As the gateway to Korea and the center of its economy and culture, Incheon is an attractive city with a rich history, cultural heritage, and a beautiful coastline. With cutting-edge infrastructure such as Songdo International City, you can experience diverse traditions and history through Chinatown and Gaehangjang Street. In addition, Incheon International Airport and the port are gateways to the world, demonstrating Incheon’s global status.
This city, where the ancient and the modern are in harmony, is gaining attention as a center for tourism and business. Visit Incheon and experience a special blend of tradition and innovation!
Songdo Central Park
It is Korea's first seawater park and an urban park that takes advantage
of Korea's topographical characteristics. It is equipped with water
leisure facilities such as water taxis and canoes in the artificial waterway,
and is Songdo's landmark and resting space where you can enjoy
various Cultures and arts throughout the park.
Michuhol Park
Michuhol Park, located in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City,
is a resting place in the city where you can enjoy nature and leisurely time.
This park offers a comfortable atmosphere to visitors with its wide lawn, walking paths,
and various trees. In particular, the park has various exercise facilities
and a children’s playground, making it popular with families. In addition,
Michuhol Park is the best place to enjoy Incheon's beautiful natural scenery,
and the scenery is especially beautiful when you visit during sunset.
Incheon Hyanggyo
Hyanggyo is an educational institution established by the state to enshrine and perform
ancestral rites for the ancestral tablets of the sages and to educate the local people.
During the Joseon Dynasty, it received land, slaves, and books from the state to teach students.
The date when Incheon Hyanggyo was first established is unknown, but it is said to have been
repaired in the mid-15th century. The main buildings that remain today
are believed to have been built in the late Joseon Dynasty, and Daeseongjeon,
Myeongnyundang, and Sammun were renovated in 1976.
Incheon Grand Park
Incheon Grand Park is a park located in Jangsu-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon.
It is a representative recreational park in the metropolitan area visited by 4 million
citizens annually because it offers the pleasure of enjoying nature and leisurely healing.
Its main facilities include an arboretum, wetland, forest school, camping ground, rest area,
and performance facilities. Experience programs include forest healing programs,
wood culture experiences, and a children’s zoo. Soccer fields and futsal courts
can be used with advance reservations. Let's have a happy time at the Forest of Life,
which offers various experiences and a comfortable resting place.
Sorae-Pogu
Sorae Port is located in Namdong-gu, Incheon, and is one of the travel destinations in the metropolitan
area where you can most easily feel the ocean. When crabs and crabs are in season,
they hold festivals because of their freshness and taste. When you need the smell of the sea
and fresh seafood, you should visit Soraepogu. The newly renovated fish market is from the first
basement floor to the second floor above ground, and has about 340 stores including 300 raw fish
restaurants and salted seafood stores. The second floor in particular Is a restaurant
where you can taste the fish you bought at the fish market as sashimi, and there
are also convenient facilities such as a childcare cafe. The recently opened shrimp
tower observatory is 21m high and is great for small groups to enjoy the scenery.
BMW Driving Center
The most popular program here is the driving experience. You can drive a BMW car
and have a cool race around the track. It provides the thrill of driving in a German car,
the country of Outobahns. It also has a Junior Campus where children can learn about
the structure and scientific principles of cars, a Kids Driving School to help them
understand traffic safety education and traffic laws, and it is the world's first automobile
complex cultural space built in Korea where various cultural events and activities are held.
Yeongjong Bridge
Yeongjong Bridge is a land bridge connecting Yeongjong Island, where Incheon International
Airport, the hub airport of East Asia, is located, and Seo-gu, Incheon. The total length
of Yeongjong Bridge is 4.4 km, and it consists of a six-lane road on the upper deck,
a four-lane road on the lower deck, and a double-track railway. It is part of the Incheon
International Airport Expressway and Incheon International Airport Railroad. It is the world's
first three-dimensional self-anchored suspension bridge that allows both roads
and railways to pass, and ships of up to 10,000 tons can pass under the bridge.
It is designed to withstand strong winds and earthquakes.
Ara Tower Observatory on Gyeongin Ara Waterway
This is a free observatory located on the 23rd floor of Ara Tower,
the integrated operation center of the Incheon Cheongnado Arabit Island passenger terminal.
The observatory is famous as a place to watch the sunset of the West Sea from the 23rd floor,
and you can view the West Sea and Incheon Bridge along with Jeongseojin Park from the
observatory. You can enjoy the scenery in more diverse ways through the telescope.
There is no admission fee for the observatory, promotion center, and exhibition hall,
and the large parking lot is free to use. Nearby tourist attractions include Jeongseojin
and Yeongjong Bridge Memorial Hall.
Incheon Chinatown
Incheon Chinatown was formed in 1883 when Incheon Port was opened
and in 1884 when the Jemulpo area was designated as an extraterritorial area of
the Qing Dynasty. It is a place that has preserved the unique culture and customs
of the Chinese people for over 120 years, and every time you walk around
the red-colored alleys, you feel as if you have traveled to China.