One of the most interesting places in Seoul, South Korea is Seoul Tower. It was built in 1969 as a radio transmitter, and opened to the public as a tourist spot in 1980. Seoul Tower last renovated in 1995 and reopened to the public on December 9, 2005 with the name NSeoul Tower or Namsan Seoul Tower. It's called Namsan Tower because it's located in Namsan mountain. N Seoul Tower has 236.7 m (777 feat) height. Wow... it's just amazing!
To reach N Seoul Tower we can take the cable car with a ticket price of 6,000 won (for single trip) and then walk up to the tower. In the tower there is a gift shop and a restaurant downstairs. We could also see the view of the entire city of Seoul from the top of the tower.
Want to do something romantic? You can try "Love Lock" on the tower fence. What is "Love Lock"? It is a tradition to put a pair of padlock on the tower fence as a symbol of love to perpetuate. This is a myth, when the two lovers come and put a padlock on the fence tower, then throw the key away from the top of the tower, they will have a lasting relationship. The price for a pair of padlocks is at about 7,000 Won. We could see thousands of padlocks "Love Lock" which is mounted on the fences with a variety of posts made by lovers. Hmm... I wish someday I can visit this N Seoul Tower and try to put "Love Lock" with my soulmate, hehehe... (But I didn't have a soulmate yet, hikzzz)
How to get there?
1. On foot
If you have more power, you can go to NSeoul Tower on foot. Departed from Myeongdong subway Station (subway, Line 4), walk through the alley next to the Pacific Hotel. You'll be able to see NSeoul Tower from here.
2. By Bus
Departed from Chungmuro Station (Subway Line 3/4, Exit 2), and then take the bus number 2. Or departed from Itaewon Station (Subway Line 6, Exit 4), and then take the bus number 2. Don't worry about missing the bus, because the buses run every 5-6 minutes from 8 am until midnight.
NSeoul Tower Address
105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
서울특별시 용산구 남산공원길 105 (용산동2가)
NSeoul Tower Opening Hours
Sunday - Saturday
Observatory: 10:00-23:00
Restaurant: 11:00-23:00
Teddy Bear Museum: 10:00-22:00 (Last entry: 21:00)
Friday - Saturday
Observatory: 10:00-24:00
Restaurants (n.GRILL/Hancook): 11:00-23:00
The place dining: 11:00-24:00 (Last seating: 23:00)
Teddy Bear Museum: 10:00-22:00
Inquiries
• 1330 Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info:
+82-2-3455-9277, 9288
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Have a nice trip ^_^
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