Tourism Korea offers a wide palette of tourist attractions wrapped in beautiful scenery and adventure. A Travel to Korea should mainly focus on the destinations in South Korea as it provides a panoramic view of Korea's Beauty.
Korea travel guide offers to a tourist numerous destinations to choose from. The Korea travel destinations include South Korea Travel destinations as well as the North Korea travel destinations.
The South Korea Travel destinations include:
Cities-Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon, Daegu, Gyeongju,Busan and Gwangju.
Provinces-Jeju Island, North Jeolla ,South Jeolla, North Chungchong, South Chungchong, Gangwon,
Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang, Bongeun-sa .
The main tourist attractions of South Korea lie itself in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. The places to go to in Seoul are-
Historical places like Dongnimmun (Independence Gate), Namsangol Traditional Folk Village, National Cemetery, Samneung Park, Seodaemun Prison
Landmarks like Cheongdam-dong Fashion Street, Cheonggwonsa Shrine, Dongdaemun (Great East Gate), Korea Life Insurance (KLI) 63 Building, Kukkiwon, LG Arts Center, Myeongdong Cathedral, Namdaemun (Great South Gate), Seoul Plaza, Seoul Tower, Yeouido
Other places like Cheongdong Theater, COEX Center, Dongdaemun Stadium, Han River Boat Cruise, Korea House, Korea National Tourism Organization, Little Angels Performing Arts Center, Lotte World, National Theater of Korea, Seoul Arts Center, USO (Seoul)
Museums like Agricultural Museum, Embroidery Museum, Kimchi Museum, National Folk Museum, National Museum of Korea, Seoul Historical Museum, Seoul Railway Museum, War Museum
Palaces like Changdeok Palace / Biwon Garden, Changgyeong Palace, Deoksu Palace, Gyeongbok Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Unhyeon Palace
Parks like Cheonggye Stream, Dosan Park, Han River Park (Gangdong-gu), Han River Park (Songpa-gu), Namsan Park, Olympic Park, Paris Park, Seoul Forest, Yangjae Citizens' Forest, Yangjae Stream, Yeouido Park
World Cup Venues like Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul Plaza: It is located around a fountain standing in front of Seoul City Hall.The attraction there is watching the fountain creating different water columns in sync with the lighting .The notable thing here is that the water tank is situated underground. So it creates the beautiful illusion of the water sprouting from the water surface itself.
Seoul Tower: It is 262 meters high providing a bird's view of the whole city. The complex surrounding the Seoul Tower has a Fairy Land which hosts exhibitions of Disneyland-like robots
acting out fairy tale stories.
Cheonggye Stream : It is a must see for tourists. A visit to South Korea is nothing without having a view of the Cheonggye Stream . It is both a natural and artificial stream cuts through Seoul and runs from Inwang-san and Baegak-san towards downtown. The stream is marked by many beautiful bridges like Gwangton Bridge, Dasan Bridge, Biudang Bridge ,Dumul Bridge ,Mojeon Bridge Saebyeok Bridge ,Malgeunnae Bridge . Cheonggye Square lying at the beginning of the stream consists of a square . Associated with it is a waterside space which entices viewers with its waterfall from which 65,000 tons of water falls per day. There is also a Tunnel fountain which throws the water in the form of a tunnel with lighting.
Busun: T he city of Busun is the second largest city of South Korea. The places to see there are the
beaches like Gwangalli Beach, Haeundae Beach, Songjeong Beach; buddhist temples like the Beomeo-sa, Yonggung-sa ; historical sites like Chungnyeolsa Shrine, U.N. Memorial Park, Yungong-dan ; hot Springs like the Dongnae Spa ; landmarks like BEXCO (Busan Exhibition and Convention Center), Dalmaji Hill, Dongbaek Island, Songdo Beach, Taejongdae, Yongdu-san Park .
North Korea is embraced by the Nine Moon Mountains lying on the western coast of North Korea. The mountain trail is dotted with water falls,shrines, heritages and hot springs.
The North Korea travel destinations include: Pyongyang, Kumgang mountains, Kaesong, Mangyongdae , Mangyongdae,Nanpo,Kuwolsan,Myoyangsan.
Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea.
Kaesong city : This city is situated on the banks of the Taedong River. The river is marked by two stunning mid river fountains rising to a height of 150m. These fountains are the highest in the world.
Mount Myohyang and its surrouding hills,waterfalls are a must see for tourists.
Myohyangsan which means 'mountain of mysterious fragrance' is marked by beautiful scenery and lovely summer flowers.
Paekdu is the highest mountain in North Korea . From here one can catch the breathtaking sight of the Korean Penninsula. An extinct volcano lies there with a large crater lake at the center.The crater lake called Chonji(Lake of Heaven) though watered by two hot springs is one of the coldest lakes in the world.
