Daehangno is alive with the cultural and artistic spirit of the youth. From the Ihwajang, the former home of Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, to Naksan Park, from where you're treated to a splendid view of Seoul, this walking tour takes you past countless small theaters and cafes frequented by the city's younger crowd.
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(2.4 km) Hyehwa Station, Exit 1.-Heungsadan-Parangsae Theater- Marronnier Park-ARKO-Korea National Open University - Ihwajang - Naksan Park
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3 hours
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Theater Alley : Daehangno is considered Korea's No. 1 theater district, with some 30 small theaters alone. Daehangno's theaters never rest, and Koreans of diverse artistic tastes flock here almost every day to take in the alley's ceaseless plays, concerts and other performances.
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Sungkyunkwan University Food Alley : Young people love this romantic alley of cheap but plentiful eats.
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| Naksan Park |
| Naksan is the "Left Blue Dragon" of Bugaksan, considered by Korean traditional geomancy to be the guardian mountain of Seoul. Apartment complexes once stretched halfway up the mountains, but the mountain has since been added to Seoul's greenbelt. In 2002, it was turned into a park and its natural splendor restored.
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 02-743-7985~6  http://parks.seoul.go.kr
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| Ihwajang (Seoul City Historic Property No. 6) |
| The Ihwajang, located on the slopes of Naksan, is a small tile-roofed home that was from 1947 the residence of Korea's first president, Lee Seung-man. It is from here that in July 1948, Lee announced the nation's first cabinet. In 1970, Francisca Donner, President Lee's widow and former First Lady, returned to Korea from Hawaii, where she had joined her husband in exile, and lived in Ihwajang until her death in 1992. The Korean-style home where the couple lived was turned into a museum in 1988. The late couple's affects are on display.
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 09:00~17:00
02-762-3171
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