Only Here: 39 Things You Can Only Do in Korea

One experience per part that you can only have in that Korean city, from street-side pocha drinks in Seoul to Gyeongju, Jeonju, Busan and beyond, with what to order, where to shoot, nearby spots, hotels and transit from the airport.

  1. Part 1 · The World's Coolest Neighborhood Only Opens After Dark: Hanok Alleys and Street Pocha in Seoul's Jongno 3-ga (coming Oct. 28)
  2. Part 2 · Wear a Hanbok and Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Opens Its Gates for Free: Hanbok Rental and a Palace Walk (coming Oct. 29)
  3. Part 3 · Only 100 People Who Booked Get Into Seoul's Secret Garden: An Autumn Tour of Changdeokgung's Huwon (coming Oct. 30)
  4. Part 4 · Seoulites Ride the Subway to the Han River for a $3 Bowl of Ramyeon: Convenience-Store Noodles at Sunset (coming Oct. 31)
  5. Part 5 · Seoul's Freshest Sashimi Is the Fish You Point At: Picking Your Own at Noryangjin Fish Market (coming Nov. 1)
  6. Part 6 · The Cheapest Bed in Seoul Is a $12 Jjimjilbang Floor: A Night of Saunas, Sheep-Towel Hats and Sikhye (coming Nov. 2)
  7. Part 7 · The Seoul Fortress Wall Rumi and Jinu Walked Only Looks Right After Dark: A KPop Demon Hunters Night Walk on Naksan (coming Nov. 3)
  8. Part 8 · In Seoul, $25 Gets You Into a K-pop Choreographer's Studio: One-Day K-pop Dance Classes (coming Nov. 4)
  9. Part 9 · In Seoul's Hongdae, a Free K-pop Concert Starts Every Weekend Night: Watching Street Busking (coming Nov. 5)
  10. Part 10 · Two and a Half Hours From the Subway to a Granite Summit: Hiking Bukhansan's Baegundae in Seoul (coming Nov. 6)
  11. Part 11 · Gyeongju's Autumn Peaks at Bulguksa's 1,200-Year-Old Stone Bridges: Fall Foliage at Bulguksa and Seokguram (coming Nov. 7)
  12. Part 12 · In Gyeongju, You Cycle Past 1,500-Year-Old Royal Tombs Into Hwangnidan-gil's Café Street (coming Nov. 8)
  13. Part 13 · Gyeongju's Whole Night Belongs to One 1,300-Year-Old Pond: Donggung and Wolji After Dark (coming Nov. 9)
  14. Part 14 · At Gyeongju's Bomun Lake, You Walk the Shore Where APEC Leaders Met: A Lakeside Loop and Theme Park Day (coming Nov. 10)
  15. Part 15 · In Jeonju, Hanbok Is the School Uniform: Walking the Hanok Village in Hanbok (coming Nov. 11)
  16. Part 16 · In Jeonju, People Queue Even for Their Hangover Cure: Nambu Market's Night Market and Kongnamul Gukbap Breakfast (coming Nov. 12)
  17. Part 17 · Jeonju's Bars Used to Be Corner Shops: Beer and Grilled Pollack at a Jeonju Gamaek (coming Nov. 13)
  18. Part 18 · Busan's Longest Queue Forms Beside the Little Prince: A Photo Walk Through Gamcheon Culture Village (coming Nov. 14)
  19. Part 19 · On Busan's Yeongdo, a Cliffside Village Uses the Sea as Its Front Yard: Walking Huinnyeoul and Taejongdae (coming Nov. 15)
  20. Part 20 · The Temple Keyring Seoul Queues For Has No Line at Busan's Haedong Yonggungsa: A Seaside Temple Walk (coming Nov. 16)
  21. Part 21 · At Busan's Songdo, You Cross the Sea in a Glass-Floored Cable Car: The Marine Cable Car and Cloud Walk (coming Nov. 17)
  22. Part 22 · Busan's 4.7 km Sea Path Starts on a Glass Floor at a Cliff's Edge: Oryukdo Skywalk and the Igidae Coastal Walk (coming Nov. 18)
  23. Part 23 · Suncheon Bay's Reeds Turn Gold 30 Minutes Before Sunset: A Reed Boardwalk Walk and the Yongsan Viewpoint (coming Nov. 19)
  24. Part 24 · Yeosu's Night Sea, Made Famous by One Song: Tent Bars and a Sea Cable Car (coming Nov. 20)
  25. Part 25 · Where 80% of Korea's Oysters Come From, You Eat Them Cooked: Tongyeong's Oyster Season (coming Nov. 21)
  26. Part 26 · Jeju's Sea Is Guarded by Divers in Their Seventies: Watching the Haenyeo Dive and Eating Their Catch (coming Nov. 22)
  27. Part 27 · On Jeju's Udo, You Circle the Island on One Peanut Ice Cream: An E-Bike Loop (coming Nov. 23)
  28. Part 28 · Jeju's Sun Only Rises for People Who Got Up at 4:30: A Sunrise Climb Up Seongsan Ilchulbong (coming Nov. 24)
  29. Part 29 · A Jeju Winter Is Remembered by the Tangerines You Picked Yourself: Jeju Tangerine Picking (coming Nov. 25)
  30. Part 30 · Korea's Highest Mountain in Two Hours, No Reservation: Jeju's Hallasan Yeongsil Trail to Witse Oreum (coming Nov. 26)
  31. Part 31 · In Gangneung, You Drink Your Coffee Facing the Sea: Anmok Beach Coffee Street (coming Nov. 27)
  32. Part 32 · The Goblin Breakwater Where Gong Yoo and Kim Go-eun Stood Again Is in Gangneung's Jumunjin: Recreating the Scene (coming Nov. 28)
  33. Part 33 · People Line Up at 3 a.m. for the Seoraksan Cable Car: Riding to Gwongeumseong in Sokcho (coming Nov. 29)
  34. Part 34 · In Andong's Hahoe Village, a Goryeo-Era Mask Dance Starts Every Day at 2 p.m.: Watching Hahoe Byeolsingut Talnori (coming Nov. 30)
  35. Part 35 · Walk Damyang's Juknokwon Bamboo Forest on a Windy Day: Bamboo Trails and the Metasequoia Road (coming Dec. 1)
  36. Part 36 · A Walk Around Suwon's Hwaseong Fortress Ends at Fried Chicken Street (coming Dec. 2)
  37. Part 37 · You Fly Into Nami Island, the Winter Sonata Isle, on a Zipline: Plus Chuncheon Dakgalbi (coming Dec. 3)
  38. Part 38 · North Korea Is an Hour From Seoul: A DMZ Tour to the Third Tunnel and Dora Observatory (coming Dec. 4)
  39. Part 39 · Six Hours at Incheon Airport Is Enough for Jjajangmyeon: A Layover Trip to Incheon Chinatown (coming Dec. 5)