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- National parks · NationwideKorea National Park ServiceTwenty-four national parks, no entrance fee anywhere, and a designated-entry-time rule that catches people out
- Arboretums · GyeonggiKorea National ArboretumA 500-year-old royal forest north of Seoul — and you cannot drive in without booking a month ahead
- National museums · SeoulNational Museum of KoreaKorea's largest museum, free to walk into, five minutes from Ichon Station
- National museums · GyeongbukGyeongju National MuseumA thousand years of Silla, free, and open to 8pm on Saturdays in the warmer half of the year
- Art museums · SeoulNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, KoreaFour buildings, one institution: Seoul, Deoksugung, Gwacheon and Cheongju, and free on Wednesday and Saturday evenings
Events & exhibitions 18
- 16 Oct – 15 NovKorea National Park Service · National Park Shop, Sangui Visitor Centre, Juwangsan National Park (146 Gongwon-gil, Juwangsan-myeon, Cheongsong-gun)Nungnungi pop-up at Juwangsan National Park's shop — 23 Oct–15 Nov, preview 16–18 OctOn nowFree
- 1 Oct – 31 DecKorea National Park Service · Sangui Visitor Centre, Juwangsan National ParkJuwangsan National Park shows a 1939 guidebook in Korean translation — free, 1 Oct to year-endOn nowFree
- 1 Oct – 31 OctKorea National Park Service · Jirisan, Hallyeohaesang, Byeonsanbando and Bukhansan eco-education centresFree ranger-guided walks in four national parks — October 2026 onlyOn nowFree
- 30 Sept – 29 NovKorea National Arboretum · Children's Garden, Korea National ArboretumKorea National Arboretum weeds exhibition — hands-on, to 29 NovOn nowFree
- 22 Sept – 1 MarGongju National Museum · Gongju National Museum, special exhibition hallGyeryongsan special exhibition at Gongju National Museum — free until 1 March 2027On nowFree
News 7
Korea National ArboretumNotice22 September 2026The Korea National Arboretum shuts for three days over Chuseok, then opens free on the 27th
Korea National Park ServiceNotice8 October 2026Jirisan's Guryong Valley trail reopens Oct 9 — waterfall route restored
Korea Tourism OrganizationNotice5 October 2026Hadong panda stamp zone at Hwagae Market — to November 2026
Korea National ArboretumNews29 September 2026When Korea's autumn leaves peak in 2026 — Seoraksan from 20 October
National Museum of KoreaNotice26 September 2026Free wedding venue at the National Museum of Korea — how the booking really works
Guides 3
- Korea National Park ServiceKorea's national parks — free entry, what to book, no Korean phoneEntry to Korea's 24 national parks is free, but mountain shelters, campsites and a few reservation-only trails must be booked. What needs a reservation, when windows open, what it costs, and how the KNPS English portal works without a Korean phone.
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, KoreaMMCA's four venues: which one to visit and what each costsMMCA Seoul, Gwacheon, Deoksugung and Cheongju compared for visitors who do not read Korean: what each venue shows, admission and free hours, closing days, the nearest subway exit or shuttle, and how timed tickets for popular shows work.
- National Palace Museum of KoreaSeoul's Five Palaces and Jongmyo: Tickets, Closing Days, ToursAdmission, the 6,000-won combination ticket, the Monday-or-Tuesday closing day of each site, hanbok free entry, seasonal hours, English tour times and the Secret Garden booking rules, checked against Korea Heritage Service pages.