The National Folk Museum's Korean Folk Performances for Visitors (국립민속박물관 우리민속한마당)

9.8Km 2021-07-07

37, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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The National Folk Museum is the leading museum depicting Korean folk culture that attracts 3 million visitors every year. Every Saturday, the museum offers free performances where Korean music, traditional dance, martial arts, and mask plays are performed for Korean and international spectators to illustrate Korea’s major seasonal events, special exhibitions, and traditional intangible cultures.

National Folk Museum of Korea Children’s Museum (국립민속박물관 어린이박물관)

9.8Km 2019-03-18

37, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3704-4540, 4524

The Children’s Museum is a hands-on experience museum run by the National Folk Museum of Korea. A variety of visual aids and assembly models allow children to touch and feel pieces and experience folk history in an interactive way. The theme of the exhibitions consists of folk clothing, food, shelter, social life, and entertainment. The museum has a number of interactive spaces including a table set for an ancestral ritual, magnet miniatures depicting a baby’s first birthday, and an area where young visitors can build a folk house. Young learners can also create an avatar wearing in Hanbok, make kimchi using visual aids, or play gonu (a traditional board game). The museum also collects, preserves, and maintains relics and historical items related to youth and youth culture.

The Great Full Moon Festival (정월대보름 한마당)

9.8Km 2025-02-05

37 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3704-3106

The National Folk Museum is celebrating the first full moon of the Lunar new year, Jeongwol Daeboreum. A variety of experiences are prepared to eliminate bad luck and pray for prosperity and health. The event provides a chance for locals and tourists alike to learn more about the traditional culture of Korea.

Jihwaja (지화자)

9.8Km 2024-03-18

125 Jahamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2269-5834

Jihwaja is a traditional Korean restaurant operated by a successor of Joseon dynasty royal dishes. Their manchan course (full course) includes menus served at royal banquets such as gungjung manchan (royal course), Jineo-byul manchan (deluxe royal degustation course), and janggeum manchan (daejanggeum degustation course) courses. The janggeum course reconstructs dishes from the drama "Dae Jang Geum." For the Jeongchan course (Set menu), they offer so galbi sura (grilled beef ribs course), jeonbok cho sura (braised abalones in soy sauce course), so galbi jjim sura (braised beef short ribs course), and haemul sinseollo sura (seafood hot pot course). Additionally, they serve milk porridge, meat and vegetable skewers, mandu, royal hot pot, and grilled marinated beef.

Aēsop - Samcheong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (이솝 삼청)

9.8Km 2024-04-17

58-3, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Olive Young - Sinnonhyeon Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 신논현)

9.8Km 2024-04-18

507, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

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Goldria - Jongno 3(sam)-ga Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (골드리아 종로3가)

9.8Km 2024-04-19

1F, 50, Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Rhino Optical Gangnam [Tax Refund Shop] (코불소 안경원)

9.8Km 2024-06-27

522, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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Garosu Therapy (Formerly, The Massage) (가로수테라피(구, 더마사지))

9.8Km 2017-07-22

4, Dosan-daero 11-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
+82-2-546-3200

The Massage is a massage parlor, offering a variety of massage programs including sports massages, oil massages, and foot massages. All massage specialists at The Massage boast over 10 years of experience, and are conveniently ready to serve all your massage needs. As a special point of interest, they use organic products having no chemical preservatives to offer a fitted massage service depending on individuals’ body and health condition.

Radioeyes - Garosugil Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (라디오아이즈 가로수길점)

9.8Km 2024-04-16

1F, 29, Apgujeong-ro 10-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

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