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Jongno-gu
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Popular sights in bustling Jongno-gu include the ornate Gyeongbokgung palace, with guard-changing ceremonies in front of Gwanghwamun Gate, and the elegant Jogyesa Buddhist temple. Traditional markets include Dongmyo Flea Market, and Gwangjang, which sells street food like kimbap rice rolls. Nearby tented street stalls sell soju rice wine and snacks like spicy stir-fried seafood, while gay bars line...
Read morePopular sights in bustling Jongno-gu include the ornate Gyeongbokgung palace, with guard-changing ceremonies in front of Gwanghwamun Gate, and the elegant Jogyesa Buddhist temple. Traditional markets include Dongmyo Flea Market, and Gwangjang, which sells street food like kimbap rice rolls. Nearby tented street stalls sell soju rice wine and snacks like spicy stir-fried seafood, while gay bars line Jongno 3-ga Road.
attractions: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gwangjang Market, Bukchon Hanok Village, Changdeokgung, Insa-dong Culture Street, Ikseondong Hanok Village, Jogyesa Temple, Heunginjimun Gate (Dongdaemun), Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, National Palace Museum of Korea, restaurants: Tosokchon Samgyetang, Jin Ok-Hwa Original Chicken Restaurant, Pizzeria O, Manseon Hof, Cafe Onion Anguk, Mugyo-dong Bugeo-guk, Niuroumianguan Main Branch, Samcheongdong Sujebi, MidoGalbi, Mijin, local businesses: Sejong Center, Heunginjimun, Dongmyo Flea Market, Hanboknam 韓服男, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Changgyeonggung, MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) Seoul, National Children's Science Center, Korean Ginseng Museum, Anyoung Insadong Shopping Mall
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Things to Do in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Jongno-gu Attractions & Activities
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Attractions of Jongno-gu
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gwangjang Market
Bukchon Hanok Village
Changdeokgung
Insa-dong Culture Street
Ikseondong Hanok Village
Jogyesa Temple
Heunginjimun Gate (Dongdaemun)
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
National Palace Museum of Korea
Gyeongbokgung Palace
4.6
(16.2K)
Closed
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Gwangjang Market
4.2
(15.1K)
Open until 10:30 PM
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Bukchon Hanok Village
4.4
(8.7K)
Closed
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Changdeokgung
4.6
(5.6K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Restaurants of Jongno-gu
Tosokchon Samgyetang
Jin Ok-Hwa Original Chicken Restaurant
Pizzeria O
Manseon Hof
Cafe Onion Anguk
Mugyo-dong Bugeo-guk
Niuroumianguan Main Branch
Samcheongdong Sujebi
MidoGalbi
Mijin
Tosokchon Samgyetang
4.2
(4.7K)
Open until 10:00 PM
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Jin Ok-Hwa Original Chicken Restaurant
4.1
(3.5K)
Open until 1:00 AM
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Pizzeria O
4.8
(3K)
Open until 9:00 PM
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Manseon Hof
3.8
(2.2K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Local services of Jongno-gu
Sejong Center
Heunginjimun
Dongmyo Flea Market
Hanboknam 韓服男
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
Changgyeonggung
MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) Seoul
National Children's Science Center
Korean Ginseng Museum
Anyoung Insadong Shopping Mall
Sejong Center
4.4
(3K)
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Heunginjimun
4.3
(2.9K)
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Dongmyo Flea Market
4.0
(2.3K)
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Hanboknam 韓服男
4.8
(1.9K)
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