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

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

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

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

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

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

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 unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

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

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

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

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

The supreme shrine of the state.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

An interactive museum-like experience takes visitors back to 1980s Communist Bulgaria.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.