Seoul
Seoul (서울) is the capital of South Korea. With a population of over 9 million, Seoul is by far South Korea's largest city and one of East Asia's financial and cultural centers. Wikivoyage
Population 9,668,465 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Korea
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Korea House Attraction · 830 m - Namsangol Hanok Village Attraction · 920 m
- Gwanghuimun gate City gate · 930 m
- 종이나라박물관 Museum · 940 m
- 남학당 Namhakdang Museum · 970 m
- 엔에이(N/A) 갤러리 Gallery · 290 m
- Hanyangdoseong City Wall Attraction · 950 m
- 아름다운청년 전태일기념관 Museum · 950 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Baeksang Arts Awards
April – May
The Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 백상예술대상; Hanja: 百想藝術大賞), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea.
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.