Museums in South Korea

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

The former home of a foreign correspondent who reported on Korea’s independence movement has been restored and is open to the public.

The history of the plush toy and South Korea collected under one roof.

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

A thriving artist's wonderland located just 6 kilometers from Korea's DMZ.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.