A week in South Korea

Seven days across South Korea: Seoul, Gongju, Gyeongju and Busan. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Seoul

One day in Seoul, South Korea

  1. Blue HousePalace · On the map
  2. GyeongbokgungPalace · 0.8 km on from Blue House · On the map
  3. ChangdeokgungPalace · 1.3 km on from Gyeongbokgung · On the map
  4. JongmyoTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Changdeokgung · On the map
  5. CheonggyecheonPark · 1.5 km on from Jongmyo · On the map
  6. DeoksugungPalace · 0.4 km on from Cheonggyecheon · On the map

6 stops, 7.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 42 min of walking.

Day 2: Seoul

One day in Seoul, South Korea

  1. Namsan Seoul TowerTower · On the map
  2. Chōsen JingūTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Namsan Seoul Tower · On the map
  3. Myeongdong CathedralCathedral · 1.1 km on from Chōsen Jingū · On the map
  4. Wongaksa PagodaTower · 0.9 km on from Myeongdong Cathedral · On the map
  5. JogyesaTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Wongaksa Pagoda · On the map
  6. Gwanghwamun PlazaSquare · 0.5 km on from Jogyesa · On the map

6 stops, 5.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 12 min of walking.

Day 3: Gongju

One day in Gongju, South Korea

  1. Baekje Historic AreasLandmark · On the map
  2. Tomb of King MuryeongMonument · 1.3 km on from Baekje Historic Areas · On the map
  3. Gongju National MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Tomb of King Muryeong · On the map

3 stops, 3.4 km on foot along the streets: about 43 min of walking.

Day 4: Gyeongju

One day in Gyeongju, South Korea

  1. BunhwangsaTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. HwangnyongsaTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Bunhwangsa · On the map
  3. Gyeongju National MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from Hwangnyongsa · On the map
  4. WolseongArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Gyeongju National Museum · On the map
  5. CheonmachongArchaeological site · 1.2 km on from Wolseong · On the map
  6. DaereungwonArchaeological site · Next to Cheonmachong · On the map

6 stops, 4.1 km on foot along the streets: about 52 min of walking.

Day 5: Gyeongju

One day in Gyeongju, South Korea

  1. GyerimArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Gyeongju National ParkPark · Next to Gyerim · On the map
  3. Hwangseong ParkPark · 1.3 km on from Gyeongju National Park · On the map

3 stops, 2 km on foot along the streets: about 25 min of walking.

Day 6: Busan

One day in Busan, South Korea

  1. Busan Lotte World TowerSkyscraper · On the map
  2. Yongdusan ParkPark · 0.5 km on from Busan Lotte World Tower · On the map
  3. Ryūtōsan ShrineTemple or shrine · Next to Yongdusan Park · On the map
  4. Busan Modern History MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Ryūtōsan Shrine · On the map
  5. Provisional Capital Memorial HallMuseum · 1.3 km on from Busan Modern History Museum · On the map

5 stops, 3.2 km on foot along the streets: about 42 min of walking.

Day 7: Busan

One day in Busan, South Korea

  1. Busan MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. United Nations Memorial CemeteryMonument · 0.2 km on from Busan Museum · On the map
  3. National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese OccupationMuseum · 0.5 km on from United Nations Memorial Cemetery · On the map

3 stops, 2.1 km on foot along the streets: about 32 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.