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Seodaemun Prison History Hall vs Namsangol Hanok Village

Both are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Namsangol Hanok Village is the choice of most writers compared to Seodaemun Prison History Hall. Namsangol Hanok Village comes in at 85 with recommendations from 4 reviews like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.

Seodaemun Prison History Hall
Seodaemun Prison History Hall
8 / 10
484 Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-760, South Korea
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Located in Seodaemun Independence Park, this prison-turned-museum was built at the end of the Joseon Dynasty and used as a place to torture and kill Korean patriots of the independence movement." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Built in 1908, this one-time prison is a symbol of Japanese cruelty and oppression during their colonial rule of Korea from 1910 until 1945." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation. " Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"It once imprisoned Korean independence activists...it houses history exhibits and various prison rooms documenting their suffering and honoring the lives lost on the road to Korean independence." Full review
Namsangol Hanok Village
Namsangol Hanok Village
8 / 10
2-84 Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-272, South Korea
From $0 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"Gives visitors a chance to see what a Joseon-era village would have looked like... though reproductions of old hanok houses." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Namsangol Hanok Village, installed from 1993 to 1998, presents five superb traditional Korean residences from the late Joseon period, which were moved here for the creation of the park." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Along with relocated and restored hanok buildings housed inside, a traditional garden and a village were recreated to offer a peak of what life might have been like for royalty and commoners." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"They show how people (from peasants to royalty) used to live during the Joseon Dynasty. On spring and autumn weekends, traditional marriage ceremonies are staged" Full review