53 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in South Korea - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
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Seoul, South Korea

Trick Eye Museum

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

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Seoul, South Korea

Yongma Land Abandoned Theme Park

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

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Paju, South Korea

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

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Jeju-si, South Korea

Jeju Glass Castle Theme Park

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

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Jeju-si, South Korea

Jeju Loveland

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

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Seoul, South Korea

Poopoo Land

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

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Yeonnam-dong, South Korea

Cafe Yeonnam-Dong 223-14

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul cafe that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

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Gwangju-si, South Korea

Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in South Korea

Dragon's Beard Candy

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Dragon's Beard Candy

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

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Makgeolli

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Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.

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Korean Temple Cuisine

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Ritual & Medicinal

Korean Temple Cuisine

An all-female order shares this ancient art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

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Gyeondyo-Bar

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Gyeondyo-Bar

South Korea's grapefruit-flavored ice cream bar promises to help your hangover.

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