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The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

This hillside village by the sea has been revitalized by street art.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.