# Seoul Attractions by District

> The city's official travel guide listed 506 Seoul attractions on 9 Oct 2026, and 174 of them (34.7%) are in Jongno-gu.

Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data breaks down the attractions list published by the Seoul Tourism Organization by the city's 25 districts and by subway station. Jongno-gu and Jung-gu together have 259, or 51.6% of the 502 places with a known district.

- Data as of: List of 9 Oct 2026
- Canonical URL: https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/data/seoul-attractions-by-district

- Attractions on the list: 506 (Korean rows)
- Jongno-gu: 174 (34.7% of located places)
- Jongno-gu and Jung-gu: 259 (51.6% of located places)
- Most named station: 안국역 (51)

## How many Seoul attractions are on the list?

506, on the list downloaded on 9 Oct 2026. The file has 2,502 rows in five languages, with the same place listed once per language, so this is the number of Korean rows.

Of those 506, 502 have an address from which a Seoul district can be read. The other 4 either have an address outside Seoul, such as the tourist information centres at Incheon International Airport, or no address. District figures divide up the 502.

**Rows per language in the Seoul attractions dataset** (number of rows, file downloaded 9 Oct 2026)

| Language | Rows | Against Korean rows |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Korean | 506 | 100.0% |
| English | 498 | 98.4% |
| Japanese | 501 | 99.0% |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 493 | 97.4% |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 504 | 99.6% |
| All five languages | 2,502 | - |

Counts of places in the text use the Korean rows only.

## Which districts have the most Seoul attractions?

Jongno-gu has the most with 174, and Jung-gu is second with 85. Third-placed Yongsan-gu has 29.

**The ten districts with the most listed attractions** (places)

- Jongno-gu: 174
- Jung-gu: 85
- Yongsan-gu: 29
- Mapo-gu: 29
- Gangnam-gu: 24
- Seongbuk-gu: 18
- Seodaemun-gu: 18
- Songpa-gu: 16
- Seocho-gu: 14
- Eunpyeong-gu: 13

**The ten districts with the most listed attractions** (number of places, list of 9 Oct 2026)

| Rank | District | Attractions | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Jongno-gu | 174 | 34.7% |
| 2 | Jung-gu | 85 | 16.9% |
| 3 | Yongsan-gu | 29 | 5.8% |
| 3 | Mapo-gu | 29 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Gangnam-gu | 24 | 4.8% |
| 6 | Seongbuk-gu | 18 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Seodaemun-gu | 18 | 3.6% |
| 8 | Songpa-gu | 16 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Seocho-gu | 14 | 2.8% |
| 10 | Eunpyeong-gu | 13 | 2.6% |
| - | The other 15 districts | 82 | 16.3% |
| - | Seoul total | 502 | 100.0% |

Shares use the total of places with a known district as the denominator.

The ten districts above add up to 420, or 83.7% of located places. The fewest are in Yangcheon-gu (1 each). Restaurant counts by district are in [Seoul Restaurants by District](https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/data/seoul-restaurants-by-district).

## Which Seoul attractions are listed in Jongno-gu?

The table below copies the first eight of the 174 places listed in Jongno-gu. They are in source order, which is not a ranking or a recommendation.

**Eight attractions listed in Jongno-gu** (in source order, names as written in the source)

| Name | Nearest station | Distance from station |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GALLERY J. ONE](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/GALLERY-J-ONE/KOPrxkd9g) | 안국역 | 952m |
| [KCDF갤러리](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/KCDF갤러리/KOP037044) | 안국역 | 380m |
| [가나아트센터](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/ファゲサ(華) | 광화문역 | 150m |
| [감사의 정원](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/Garden-of-Gratitude/KOPv4bofj) | 광화문역 | 63m |
| [경인미술관](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/경인미술관/KOP002011) | 안국역 | 354m |
| [PKM갤러리](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/PKM갤러리/KOP002885) | 안국역 | 1,200m |
| [김종영 미술관](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/김종영갤러리/KOP002066) | 경복궁역 | 365m |
| [대한민국역사박물관](https://korean.visitseoul.net/attractions/대한민국역사박물관/KOP006667) | 광화문역 | 250m |

Each name links to the place on the official Visit Seoul guide.

Names are shown as written in the Korean rows of the source. Opening hours, closing days and directions are on the official Visit Seoul guide, which each name links to.

## Which tags are most common on Seoul attractions?

The most common tag is "오래가게", on 126 places, followed by "전시" on 67 and "광화문" on 49.

**The ten most common tags on attractions** (number of places, out of 506 Korean rows)

| Rank | Tag | Places | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 오래가게 | 126 | 24.9% |
| 2 | 전시 | 67 | 13.2% |
| 3 | 광화문 | 49 | 9.7% |
| 4 | 박물관 | 46 | 9.1% |
| 5 | 역사 | 46 | 9.1% |
| 6 | 미술관 | 35 | 6.9% |
| 7 | 문화 | 31 | 6.1% |
| 8 | 안국역 | 24 | 4.7% |
| 9 | 종로 | 23 | 4.5% |
| 10 | 서울미래유산 | 22 | 4.3% |

Tags are shown in Korean exactly as written in the source. A place carries several tags.

Tags are words the Seoul Tourism Organization attaches to each place. A place carries several, and they mix types, area names and station names, so tag counts do not add up to the total. The source has no column that sorts each place into a single type.

## Which subway stations are closest to Seoul attractions?

The station most often named as the nearest is 안국역 (51), followed by 경복궁역 (36) and 시청역 (18). 429 places name a station.

**The ten subway stations most often named as nearest to an attraction** (number of places, out of the 429 with a station named)

| Rank | Station | Lines | Places | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 안국역 | Line 3 | 51 | 11.9% |
| 2 | 경복궁역 | Line 3 | 36 | 8.4% |
| 3 | 시청역 | Line 1, Line 2 | 18 | 4.2% |
| 4 | 종로3가역 | Line 1, Line 3, Line 5 | 13 | 3.0% |
| 5 | 광화문역 | Line 5 | 12 | 2.8% |
| 6 | 명동역 | Line 4 | 12 | 2.8% |
| 7 | 혜화역 | Line 4 | 11 | 2.6% |
| 8 | 한성대입구역 | Line 4 | 9 | 2.1% |
| 9 | 신촌역 | Line 2, Gyeongui-Jungang Line | 8 | 1.9% |
| 10 | 홍대입구역 | Line 2, Airport Railroad, Gyeongui-Jungang Line | 8 | 1.9% |

Lines are those written beside the station in the source transport column. Station names are kept in Korean as in the source.

For the 406 places with a distance, the median is 370 m from the station exit. 261 (64.3%) are within 500 m and 29 are more than 1 km away. Counts that also include restaurants and shops at each station are in [Seoul Attractions by Subway Station](https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/data/seoul-tourism-by-subway-station).

## Where can you see closing days and facilities for Seoul attractions?

157 places name Monday in the closing-day column, and 87 list facilities for disabled visitors. The details are in [How Many Seoul Attractions Are Closed on Mondays?](https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/articles/seoul-attractions-closed-on-monday) and [Accessible Attractions in Seoul: How Many List Facilities?](https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/articles/accessible-attractions-in-seoul).

156 places leave the closing-day column empty, which does not mean they never close. Attraction counts for the districts with many clinics are set side by side in [Medical Tourism and Sightseeing in Seoul by District](https://seoulmeditourinfo.org/en/data/seoul-medical-tourism-and-sightseeing-by-district).

## What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on Seoul attractions?

This is the list of places featured on Visit Seoul, the city's official travel guide. It is not a census of every attraction in Seoul. A district's count is the number of places the guide lists there, not the number that exist. The dataset is updated monthly, so the figures are those of the download date.

A higher count does not mean a district is more worth visiting. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data only counts places and does not rate them. Stations and distances are read from the text of the source transport column, so the 77 places that name no station are missing from the station counts.

## Where do the figures on Seoul attractions come from, and how were they calculated?

The figures are Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data's own counts from "Seoul tourist attractions", a dataset the Seoul Tourism Organization publishes on the Seoul Open Data Plaza, downloaded on 9 Oct 2026. The file has 2,502 rows in five languages, with the same place listed once per language, so only the 506 Korean rows are counted. Districts are read from the address column, and subway stations and distances from the transport column.

District shares use the 502 places with a known district as the denominator, station shares the 429 places that name a station, and tag shares the 506 Korean rows. Ranks run from the highest count down.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many attractions are listed in Jongno-gu?

174 on the list of 9 Oct 2026, which is 34.7% of the 502 places with a known district.

### Does the list cover every attraction in Seoul?

No. It is the list of places featured on the official Visit Seoul guide, not a census of every attraction in the city.

### Do the English and Japanese guides list the same number?

Not quite. There are 506 Korean rows, 498 English, 501 Japanese, 493 Simplified Chinese and 504 Traditional Chinese.

### How far are attractions from a subway station?

For the 406 places with a distance, the median is 370 m and 261 are within 500 m. These are the distances written in the source transport column.

### What date do the figures refer to?

The file downloaded on 9 Oct 2026. The dataset is updated monthly, so the current list may differ.

### Does Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data recommend places to visit?

No. Seoul Tourism and Medical Tourism Data counts the places in open data by district and subway station and shows the results.

## Sources

- [Seoul tourist attractions (dataset, five languages)](https://data.seoul.go.kr/dataList/OA-21050/S/1/datasetView.do) - Seoul Tourism Organization, Seoul Open Data Plaza, 10 Jun 2021, updated on the 7th of each month, KOGL Type 1
- [Korea Open Government License, Type 1: attribution (in Korean)](https://www.kogl.or.kr/info/licenseType1.do) - Korea Open Government License (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), attribution required, commercial use and changes allowed