Seoul’s Best Arts and Leisure
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Quirkiest Museum: Few would have predicted that the world needed a poultry-dedicated facility like the Museum of Chicken Art, but, confounding the naysayers, it’s proven a runaway hit.
Best Local Contemporary Art Venue: If you only have time to acquaint yourself with one local artist, make it the pioneering Kim Whanki, whose dynamic oeuvre is on full display at the Whanki Museum in beautiful Buam-dong.
Best Festival: The Lotus Lantern Festival, which celebrates Buddha’s birthday, culminates in a winding parade of illuminated lanterns throughout central Seoul. It is a visually stunning spectacle that never fails to uplift.
Most Spiritual Place to Burn Calories: The trails up craggy Inwangsan wind past temples, monuments, and shamanist shrines. You might even spot a ceremony taking place when you stop to catch your breath.
Best Place for Pampering: The colossal Dragon Hill Spa offers a multitude of ways to soak, stretch, scrub, massage, and otherwise coddle your body in plush surroundings at a relatively low price.
© Jonathan Hopfner from Moon Seoul, 1st Edition
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