Audio tour · South Korea
Seoul
A self guided audio tour of Seoul.
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The app is on the App Store
A self guided audio tour of Seoul.
Seoul moves fast, but it rewards the walker who slows down. Ancient palace walls give way to covered markets and steep alleyways, and just beyond them the city opens into wide modern avenues humming with a confidence that comes from having rebuilt itself, more than once, into something entirely its own. The past and the present share the same pavement here, and neither apologizes for the other.
In the app, 100 stops in Seoul are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"When it was first established in 1395, it was the primary palace for the new Joseon dynasty."
"When you stand here, you are standing on the former site of the Army Headquarters."
"When you walk through the main gate, Honghwamun, you are stepping into a place of immense history."
"It was established in 1405, making it one of the best preserved palaces in Korea."
"You are standing in a complex that has served as the center of South Korea's presidency."
"This structure has been a symbol of Seoul for decades."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A stroll through the heart of Joseon royalty from the throne hall to the Blue House hillside and a contemporary art detour in between
A sweeping south-central walk from Korea's solemn war memorial up through the Itaewon mosque to the iconic tower on Namsan hill
A wander through two royal palaces, a charming rice-cake museum, and the tiled alleys of the old Bukchon neighborhood out to Marronnier Park
An energetic northwest loop past the World Cup Stadium, a soaring Seoul Lite tower, the Korean Film Museum, and the leafy Gyeongui Line forest path
A riverside island walk from the great Full Gospel Church through gleaming towers to the golden 63 Building and its underwater aquarium
A compact city-centre loop linking the stone-walled Deoksugung palace, Seoul Plaza, two historic churches, and the old western city gates
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.