Historic sites
Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram, Gyeongju
Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang
Gyeongju was the capital of the Silla kingdom for nearly a thousand years and is called 'the museum without walls'.
Historic sites in South Korea
Historic sites
Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
Jongno-gu, Seoul
The grandest of Seoul's five royal palaces, built in 1395 for the Joseon dynasty, set against the mountains.
Historic sites
Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul
Jongno-gu, Seoul
A hillside neighbourhood of traditional Korean wooden houses (hanok) with tiled roofs, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung palaces.
Historic sites
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and JSA
Paju-si, Gyeonggi
The heavily fortified border strip between North and South Korea.
Historic sites
Hahoe Folk Village, Andong
Andong, North Gyeongsang
A traditional village of tiled and thatched houses in a bend of the Nakdong River, still lived in by the Ryu clan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Historic sites
Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
Suwon, Gyeonggi
A fortress wall built in the late 18th century around the centre of Suwon, nearly 6 km long, with gates, watchtowers and bastions, a UNESCO World Her…