An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

Home to the largest artificial lake in Asia.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

Seoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachyderm.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.