Street of youth

Insa-dong is a precious space in the city center where old but precious traditional items are exchanged. In Insa-dong, alleys are intertwined like a maze around the main street. This maze is filled with galleries, traditional craft shops, antique shops, traditional tea houses, traditional restaurants, and cafes. In particular, the stores in Insa-dong are very popular with young people as well as the middle-aged due to their unique style.

Among them, art galleries are the center of Insa-dong's tradition, and there are over 100 galleries, where you can enjoy a variety of exhibitions, from Korean paintings to prints and sculptures. If you want to conveniently visit only famous galleries, you can use the museum's purification bus to tour about 10 famous galleries at a low price.

Along with galleries, the streets of Insa-dong are filled with traditional teahouses and restaurants. It may be difficult to find at first, but it is very fun if you slowly look around the alleys as if taking a walk. Among them, the most representative attraction is Gwicheon, a traditional teahouse. Gwicheon is a traditional tea house run by the wife of the  poet called Cheon Sang-byeong. Although it is very small inside, it is a place where you can find books and photos of the poet at the time. This place is popular for its fragrant quince tea, and it is still visited by celebrities from time to time.

Every Saturday and Sunday are designated as car-free streets, and the streets feature traditional performances and exhibitions, as well as taffy sellers and  oriental way fortune teller. And on the streets, places selling taffy and traditional pancakes appear.