#palaces

Every guide tagged palaces, for a trip to South Korea.

Seoul Updated 22 February 2026

Gyeongbokgung and the Hanbok Trick: Free Entry if You Dress the Part

The main royal palace of Seoul, a guard changing ceremony twice a day, and a rule that lets anybody in traditional dress walk in for nothing.

The Gyeongbokgung palace gate with mountains behind and modern towers beyond in central Seoul, South Korea

Seoul Updated 18 February 2026

Seoul Guide: Neighborhoods, What to Do and How to Do It

A first-timer guide to Seoul: the neighborhoods that matter, palaces and hanok lanes, where to eat and shop, nightlife done right, the best day trips, and how to ride the metro like a local.