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Best places to visit in South Korea
South Korea has 206 places on BucketList (76 museums, 50 historical sites, 45 natural sites). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.
Top places in South Korea
- SeoulCityCapital and largest city of South Korea
- ChangdeokgungLandmarkPalace in Seoul, South Korea
- GyeongbokgungLandmarkPalace in Seoul, South Korea
- JongmyoHistorical SiteRoyal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea
- Blue HousePolitical SiteFormer official residence of the president of South Korea
- BulguksaHistorical SiteTemple
- Hwaseong FortressLandmarkPalace
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon DynastyHistorical SiteGroup of 40 tombs of members of the House of Yi, former rulers of Joseon (now Korea) between 1392–1910
- Lotte World TowerLandmarkSkyscraper in Seoul, South Korea
- NamhansanseongHistorical SiteFortress in Korea
- DeoksugungLandmarkPalace
- Namsan Seoul TowerLandmarkCommunications tower in Seoul, South Korea
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesHistorical SiteDolmen
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesNatural SiteWorld nature heritage site in South Korea
- Gyeongju Historic AreasHistorical SiteWorld heritage site in South Korea
- ChanggyeonggungLandmarkPalace
- Baekje Historic AreasHistorical SiteWorld Heritage Site in South Korea
- SeoraksanNatural SiteMountain in South Korea
- JirisanNatural SiteTallest mountain in mainland South Korea
- MaradoNatural SiteIsland off the coast of Jeju, South Korea
- GyeonghuigungLandmarkGyeonghui Palace (in Korean: Gyeonghuigung, literally Palace of Serene Harmony) was a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty.
- NamsanNatural SiteMountain in Seoul, South Korea
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in KoreaHistorical SiteUNESCO World Heritage Site in South Korea
- Seoraksan National ParkNatural SiteNational park in South Korea
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