Best Historic Sites in Seoul
Historic Palaces, Temples & Ancient Ruins
Explore Seoul's most significant historic palaces, temples & ancient ruins. Learn about Korea's rich heritage and plan your visit.
April 19th National Cemetery
국립4·19민주묘지
A national cemetery at the foot of Bukhansan honoring the 224 who died in the 1960 April 19th Revolution, beautiful with May blossoms.
Historic SiteCultural🌸Cherry Blossom
Baek In-je House
백인제가옥
A landmark early-1900s Bukchon hanok blending traditional and modern elements, overlooking the village from black-pine halls.
Historic SiteCulturalTraditional
Bongwonsa Temple
봉원사(서울)
A historic downtown temple and home of the Yeongsanjae rite, holding a Buddhist banner painting and bell as Seoul heritage.
Historic SiteCultural👘Hanbok
Bosingak Belfry Site
보신각터
The site of the Bosingak bell pavilion, first built in 1395, whose New Year's Eve bell-ringing still draws crowds today.
Historic SiteCultural👘Hanbok
Choi Sun-u House
최순우 옛집
The 1930s Seongbuk-dong hanok where art historian Choi Sun-u lived, opened to the public through a citizen trust movement.
Historic SiteCulturalTraditional
Choongang High School
중앙고등학교
A historic school founded in 1908, its 1930s brick halls now heritage sites and a cradle of independence-era student movements.
Historic SiteCulturalTraditional
Daehanmun Gate (Deoksugung Palace)
덕수궁 대한문
The main gate of Deoksugung Palace, where the changing-of-the-royal-guard ceremony is reenacted twice daily in Joseon-era costume.
Historic SiteCulturalTraditional
Empress Sunjeonghyo's Family House
순정효황후윤씨친가
A reconstructed top-class Joseon house in Namsangol Hanok Village, modeled on the residence linked to Empress Sunjeonghyo.
Historic SiteCultural👘Hanbok
Geumseonsa Temple (Seoul)
금선사(서울)
A serene Bukhansan mountain temple behind Gyeongbokgung, reached past a 200-year-old pine and 108 stone steps to its hilltop main hall.
Historic SiteCultural👘Hanbok
Gilsangsa Temple (Seoul)
길상사(서울)
A Seongbuk-dong temple gifted in 1987 by a former restaurateur, beautiful with red spider lilies in autumn and open to templestays.
Historic SiteCultural
Gyeonggyojang House, Seoul
서울 경교장
The restored Provisional Government residence where independence leader Kim Koo was assassinated in 1949, now a history museum.
Historic SiteCultural
Jeoldusan Martyrs' Shrine
절두산 순교성지
A riverside Catholic shrine where believers were beheaded in 1866; its memorial hall holds relics and the remains of 28 saints.
Historic SiteCultural👘Hanbok
