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Korean National Police Heritage Museum (경찰박물관)

Korean National Police Heritage Museum (경찰박물관)

3.7Km    2021-12-21

41, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3150-3681

The police museum opened on October 14, 2005 to give a better understanding of the job of the police and to offer a formal education to children who wish to become police officers in the future. The history hall of the museum is designed for visitors to learn about the history of Korean police at a glance, exhibiting information on the police force from the Joseon dynasty up until current times.

Visitors to the museum can pretend to be police officers by touching actual equipment and learning about an officer's daily tasks. Visitors can also get in patrol cars, wear a police uniform, experience shooting a gun through a simulation, and learn self-defense martial arts and arrest techniques. Visitors can also go to the museum jail.

Olive Young - Sookmyung Women’s Univ. Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 숙대입구역)

Olive Young - Sookmyung Women’s Univ. Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 숙대입구역)

3.8Km    2024-04-17

1F, 285, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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CheongKwanJang - Jeungsan Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 증산역)

CheongKwanJang - Jeungsan Station Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 증산역)

3.8Km    2024-04-22

#102, 259, Jeungga-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

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Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (배재학당 역사 박물관)

Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum (배재학당 역사 박물관)

3.8Km    2022-10-14

19, Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-319-5578

The Appenzeller Noble Memorial Museum is dedicated to Henry Gerhart Appenzeller, the missionary who opened the first Western-style educational institution in Korea in 1885. The school started with English and core subjects, but expanded into the Pai Chai University, Pai Chai High School, and Pai Chai Middle School and has many famous alumni, including Rhee Syng-man. The memorial hall opened in 2008 in the east wing of the original school building, which was built in 1916 and designated as a Seoul Monument. With dynamically arranged permanent exhibitions, annual special exhibitions and special lectures, the museum offers a unique learning experience to visitors and people with an interest in the history of education in Korea.

CheongKwanJang - Hongje Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 홍제)

CheongKwanJang - Hongje Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (정관장 홍제)

3.8Km    2024-04-16

1F, 405, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

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Korea Samgyetang (고려삼계탕)

3.8Km    2024-06-19

1 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
+82-2-752-9376

Located near City Hall Station, Korea Samgyetang specializes in samgyetang. Samgyetang is a traditional healthy dish made by simmering cleaned young chicken in a broth with ginseng, jujube, and glutinous rice. The light and tender texture of the stewed chicken and the ginseng-flavored glutinous rice porridge is excellent. Ogolgye tang (silkie chicken soup) and jeonbok samgye tang (abalone and ginseng chicken soup) are also favorites among patrons. This restaurant was selected for the Michelin Guide Seoul in 2023.

Cheongsongok (청송옥)

Cheongsongok (청송옥)

3.8Km    2024-02-20

14 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Cheongsongok is a jangteo gukbap (rice soup) restaurant that opened in 1984. The signature menu is jangteo gukbap, a rice soup with green onions and radishes in beef bone broth. The kimchi served with the gukbap is homemade, known for its spicy flavor and crisp texture. Nearby is Deoksugung Palace, and the Seokjojeon Hall in Deoksugung Palace presents a picturesque landscape harmonized with the garden, making it a popular spot for photography.

Daerim Market (대림시장)

Daerim Market (대림시장)

3.8Km    2024-03-15

300-10 Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul

The oldest traditional market in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, is also the capital’s only fifth-day market (held on 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th of the month). It is divided into indoor and outdoor spaces. The former offers a comfortable space for shopping regardless of the weather. Like any good traditional market, Daerim Market offers vegetables, fruits, meat products, seafood, grain, and clothing at affordable prices. Visitors are recommneded to visit the restaurants hidden throughout the market, such as Halmaejip, a 50-year-old restaurant serving excellent banquet noodles, japchae, and tteokbokki; and Wooyirak, which serves pancakes with cream makgeolli (unrefined rice wine). Because the food is affordable and delicious, the market sees a lot of visitors throughout the day.

Hope See Channel Eyewear [Tax Refund Shop] (호프씨채널안경)

3.9Km    2024-06-27

Store #103, 383, Yeouidaebang-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu

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