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WATCH: Korea’s picturesque sights you don’t want to miss

After visiting South Korea’s largest and grandest Gyeongbokgung Palace, the traditional Bukchon Hanok Village and the shopping district at Myeongdong Street, here are several more picturesque tourist spots that you shouldn’t miss when you visit the land of Kpop, Kdrama and more!

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Garden of Morning Calm

Filled with natural fauna and flora, this green space in South Korea has attracted visitors from all over the world with its 300,000 sqm of space filled with around 5,000 species of plants.

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Namiseom Island

Apart from its peculiar half-moon shape as an island, the Namiseom Island (also known as the Nami Island), rose upon the completion of the construction of the Cheonpyeong Dam. Visitors simply adore the natural tree formations scattered across the tiny island as well as the trivia that most of the scenes from the popular Kdrama “Winter Sonata” was filmed in this area.

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Petite France and Hongdae Street

If you fancy visiting a touch of France at the Far East, Korea’s Petite France located at Gyeonggi Province in South Korea is the place to be. Lovers of the night life will enjoy the lively streets, sights, and sounds of Hongdae as it comes alive filled with tourists and residents all over during the nighttime.

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Apgujeong Rodeo Street

Kpop fans will be very familiar with this place as the streets of Apgujeong Rodeo is where most of the offices of South Korea’s music industry can be found like SM Entertainment and JYP Entertainment.

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World Peace Gate

Tourists shouldn’t miss visiting the iconic World Peace Gate that was inaugurated during the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.

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