NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall (북한인권전시실) - Area information - Korea travel information

NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall (북한인권전시실)

724.6M    2025-11-13

393 Samil-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The NKDB North Korean Human Rights Exhibition Hall is a permanent exhibition space dedicated to North Korean human rights.  Although it is a small space, it resonates deeply and serves as a "dark tourism" site that records and testifies to the ongoing reality of human rights violations in North Korea. The North Korean Human Rights Information Center (NKDB), which operates this exhibition hall, is the organization that collects and archives the most extensive records of human rights concerning North Korean residents in the world. The testimonies and records presented here represent a living history, a story unfolding in the present, unavailable elsewhere. Through donated North Korean artifacts, including these records, visitors can glimpse the present-day North Korea and encounter artwork by North Korean defectors.

Yangbandeck (양반댁)

725.6M    2024-03-18

19-18 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-733-5507, +82-2-730-1112

Yangbandeck is a traditional Korean house in Insa-dong, serving ganjang gejang (soy sauce marinated crab) and bori gulbi (barley-aged dried yellow croaker). Theganjang gejang is made from crabs filled with roe, matured in soy sauce. The taste of barley-aged dried yellow croaker, made from dried yellow croaker matured in sea breeze and served on top of rice, is exceptional. Each meal comes with a hot pot rice, and side dishes such as soybean paste jjigae, pancakes, kimchi, and japchae are served as standard.

Converse - Myeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (컨버스 명동점)

725.3M    2024-06-27

16-1, Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Bongsan Mask Dance(봉산탈춤 다 모여라~ )

730.1M    2025-12-04

서울특별시 종로구 종로1길 45 (세종로)

The Handsome Tommy Hilfiger - Myeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (한섬 타미힐피거 명동)

732.1M    2024-04-18

11, Myeongdong 6-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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Zen - Myeong-dong Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (ZEN 명동)

734.5M    2024-04-16

5-8F, 62, Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

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TUBAn [Tax Refund Shop] (주식회사 투바앤)

734.3M    2024-04-23

1955, Goyang-daero, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

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HANILKWAN - Gwanghwamun Branch (한일관 광화문)

736.7M    2024-03-18

50, Jong-ro 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-722-7557

It is a store that has been operating with a long tradition since 1939. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is bulgogi.

Beauty Play (뷰티플레이)

741.0M    2025-11-14

73 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Beauty Play is a K-beauty experience center operated by the Korea Cosmetics Industry Institute and supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It offers a wide variety of sample Korean beauty products for testing  as well as diverse beauty experience programs such as makeup touch-up service (choice of base, eyes, or lips), personal color test, and skin evaluation. Visitors can also ask for product recommendation based on their skin type or skincare concerns. Beauty Play also frequently hosts free one-day classes, which are announced online via its official website. It also hosts a variety of sample product giveaway events and the exhibited products get changed every two months, allowing visitors to get familiarized with lesser known quality products as well.

Beautiful Tea Museum (아름다운 차박물관)

746.6M    2022-07-26

19-11, Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-735-6678

Located in Insa-dong, The Beautiful Tea Museum aims to promote Korean tea culture. It preserves and exhibits tea related utensils and items, featuring those from the ancient Gaya and Joseon period as well as items from abroad such as China and Tibet. The museum also displays original tea pots and other ceramics made by young artists and ceramists. Inside the museum is a tea house named "Tea Story," serving a wide variety of teas. Visitors can also purchase tea leaves from all over the world at the Tea Shop.