 10 min and re-open for the next group. If you did not make a reservation upfront you are basically not...