Seoul Botanic Park서울식물원

At a glance

Seoul Botanic Park opened in May 2019 in Magok, the last large undeveloped area in Seoul, as a 'botanic park' that combines a botanic garden with a public park, about the size of 70 football fields. It is laid out in four areas: the Open Forest, Lake Garden, Wetland Garden and Theme Garden. In the Theme Garden, the glasshouse, described as the only concave, dish-shaped greenhouse in the world, displays native plants from 12 cities in tropical and Mediterranean climate zones. Behind the scenes it also works on conserving endangered plants and promoting city gardening.

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Seoul Botanic Park · 2 tours & tickets

1. GetYourGuideHan River journey aboard the Hangang BusA 4.5-hour small-group tour with a Hangang Bus ride; the Seoul Botanic Park entrance fee is included.Book
2. GetYourGuideBotanic Park, Hangang Bus & Yeouido walkA guided day out from City Hall: an hour walking Seoul Botanic Park, a Hangang Bus ride from Magok to Yeouido, and Yeouido Park and riverside.Book

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Tips

• 01
  Winter hours start on November 1: the glasshouse closes at 17:00 with last entry at 16:00.
• 02
  Only the Theme Garden is ticketed, so you can wander the lake and wetland areas for free before or after the glasshouse.

Nearby

Hongdae NANTA TheaterA 323-seat theater in Hongdae built just for NANTA, the wordless show where knives, pots and cutting boards become drums.Hongdae & Yeonnam-dongSeoul's youth capital: street buskers, indie stages and all-night clubs, then quiet cafés along the old-railway park in Yeonnam-dong.SEOULDALA tethered helium balloon that lifts up to 20 riders at a time above Yeouido Park for wide views of Seoul, especially after dark.Yeouido Hangang ParkSeoul's classic riverside picnic: cook-it-yourself ramyeon, fried chicken picked up at the park's delivery zones, rental bikes, Hangang Bus boats and skyline sunsets.