Namdaemun Market Guide: Real Hours, Sunday Closures, and the New Car-Free Rule
Namdaemun Market hours differ by building, Sunday is per shop, there is no current night market, and cars are banned 12:00-18:00 from Oct 24, 2026.
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Seoul Palace Day Itinerary: Which Palaces, in What Order, on Which Day
Which Seoul palaces fit in one day depends on the weekday: four day-by-day plans, the Monday/Tuesday closure clash and Secret Garden timing (Oct 2026).
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Seoul Sky Tickets and Sky Bridge Winter Closure: Lotte World Tower Guide
Seoul Sky tickets and Sky Bridge booking at Lotte World Tower, plus the winter closure dates the official English ticket page still gets wrong.
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Lotte World Magic Pass: Prices, Booking Windows, and Ride Limits for Every Tier
Lotte World Magic Pass prices for all four tiers, when booking actually opens, and the purchase and refund rules most English coverage leaves out (2026).
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Seoul Subway Accessibility: Platform Gaps, Ramps, and the Right Door
Seoul Metro flags 152 stations with a platform gap over 10 cm and publishes the narrowest boarding spot at each. What its Korean pages say, in English.
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Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox — How Yeopjeon Works and Why the Cafe Shuts Mondays
How Tongin Market’s yeopjeon coin lunchbox works — buying coins, which stalls take them, refunds, and the cafe’s Monday closure Seoul’s English pages miss.
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What Changes in Seoul During Chuseok — Free Palaces, Closed Museums
Chuseok flips Seoul’s rules for four days: the palaces and Jongmyo go free September 24–27, 2026, but the National Museum closes on the 25th.
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How to Visit Jongmyo Shrine: Entry Rules by Day and Language
Jongmyo Shrine’s entry rules split by weekday — guided-only Mon/Thu/Fri, free walk-through weekends and Wednesdays. What Korea’s official pages actually say, 2026.
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National Museum of Korea: Free Entry, New 2026 Hours, and What to See First
The permanent galleries are still free, but the museum moved its hours in March 2026 and English travel sites still list the old ones. What’s current.
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DMZ Tour from Seoul: Tour or On Your Own? What You Can Actually Reach
DMZ from Seoul, tour or on your own: what you can reach without a tour, the 14:30 ticket cutoff, and why big bus tours walk the tunnel. Checked Oct 2026.
