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What to see in Jongno-gu, Seoul

Jongno-gu (종로구) has 54 places in K-Street: 25 museums, 10 festivals, 8 traditional markets, 8 streets & alleys, 2 hiking trails, 1 flower walk. Every entry keeps its Korean name to show a taxi driver, and opens straight into KakaoMap or Naver Map directions — Google Maps cannot give walking or driving directions inside Korea.

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Festivals in Jongno-gu

2025 Seoul Hanok Week 2025 서울한옥위크Festival · September–October
Changdeokgung Yakdabang 창덕궁 약다방Festival · October
Donggwol-dongrak 동궐동락Festival · November
Family Book Festival 온 가족 책 잔치Festival · October
Gwanghwamun Market 광화문 마켓Festival · December
Hanbok Culture Week 한복문화주간Festival · October
Jongno K Festival 종로K축제Festival · October
Seoulite Gwanghwamun 서울라이트 광화문Festival · December–January
The 46th Seoul Dance Festival 제46회 서울무용제Festival · November–December
Unhyeongung Palace Lunar New Year Celebration 운현궁 설맞이Unhyeongung Palace Front Courtyard, organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government — based on the Lunar New Year, so the date changes every year — Festival · Unni-dong · January–February

Flower walks in Jongno-gu

Cheonggyecheon 청계천Flower walk

Hiking trails in Jongno-gu

Bukaksan Mountain 북악산Hiking trail
Sukjeongmun Gate on Mt. Bugak 북악산 숙정문Hiking trail

Traditional markets in Jongno-gu

Chungsin Market 충신시장Traditional market
Dongdaemun General Market 동대문종합시장Traditional market
Dongdaemun General Market Accessory Shopping Center 동대문종합시장 액세서리상가Traditional market
Dongdaemun General Market Hanbok Shopping Center 동대문종합시장 한복상가Traditional market
Dongmyo Flea Market 동묘벼룩시장Traditional market
Gwangjang Market 광장시장100-Year Permanent Market — Traditional market
Gwangjang Market Hanbok Store 광장시장 한복매장Traditional market
Tongin Market 통인시장Traditional market

Museums in Jongno-gu

Arko Art Museum 아르코미술관Museum
Baek In-je House 백인제가옥Museum
Dilkusha 딜쿠샤Museum
Gahoeminhwa Museum 가회민화박물관Museum
Gongpyeong City Historic Site Exhibition Hall 공평도시유적전시관Museum
Ilmin Museum of Art 일민미술관Museum
Jeon Tae-il Memorial Hall 전태일기념관Museum
K-Culture Screen (National Museum of Korean History) K-컬처 스크린(대한민국역사박물관)Museum
Kim Dal-jin Art Archives Museum 김달진미술자료박물관Museum
Korean Art Museum 한국미술관Museum
Mok-in Museum Mokseokwon 목인박물관 목석원Museum
National Meteorological Museum 국립기상박물관Museum
National Museum of Korean History 대한민국역사박물관Museum
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul 국립현대미술관 서울관Seoul has the highest number with 56 locations — Museum
Newspaper Museum 신문박물관Museum
Rice Cake Museum 떡박물관Museum
Samsung Publishing Museum 삼성출판박물관Museum
Seoul Craft Museum 서울공예박물관Museum
Seoul History Museum 서울역사박물관Museum
Straw and Reed Life History Museum 짚풀생활사박물관Museum
Sungkyunkwan University Humanities and Social Sciences Campus Museum 성균관대학교 인문사회과학캠퍼스박물관Museum
Whanki Museum 환기미술관Museum
White House Art Museum 백악미술관Museum
World Jewelry Museum 세계장신구박물관Museum
Yugeum Wadang Museum 유금와당박물관Museum

Streets & alleys in Jongno-gu

Changsin-dong Alley 창신동골목길Street & alley
Daehakcheon Book Street 대학천 책방거리Street & alley
Gyeonji-dong Buddhist Supplies Street 견지동 불교용품거리Street & alley
Insadong Cultural Street 인사동 문화의 거리Street & alley
Jongno Jewelry Street 종로귀금속거리Street & alley
Seosunra-gil 서순라길Street & alley
Seoul Dongdaemun Chicken Alley 서울 동대문 닭한마리 골목Street & alley
Seoul Jongno Stir-fried Octopus Alley 서울 종로 낙지볶음 골목Street & alley

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