Olympic Park

Seoul · South Korea

Olympic Park, South Korea
Photo: Silas Low, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April–June, September–October
Budget
$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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A large park in the Songpa district built for the 1988 Summer Olympics, combining sports arenas with expansive green space and public art. Scattered across its lawns are more than two hundred outdoor sculptures forming one of the largest open-air art collections in the country, alongside the earthwork remains of an ancient earthen fortress from the Baekje kingdom. A lone tree on a grassy knoll has become an iconic photo subject. The park also contains gymnasiums, a rose garden, and lakes, drawing joggers, families, and cyclists year-round.

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