Seoul - Gangnam & Southern Seoul (PDF Chapter)
This is the Gangnam & Southern Seoul chapter from Lonely Planet’s Seoul guidebook.
Gangnam refers to an administrative area, Gangnam-gu, and the parts of Seoul that lie south of the Han. Interesting sights are spread out and can feel suburban (though ritzy) after Itaewon and Myeong-dong.
- stroll around 1700-year-old fortifications, museums and 200 quirky sculptures in the Olympic Park.
- maps
- make a lotus lantern and sip tea with monks at the venerable Bongeun-sa temple.
- transport
- get high on an amusement-park thrill ride and in a fairy-tale carousel and castle in the tallest building in South Korea at Lotte World.
- accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities, Accommodation.
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