Gimpo Art Village (김포 아트빌리지)

12.7Km 2023-02-06

170, Modamgongwon-ro, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do

Gimpo Art Village features various culture and arts experience sites, an art center exhibition hall where high-quality exhibits can be enjoyed, an outdoor performing stage that can accommodate up to 1,000 people at once, and a traditional play experience ground. The Village also has a traditional hanok stay experience hall, multipurpose hall and practice rooms where art clubs and organizations can engage in creative activities to their heart's content, a VR (virtual reality) experience hall for people of all ages and genders, and many other spaces for culture and arts for citizens to enjoy in the midst of their lives.

Historical background: The Unyang-dong part of Modamsan Mountain where Gimpo Art Village is located is speculated to be the origin of the ancient country of Baekje. Seated before broad plains and Najincheon Stream, the art village also sits in front of Modamsan, the home of numerous Mahan tombs from which a 120-centimeter-long steel sword, crystal jade, and golden earrings, the oldest of its kind unearthed thus far, were once discovered. There have also been many discoveries of settlements from the New Stone Age and Bronze Age as well as dolmens from the Bronze Age so it is believed that a group with a powerful authority had been living in the Modamsan area since ancient times. In the Joseon period, the area became a part of Cheonhyeon-ri and Cheongsudong-ri, Seokhan-myeon. Modamsan is the home of the shrine and grave of Sim Ong, a military vassal from the early Joseon Dynasty who was a second-level meritorious vassal and had the positions of General Jeolchung and later Yeonguijeong, which was given after his death. Also located on the northern riverside of Hangang is Gambawi Rock where Jungbong Jo Heon, a civil vassal from the mid-Joseon period and leader of a righteous army, used to fish to soothe his patriotic sentiments.

Zaha Museum (자하미술관)

12.7Km 2021-03-09

46, Changuimun-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-395-3222

Located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Zaha Museum is the highest art gallery in Seoul. Reaching the museum involves a bit of an uphill walk, but the breathtaking scenery that includes Bugaksan Mountain and Inwangsan Mountain makes it worth the effort.

Opened on March 1, 2008, the two-story museum exhibits experimental works of young artists. There are two exhibition halls and a small garden on the second floor with a great view of the mountains.

The Hyooshik Aank Hotel Ilsan Tanhyeon (더휴식 아늑호텔 일산탄현점)

12.7Km 2025-04-24

8-32 Ilhyeon-ro 41beon-gil, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

The hotel offers rooms with diverse themes, such as a Nintendo room offering a fun gaming experience, a music room that evokes nostalgic sentiments with LPs, a movie room where guests can have a cinematic experience, and a golf room allowing guests a golf swing. The hotel rooms are designed to cater to the diverse needs of customers, ensuring a fun and memorable stay.

Lunette Eyewear - Mapo Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (루네뜨안경 마포)

12.7Km 2024-04-17

1F, 24, Dohwa-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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GULJAK TOPOKKI CHICKEN(걸작떡볶이치킨 서울신풍역)

12.8Km 2020-12-07

77 Sinpung-ro Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul
+82-2-833-6636

You can enjoy Tteokbokki, Korea's representative street food. This Others restaurant is located in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is stir-fried rice cake.

Lotte City Hotel Mapo (롯데시티호텔 마포)

12.8Km 2020-06-10

109, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-6009-1000

Lotte City Hotel Mapo is a premium business hotel that opened on March 10, 2009. Conveniently located near Myeongdong, Seoul Station, Hongdae, and Yeouido, it has easy access to public transportation including the airport railroad to Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport. The hotel provides 5-star hotel facilities at reasonable prices.

The 284 guestrooms include 100 twin rooms, 182 double rooms, and 2 ondol rooms, while the subsidiary facilities include a swimming pool, a gym, and a business center equipped with free internet service, a fax machine, a copy machine, a printer, and stationary.

The double rooms feature a spacious workplace for business travelers, while twin rooms have a luxurious and comfortable interior. The family twin rooms are for family travelers, and ondol rooms provide a chance for visitors to experience the traditional Korean lifestyle.

The buffet-style hotel restaurant ‘Naru’ features an elegant ambience and fresh dishes cooked at its open kitchen.

Base is Nice (베이스이즈나이스)

12.8Km 2024-02-22

20 Dohwa 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Base is Nice is a restaurant that advocates for a natural vegetable-based diet. It offers simple yet balanced dishes centered around vegetables. The rice bowl menu using vegetables and the neatly prepared soup and side dishes are both clean and delicious. The signature dish is yachae soup (chicken and vegetable soup), and in addition, they also sell dishes like ueong gui bap (burdock cultured butter fig) and oksusu bap (corn green radish rice). Recognized in the Michelin Guide Seoul 2023, it provides a healthy and tasty dining experience.

Olive Young - Gongdeok Park Palace Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 공덕파크팰리스)

12.8Km 2024-04-18

1F, 143, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul

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Mapo Yangji Seolleongtang (마포양지설렁탕)

12.8Km 2024-02-22

6 Saechang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Mapo Yangji Seolleongtang, opened its doors in 1977. The distinctive feature of this seolleongtang (ox bone soup) establishment is its clear broth with minimal meat odor, showcasing the rich flavor of deeply boiled beef bones and the sweetness of beef brisket. Served in a hot pot, it is accompanied by freshly cooked rice and hot soup. In addition to the signature dish, they also offer variations like naejangtang (offal soup), kkoritang (oxtail soup), joktang (ox feet soup) and doganitang (ox knee soup).

Bupyeong Haemultang (Seafood Stew) Street (부평 해물탕거리)

12.8Km 2022-10-26

113, Bupyeongmunhwa-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon
+82-32-832-3031

The history of Bupyeong Haemultang Street began 30-40 years ago, when there were just three restaurants on the street. Over the years, the street gained a reputation for serving delicious haemultang (seafood stew), and there are now ten seafood restaurants on the street. Each restaurant offers a rich, yet distinctly different flavored seafood stew prepared with aromatic vegetables and fresh seafood purchased from the marketplace every morning. The Haemultang Street has become so popular that many people travel the long distance from Seoul just for a satisfying meal of seafood stew. The restaurants specialize in stew and steamed seafood dishes, but also continue to develop new fusion menus to please all taste buds.

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