Youido Plaza

　　Youido Plaza is the largest plaza in Korea, with a length of 1,350 meters and an area of 378,001 square meters. It is located near the Korean Parliament building and the Korean National TV and radio network named KBS.
It can hold more than one million people at a time. The plaza is used for massive gatherings, such as national and religious events.
However, when there are no such events, the plaza is beloved by citizens of Seoul as a resting place, athletic field, children's playground and even as a dating spot.
One can go to the Han River by about 10 minutes walk from the plaza.

• Location : Youido-dong, Yongdungp'o-gu, Seoul
• Facilities : bicycle & roller-skate rental stalls, makeshift stores
• Nearby tourist spots : Korea Broadcasting System, Full Gospel Church
• Parking lot : 3,000 car capacity

Division	From	To	Duration	Remarks
City bus	Chongno 2-ga Lotte Dept. Store Ulchi-ipku Kwanghwamun	Full Gospel Church LG Twin Tower KBS LG Twin Tower	30 mins. 30 mins. 30 mins. 30 mins.	Nos. 30, 30-1 No. 112 No. 48 No. 123
City express bus	Kwanghwamun "	LG Twin Tower Seoul Apt.	30 mins 20 mins.	No. 703 No. 72

Name	Tel.
Taeyo Chuk Chonmunjom Nokwon 63 Punsu (Water Fountain) Plaza Paengnihyang 63 Sky View	82-2- 783-6023 82-2- 782-4535 82-2- 789-5731 82-2-789-5741~3 82-2-789-5904~5

The excursion boat began its service on Oct.26, 1986 and goes up and down a 15 kilometer route between Youido and Chamshil. Like the cruise boats on the Seine of Paris, the excursion boat enables people to appreciate various attractions along the river, including the DLI 63 Building, while enjoying a cup of hot tea.

(Unit = Won)

One way	Duration	Adults	Children
1. Youido - Chamshil (15 km) 2. Chamshil - Yanghwa 3. Ttuksom - " 4. Yanghwa - Chamshil	1h. 10 mins. 1h. 30 mins. 50 mins. 1h. 30 mins.	4,390 5,770 3,730 5,770	2,190 2,880 1,860 2,800
Round trip	Duration	Adults	Children
1. Yanghwa - Youido - Hangang Bridge - Yanghwa 2. Youido - Yanghwa - Hangang Bridge - Youido 3. Ttuksom - Chamshil - Tongho Bridge - Ttuksom 4. Chamshil - Ttuksom - Tongho Bridge - Chamshil	1h. 10 mins. 1h. 10 mins. 1 hour 1 hour	5,520 5,520 3,730 3,730	2,760 2,760 1,860 1,860

Operating hours : 10:00-21:10 (varies according to season, excursion course and day) Reservation : 82-2-785-0392-4 82-2-785-5522 (Youido) 82-2-416-8615 (Chamshil) 82-2-469-4459 (Ttuksom)

• Tel: Semo Corp. Youido HQ. 82-2-785-4411,
  Ttuksom Office 82-2-468-7101,
  Chamshil Office 82-2-416-8611

　　KBS has four buildings : main building, annex building, new building and KBS Hall. KBS is a huge organization consisting of seven headquarters and networks : Broadcasting Operations Headquarters, News & Sports HQ., Television HQ., Radio HQ., Corporate Planning HQ., Engineering HQ., General Affairs & Finance HQ., Overseas KBS Bureau and Provincial Network. Shows and live programs are open to the public. Visitors can look around the studios along the vistor's alley from 10:00 to 15:00.

• Location : 18, Youido-dong, Yongdungp'o-gu, Seoul
• Nearby tourist spots : National Assembly Building,
• Tel : 82-2-781-1000 (Telephone operator)
  82-2-781-1411 (PR)
  82-2-781-2400 (Studio Tour Information)

Division	From	To	Duration	Remarks
City bus	Ulchiro Ulchiro Chongno 2-ga	KBS KBS (annex bldg.) KBS	25 mins. 25 mins. 25 mins.	No. 48 No. 54 30, 53
Subway	*	Yongdungp'o	20mins.	And then take bus. No. 119, 124

Taeyo Chuk Chonmunjom 　　　　　　82-2-783-6023
Nokwon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　82-2- 782-4535
63 Punsu (Water Fountain) Plaza　　82-2-789-5731
Paengnihyang　　　　　　　　　　　82-2-789-5741~3
63 Sky View　　　　　　　　　　　　82-2- 789-5904~5

Namsan Park 　Namsan Park is located at Mt. Namsan (256 m) in the heart of Seoul. It contains a variety of cultural and entertainment facilities, including an octagonal pavilion at the summit, the Seoul Tower, an aquarium, a fountain, as well as a botanical garden and a muni- cipal library. Cable cars run to the summit, providing a panoramic view of the entire capital and its surrounding countryside. This is another popular place for citizens of Seoul. Location : 100-177, Hoehyon-dong 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul Management Office: 82-2--753-2563 Operating hours : 09:00-22:00 (cable car) , 09:30-22:10 (aquarium) 09:30-22:30 (Seoul Tower) Facilities : fountain, flower clock, children's playground, botanical garden, An Chung-kun Memorial Hall, small zoo Parking lot : 200 car capacity Restaurants and shops : cafeteria, store, kiosks, souvenir shops Nearby tourist spots : Namdaemun Gate, Namdaemun Market, It'aewon

　　Seoul Tower, which stands on the top of Mt. Namsan, is the third highest tower (240m) in the world. It was completely built in 1975.
Elevators run to the observation platform, located 480 meters above sea level at a speed of 4 meters a second. The view of Seoul seen from the 2nd and 3rd observation floors and the revolving observation platform on the 5th floor is especially excellent at night.
On the first basement floor are a Korean restaurant, an aquarium, a marine life museum, Fancy World, a game room and a souvenir shop. Near the tower, an octagonal pavilion, a beacon, An Chung-kun Memorial, a botanical garden and a cable car can be found.

• Location : San 1-3, Yongsan-dong 2-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
  Tel : 82-2-775-6222/ 82-2-772-1600
• Hours : 09:00-23:00 (Mar.- Oct.), 09:00-22:00 (Nov.- Feb.)
• Restaurants & shops : tea room, souvenir shops, restaurants (Korean and
  western), taverns
• Nearby tourist spots : Namdaemun (South Gate), It'aewon

1. Access to the tower by car is only possible through the road in front of the National Theater.
2. From the Namsan National Library, access to the tower is possible either by cable car or on foot.

• Kayarang 　　　　　　　82-2-797-4000, 7200
• Ch'owon Hoegwan　　　　82-2-795-2778
• P'ulhyanggi　　　　　　82-2-794-8007
• Tongbungwon 　　　　 　82-2-792-5720

Korea National Tourism Organization

　　The Korea National Tourism Organization was established by a special government law to promote tourism in 1962. The KNTO building has 19 stories and four underground floors.
It has six executive vice pre- sidents for Planning & Management, Marketing, Domestic Tourism Promo- tion, Business, Cheju Development and Special Projects.
The KNTO is responsible for overseas promotion and publicity to attract foreign tourists.
It also looks after activities related to developing tourism resources and assets and the training of tourism service personnel, especially foreign language tour guides.
KNTO also promotes domestic tourism and publishes tourist information brochures.
The Tourist Complaint Center (Tel: 735-0101) and Tourist Information Center (Tel: 757-0086), which are operated by KNTO, handles inconveniences experienced by tourists and provides tourist information and related services.

• Location : 10, Ta-dong, Chung-gu, Seoul
• Tel: 82-2-7299-600 (Representative) Transportation
  
• five minute walk from Chonggak Station (Subway Line 1)
  or Ulchi-ipku Station (Subway Line 2)
• Nearby tourist spots : Toksugung Palace, Kyongbokkung Palace,
  National Museum, T'apkol Park

Organization

Planning & Management

- Planning & Coordination Dept., General Affairs Dept.
Research & Computer Dept., Security Administration Dept.

Marketing

- Overseas Promotion Dept., Publication Dept.,
Convention & International Relation Dept.

Domestic Tourism Promotion

- Domestic Tourism Promotion Dept., Publicity Dept.,
Tourism Development Dept., Seoul Tourism & Training Institute,
Kyongju Hotel School

Business
　　　　- Business Dept., Kimp'o/Kimhae/Cheju/Pusan/Inch'on Duty Free Shops,

Cheju Development
　　　　- Cheju Tourist Site Development & Management Dept.

Special Projects
　　　　- Special Projects Dept. 1, Special Projects Dept. 2

Subsidiary Companies
　　　　- Kyongju Tourism Agency, Sonam Tourism Corporation

Overseas Offices

• Los Angeles　　1-213-382-3435
• Chicago　　　　1-312-819-2560/2
• Frankfurt　　　49-69-233226
• London 　　　　71-409-2100
• Tokyo 　　　　　3-3580-3941/2/4
• Fukuoka　　　　 92-471-7174/5
• Hongkong　　　 852-523-8065/7
• Singapore　　 65-533-0441/2
• Sydney 　　　 2-252-4147/8
• New York　　　1-201-585-0909
• Toronto　　　　1-416-348-9056
• Paris　　　　 1-45-38-71-23
• Milan　　　　 2-5831-6009
• Osaka　　　　 6-266-0847/8
• Sapporo　　　11-210-8081/2
• Taipei　　　 2-720-8049/8281
• Bangkok　　 2-231-3895/6

Name	Tel.
Songjuk Chukchip Yangp'yong Sutpul Twaeji Kalbi Hangukchip Somunhoegwan Yukmijip Komsotchip Ojangdong Hungnamjip Namp'o Myonok Komgukshijip Changan Samgyet'ang Haenyodo Omakchip Shinjong Yonjong Wonjin	82-2-265-5129 82-2-279-1777, 3261 82-2-778-6259 82-2-755-0897, 4645 82-2-773-4402 82-2-756-4094 82-2-266-0735 82-2-777-2269 82-2-756-3249, 3250 82-2- 753-5834 82-2-273-7879 82-2- 275-8837~8 82-2-776-1464 82-2- 775-4918~9

Established in 1981, the Kyobo book Center is located in the 5,100m*m basement of the Kyobo Bldg., and is the largest bookshop in Korea. It holds stocks, amounting to 150,000 varieties of one million five hundred thousands books including foreign publications (mainly in English and Japanese). Foreigners and Koreans visiting to Seoul typically drop into this center of intelligence and culture.

• Address : Chongno 1-ga, Chongno -gu, Seoul.
• Tel : 82-2-397-3500
• Business Hours : 10:00- A.M ~ 9:00 P.M (till 8:00 P.M. on holidays)
  Closed on the second Sunday of month.
• 
  Get off at Chonggak Station on Subway Line 1, or
  the Kyongbokkung palace Ststion on Line 3.
  The store is five minutes on foot via Kwanghwamun Gate underground passage.

Sejong Cultural Center is located near Kwanghwamun Gate in the heart of Seoul. It was built as the center of culture and art in honor of the sublime spirit of King Sejong of the Choson Dynasty and his great achievements. The six-story building has three underground levels and is composed of a main hall with a seating capacity of 3,895, an arena-style hall with a seating capacity of 522, a grand convention room with a seating capacity of 278, a small convention room with 50 seats, a banquet room, an exhibition room, the fountain plaza, and an underground parking lot. The center hosts various international events, arts performances and exhibitions.

• Location : 81-3, Sejongno, Chongno-gu, Seoul
• Tel : Management Office 82-2-399-1512~5
  　　　Publicity Department 82-2-399-1615~6
• Nearby Tourist Spots : National Museum, Kyongbokkung Palace, Sajik Park,
  Toksugung Palace, City Hall

Division	From	To	Duration	Remarks
City bus	Seoul Station	Sejong Cultural Center	10 mins.	No.89
Subway	*	Line 3 stops at Kyongbokkung Station or line 1 stops at Chonggak.	And then 5 min. walk	*

Seoul City Hall

Seoul City Hall, at the center of the city, handles various administrative affairs of metropolitan Seoul. In front of it is a tourist map of the city as well as a fountain that characterizes the City Hall Plaza. City Hall is a three story building with one underground level. Built on an area of 12,232 square meters during the Japanese occupation of Korea, it was dedicated in January, 1926. A general information center is located on the second floor of the City Hall.

• Location : 31, T'aep'yongno 1-ga, Chung-gu, Seoul
• Tel: 82-2-731-6211/5 (City Hall)
  　　　82-2-731-6337, 82-2-735-8688 (Tourist Information)
• Nearby tourist spots : Toksugung Palace, Namdaemun Gate, Sejong CulturalCenter

Division	From	To	Duration	Remarks
City express	Seoul Sta.	City Hall	5 mins.	Nos. 8, 25, 26, 52,
bus	*	*	*	53, 68, 112, 135-1,704
Subway	*	City Hall	*	Line 1 or 2, then 5 min. walk

King Sejong Memorial Hall

　　This hall was established in memory of King Sejong's great achieve- ments. Located next to Yonghwiwon, the two-story building holds four display rooms dedicated to King Sejong, Han-gul (the Korean alphabet), Kugak (traditional Korean music) and scientific accomplishments, respectively.
The room which is dedicated to King Sejong is displaying 15 paintings, including a portrait of the King. The paintings depict the King's various achievements, such as the promulgation of Han-gul, the conquest of Japanese territory, and Ch'uk-ugi, a rainfall gauge, one of the scien- tific instruments devised during his reign.
In the Han-gul Room, various scripts and books published in Han-gul during his rule are on display.
In the Kugak Room, Korean musical instruments such as Kayagum (12-stringed zither), Komungo (six-stringed zither), P'yon -gyong (stone chimes), P'yonjong (bell chimes) and others are on display.
A sundial, a rainfall gauge and many others are shown in the Science Room. In the front yard, a stele commemorating King Sejong, water gauge, sundial and waterclock can be found.

• Location : San 1-157, Ch'ongnyangni-dong, Tongdaemun-gu, Seoul
• Management Office : Tel. 82-2-966-2571
• Operating hours : 09:00-18:00 (summer), 09:00-17:00 (winter)
• Nearby tourist spots : Yonghwiwon, Hongnung Arboretum

(Unit=Won)

Division	Adults	Students/Children
Individuals	600	400
Groups	400	300

Division	From	To	Duration	Remarks
City bus	Chongno 1-ga	Hongnung	30 mins.	No. 134
City express	Chongno 1-ga	Hongnung	25 mins.	No. 134, 720
Subway	*	Ch'ongnyangni	*	Line 1, then 15 min. walk

Modakpul 　　　　　　　　82-2-963-2290
Hamgyongmyonok　　　　　82-2-921-7300~1
Amsa Haemult'ang 　　　 82-2-242-7644