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One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

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.

A guardian spirit sculpture that once guarded the tomb of a 6th-century Korean king.

This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.

This ancient Corinthian helmet is South Korea’s only national treasure of Western origin.

Low tide reveals an ocean bridge to an island full of art.

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

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.

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

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

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

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

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.