Deoksugung Palace
₩1,000
Getting there
See it on the DealSeoul map Nearby spots and live subway trains
Visit basics
Admission ₩1,000
Hours 9 AM to 9 PM
Closed Mondays
Best time Dusk, for the lit palace
Downtown palace mixing Joseon halls and a Western stone mansion, open after dark.
A compact palace ringed by the modern city, the one that mixes traditional Korean halls with the neoclassical Seokjojeon.
It stays open until 9 PM, the rare palace you can walk lit up at night.
The Royal Guard ceremony runs at 11 AM, 2 PM and 3:30 PM.
The willow-lined stone-wall road outside is a Seoul institution in its own right.
Royal guard daily. Changing ceremony at 11 AM, 2 PM, and 3:30 PM. Smaller than Gyeongbokgung but just as photogenic.
