Owl Museum (부엉이박물관)
5.8Km 2022-09-19
143, Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-3210-2902
The Owl Museum is filled with over 2,000 pieces of owl-themed arts and crafts collected from all over the world by the owner. Renovated from a house, the museum has a feel of an antique café as the owner offers a cup of coffee or tea to visitors. Located near the city, those interested in owls should stop for a view and a drink. Various stories of how the collection was gathered as well as information on owls are also interesting.
Buramsan Butterfly Garden (불암산나비정원)
5.8Km 2024-07-19
51-27 Hangeulbiseok-ro 12-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul
Buramsan Butterfly Garden is located within Buramsan Healing Town in Nowon. It is an exhibition garden where one can observe live butterflies all year round. The main building's first floor comprises an incubation center, a breeding center, and a butterfly greenhouse while the second floor is used as an insect education center. At the insect education center, visiors can observe materials related to and specimens of endangered insect species. Groups require a reservation in advance.
Choong Ang High School (중앙고등학교)
5.8Km 2025-10-23
164 Changdeokgung-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
+82-2-742-1321
Choong Ang High School is located in Jong-ro near Samcheongdong-gil. It was built to educate the public at the beginning of the 20th century. The school’s main building was reconstructed in 1937 after the original two-story brick house was destroyed in 1934. The main building situated in front of the main gate is a two-story H-shaped granite stone building in Gothic style, with a four-story tower in the middle.
The school holds historical significance because it was designed by Park Dong Jin, one of Korea's first modern architects and the designer of Korea University’s main building, library, and the Chosun Ilbo Newspaper Company building. The main building of Choong Ang High School is designated as Historic Site No. 281. Many national leaders were educated at the gothic building during the grim period when Korea was trying to escape Japanese colonial rule.
Seoul Folk Flea Market - Traditional Arts & Crafts Studio (서울풍물시장 전통문화체험관)
5.8Km 2021-08-12
21, Cheonho-daero 4-gil, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
+82-2-2232-3368
The Traditional Arts & Crafts Studio in Seoul Folk Flea Market was created to give both locals and international visitors a chance to experience the traditional arts of Korea first-hand. For international visitors, programs serve as a brief introduction to some of the finer points of Korean art. For many Koreans, the studio’s programs are ways to relive childhood memories or experience traditional culture as a family.
Hwarangdae Railroad Park (화랑대 철도공원)
5.9Km 2023-08-11
Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul
Hwarangdae Railroad Park is a 400-meter-long light park featuring 10 different themed courses with various lit sculptures. It was renovated from abandoned Hwarangdae Station. Visitors can see ann exhbition of real trains that operated in the past and enjoy a cup of coffee at the train cafe.
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