Located in the same building as the National Science Museum, Animal Science 2011 is an exhibition about animals. All of the animals displayed in the exhibition are real. These animals once lived in the zoo or the aquarium. All of them died of natural causes or sudden death. When they died they were preserved by [...]]]>

Animal Science Exhibit Seoul 2011

Located in the same building as the National Science Museum, Animal Science 2011 is an exhibition about animals. All of the animals displayed in the exhibition are real. These animals once lived in the zoo or the aquarium. All of them died of natural causes or sudden death. When they died they were preserved by plastination and taxidermy.

This exhibit will run until August 28th, 2011. Special exhibit at the National Science Museum usually change every 6 months or yearly. Animal Science is educational and fun for children. They can see stuffed animals up close and learn all sorts of facts about the animals. There are video explanations for some of the animals. The exhibition is broken up into different sections such as sea mammals, amphibians, birds, felidae and bears. Towards the end of the exhibit there is the gift shop and an experience room. In the experience room children can feed, observe and touch hamsters while learning interesting facts about them. After the experience room if you head up the stairs onto the roof you can find a small outdoor exhibition. Located here are 2 old style Korean trains and an F-86D fighter plane which the Republic of Korea Airforce acquired in the 1950′s.

To make it a family day out I suggest you visit the National Science museum in the same building for an extra 1,000 won.

Link to the main site of the Animal Science Exhibition http://www.animal-science.co.kr

Opening Hours / Admission:
9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (last admission 6:30pm)

Adults: 11,000 won
Youth: 10,000 won
Elementary: 9,000 won

How to get to the National Science Museum:
Take line 4 to Hyehwa station and leave exit 4. Head straight past the cinema until you reach the museum.

Naksan Mountain / park is located near Hyehwa station on line 4. It is located inside the Seoul Fortress Wall and the mountain’s beauty was enjoyed by the Jeseon Royal family. During the Japanese occupation of Korea most of the mountain was destroyed to make way for urban planning. On June 10th, 2002  Naksan was [...]]]>

Naksan Mountain

Naksan Mountain / park is located near Hyehwa station on line 4. It is located inside the Seoul Fortress Wall and the mountain’s beauty was enjoyed by the Jeseon Royal family. During the Japanese occupation of Korea most of the mountain was destroyed to make way for urban planning. On June 10th, 2002  Naksan was designated a park in order to save any natural beauty that was left. In January 2011 a new trail was opened on Naksan Mountain. A section of the Seoul Fortress wall was rebuilt and repaired making the total length of the wall 2km in this area. The Government of Seoul hope to bring more tourist by completing a trail along the Seoul Fortress wall by the end of 2012. The trail will follow the 20km route of the wall and show a path full of history and culture.

Naksan mountain is just over 100 meters high. To get to the top you can take two routes. The winding route with a gradual slope or the stairs which go straight up. At the start of the trail you can find Naksan Gallery (open 9 – 5), a small stage area, a parking lot, a shop and some benches to relax on. On the trail up the mountain you will come across a lot of trees, flowers and exercise machines. Half way up the mountain you will find many pavilions where people have picnics and take in the wonderful view of Seoul.

At the top of the mountain you can see the Seoul Fortress Wall. This wall was built in the Jeseon Dynasty to protect from invasion. From here you can get a great view of Seoul City.

How to get to Naksan Mountain:
Take line 4 to Hyehwa station and leave exit 2. From there you can find signs pointing towards Naksan Park. It takes about 10 minutes to walk there.
The park is open 24 hours.